Lean Quote: The Power of Reflection in Leadership
- Leadership, Lean Quote
- January 2, 2026

Today I am pleased to share a guest post from my friend David Piacitelli. David is the president of Top Line Systems, a company that focuses on the next generation sales organization for manufacturing companies. He is a fellow AME member and supports the Northeast Region Board to share best practices. With David’s sales background he brings a
READ MOREOn Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Thanksgiving Friends Thanksgiving is a time For reviewing what we treasure, The people we hold dear, Who give us so much pleasure. Without you as my friend, Life would be a bore; Having you in my life Is what I’m thankful for. By Joanna Fuchs www.poemsource.com I wanted to take this time to thank all
READ MORELast week I wrote about my experience at CONNSTEP’s Manufacturing and Business Conference. I had the opportunity to present on Lean Product Development at this year’s conference. I wanted to share my presentation with everyone. A Lean Product Development Process comprises 3 basic elements: (1) driving waste out of the product development process, (2) improving the way
READ MOREEarlier this month Jeff Hajek and I hosted a new learning experience where we combined a radio show format with a webinar. In our first show we used the process of making coffee to explain various Lean concepts. Every day examples like this that we can all relate to can make the learning more effective. Below
READ MOREOn Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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