<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post6376310441618221772..comments</id><updated>2010-08-10T16:30:48.180-05:00</updated><category term='stress and productivity'/><category term='muri'/><category term='multitasking'/><category term='root cause'/><category term='lean in non manufacturing'/><category term='Skyline Medical Center'/><category term='lean transformation'/><category term='generation y'/><category term='lean medical clinic'/><category term='guest post'/><category term='Free Webinar'/><category term='Nashville TN'/><category term='increase sales'/><category term='visual controls'/><category term='Lean Public Relations'/><category term='what to standardize'/><category term='lean in non profit'/><category term='lean fail'/><category term='lean 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term='mura'/><category term='small and medium business'/><category term='appreciative inquiry'/><category term='guest blog'/><category term='how to start lean'/><category term='computer outsourceing'/><category term='lean business system'/><category term='organizational learning'/><category term='EQ'/><category term='lean manufacutring'/><category term='continous improvement'/><category term='Socratic method'/><category term='healthcare'/><category term='wastes'/><category term='checklist'/><category term='thinking thursday'/><category term='od'/><category term='the lean way consulting'/><category term='lean in 100 words or less'/><category term='boyd&apos;s law'/><category term='single piece flow'/><title type='text'>Comments on The Lean Way Consulting: Layoffs Are Like Liposuction</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/feeds/6376310441618221772/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html'/><author><name>Ankit Patel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10352677735332537384</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uW4XnNWTL6I/TcgMg5guvwI/AAAAAAAADTA/olpNQnrBZN8/s220/221900_812668618539_12819694_39806223_5552068_n.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-8279556831243888572</id><published>2010-08-10T16:30:48.180-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-10T16:30:48.180-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for the post, I have used a similiar analog...</title><content type='html'>Thanks for the post, I have used a similiar analogy called the Corporate Crash Diet in which I liken the across the board cuts and layoffs to a crash diet. It is very true and harmful to companies.  See my post http://www.hiddenprofitsblog.com/the-corporate-crash-diet-when-reducing-cost-and-laying-off-staff-becomes-unstainable</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/8279556831243888572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/8279556831243888572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html?showComment=1281475848180#c8279556831243888572' title=''/><author><name>Lynda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02112983806932519415</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-6376310441618221772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/posts/default/6376310441618221772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-450288288'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-5631608246368958759</id><published>2010-08-05T08:25:31.113-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-05T08:25:31.113-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You nailed it Ankit.  Great approach.</title><content type='html'>You nailed it Ankit.  Great approach.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/5631608246368958759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/5631608246368958759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html?showComment=1281014731113#c5631608246368958759' title=''/><author><name>Chris Prichard</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-6376310441618221772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/posts/default/6376310441618221772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-828194203'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-4155377429203626927</id><published>2010-08-04T13:35:33.113-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-04T13:35:33.113-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mark,
Thank you for the comments.  Would you add a...</title><content type='html'>Mark,&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for the comments.  Would you add anything to the post?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ankit</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/4155377429203626927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/4155377429203626927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html?showComment=1280946933113#c4155377429203626927' title=''/><author><name>Ankit</name><uri>http://www.TheLeanWayConsulting.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-6376310441618221772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/posts/default/6376310441618221772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1311329232'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-4623585802396618827</id><published>2010-08-04T08:07:21.989-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-04T08:07:21.989-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I really love this analogy, Ankit, and how true it...</title><content type='html'>I really love this analogy, Ankit, and how true it is!  Nice post!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/4623585802396618827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/6376310441618221772/comments/default/4623585802396618827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html?showComment=1280927241989#c4623585802396618827' title=''/><author><name>Mark Welch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theleanwayconsulting.com/2010/08/layoffs-are-like-liposuction.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287839495990790689.post-6376310441618221772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6287839495990790689/posts/default/6376310441618221772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2071965276'/></entry></feed>
