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		<title>Simplicity in our Problem Solving Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius Problem solving is simple irrespective of what the problem is or what methodology you are using. But we insist on making it complicated. Sometimes tools are given &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/simplicity-in-our-problem-solving-efforts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Make Lean Work for you</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lessons from the Lean Transformation of a Small Manufacturing Company Lean is often considered as a strategy for large corporations, but in reality Lean is better suited for small businesses and even non-manufacturing operations. Here are 3 ways to make Lean &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/news/ways-to-make-lean-work-for-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Become a Good Manager: Starting with an Empty Glass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only an empty Glass can be filled with something new. If your glass already full there is no place to learn new things. Thus you need to be able to free yourself from the pre-conceptions and ideas that clutter your &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/become-a-good-manager-starting-with-an-empty-glass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Behavior Patterns are More Important than Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies fail to reach the success similar to that of Toyota as they randomly apply tools and techniques of lean. The right way as proposed in &#8220;Toyota Kata&#8221; is practicing the behavior patterns in our daily routine. This thought &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/practicing-behavior-patterns-are-more-important-than-tools/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Managing by Means and Not by Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota has been successful at what they do for several years. Many have tried to imitate them only to be limited by their understanding of the “know why”. One of the main philosophical difference between Toyota and many others trying &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/managing-by-means-and-not-by-results/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Build Your Own Stand-Up Workstation: It is Free to Get Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is for anyone who wants to try a standup desk for their office or home office 1. Free to get started It is very easy to get started with Standup Work station. If you just want to test the &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/build-your-own-stand-up-workstation-it-is-free-to-get-started/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learn From Other&#8217;s Mistakes But Don&#8217;t Forget to Make Your Own!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We we try something new often people find out how others have done it in the past to avoid doing the same mistakes . Like in lean transformation we try to copy the path taken by the successful companies and &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/learn-from-others-mistakes-but-dont-forget-to-make-your-own/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Statement: Part 2- Decoding the Mission!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got some good feedback on my post about Mission Statement from the Lean Community (Link to Discussion). After considering the inputs and some thinking I have slightly changed the statement to the following: “Right the first time on time &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/mission-statement-part-2-decoding-the-mission/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Statement: What is the mission of Manufacturing Operations?</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/mission-statement-what-is-the-mission-of-manufacturing-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 22:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lean Manager]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For sometime I have been trying to develop comprehensive mission statement which could be used for any manufacturing operations. It all started with the most basic requirement  of any operation: &#8221; Right the first on time&#8221; This did not encompass &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/mission-statement-what-is-the-mission-of-manufacturing-operations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning : A Way to Retain Talent</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/learning-a-way-to-retain-talent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 02:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; How often you have spent time and effort to hire talented people for your organization and lost them after you have invested significant amount of time training them. The fact is , however hard to believe, they leave because &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/learning-a-way-to-retain-talent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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