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Articles - and special report...Strategic Recruiting Primer:
Executive Leadership for the
Lean+Green Revolution
by Adam Zak
With each passing day, recruiting and retaining the right executive talent to lead Lean & Six Sigma efforts and Green & Sustainability initiatives poses a greater challenge…
Today’s most experienced Lean leaders hail from those industrial sectors which were pioneers in continuous improvement. As still greater numbers of companies venture into lean and Six Sigma, the demand for this expertise is beginning to outweigh overall supply. So where and how do we seek out the best of these individuals?
On the other hand, the challenge in recruiting the right Green leaders is different, but no less daunting. Can we even agree about what makes an executive Green? How do we deal with imprecise definitions and varying skill sets? How can we focus on targets which are moving due to the evolving nature of executive backgrounds?
In both situations you’re hiring change agents, quite often the executives who will outline a new vision for your company, and then inspire your team to make that vision a reality. So what does it take to recruit the right Lean & Green executives for your organization?
In this article by Adam Zak, a top executive recruiter of Lean, Operational Excellence and Sustainability leaders, you’ll quickly learn:
- The key principles and goals underlying lean, Six Sigma and green and why these are important to business success.
- How to identify and differentiate among the various stages through which companies ascend on both their lean and green journeys.
- How to then determine where your own organization currently stands on these two ladders – and evaluate the lean and green status of the companies from which you want to recruit.
- How to identify the common characteristics among the lean and green leaders who really stand out from the crowd—the qualities they bring to the table to deliver impact for their companies, and
- FIVE KEY STRATEGIES you must understand in order to attract and retain the best-in-class Lean and Green Leaders
- FOUR ideas you can implement TODAY to make your own recruiting processes more lean and green…
For your complimentary copy of this special report please email Adam Zak directly - be sure to include your name, company, title, phone number and business email address. zak@LeanRecruiter.com
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