AME Blog

Valentine’s Day is such a wonderful day to show our love and appreciation to those around us. As I shared last year, I love Maya Angelou’s quote, “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything... More

2024 AME Excellence Award Winners: Kaas Tailored and Flex Mechanical ZhuhaiPhotos by: The Association for Manufacturing Excellence and Robb Cohen Photography & Video The Association for Manufacturing Excellence is honored to highlight the 2024 winners of the AME Excellence Award. The AME Excellence... More

I am thrilled to share some exciting news about a valued member of our team. Desiree Dolecki, CMP, has been promoted to senior director of conferences & events for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). In this new role, Dolecki will continue to elevate AME’s mission of inspiring enterprise... More

This week, I am reflecting on the essence of leadership and the individuals in our lives who taught us valuable lifelong skills. Looking back, we may not have realized it, but our earliest lessons in leadership began within our families. Our first mentors and role models were our parents, guardians and... More

It is hard to believe we have reached the end of the year. We are celebrating all we have accomplished while joyfully anticipating the opportunities a new year brings. This year has been a time of immense gratitude. It has also been a transformational year for AME. We celebrated our 40th anniversary... More

Continuous improvement practitioners and leaders know that it is always about the people. Spending Thanksgiving with family and friends reminded me that I also have a work family who deserves the same respect and consideration that my biological family receives. Treating people with dignity and care... More

This week, we celebrate Veterans Day. This is day to reflect on the courage, resilience and sacrifice of those who have served our nation. Veterans Day is a federal holiday for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and... More

I am thrilled that this week, we are all celebrating at the AME 2024 International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, so my letter will be short. We’ve been waiting all year to connect in person and celebrate AME's 40th birthday! Hundreds of people have been working diligently for the past two years to... More

As we embark on the next chapter of our AME journey, it’s important to acknowledge the balance between our history, what’s happening today and what lies ahead. In fact, in my very first letter to the AME members in January 2020, “Five questions with AME’s new president and CEO,” I committed... More

In last week’s letter, I introduced you to Ari, AME Home Team member Sara O’Hara’s feline coworker. Since that letter went out, Ari now has her own personal fan club. We may have to make her the official AME mascot with all the attention she is garnering. This prompted me to think about how everyone... More

Last week was a whirlwind of excitement for AME. We kicked off the week with the AME Champions Club event in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks to Marc Kuzik, AME Champions Cub volunteer director, and Rick Wiltse, AME Cleveland Consortia facilitator, we experienced a week of incredible learning, sharing and growing. We... More

One of our board members, Billy Ray Taylor, recently shared his thoughts on the fear of missing out (FOMO). We were specifically talking about the AME conference, how valuable it is and why everyone should attend.FOMO is a feeling we all encounter from time to time, especially in today’s fast-paced,... More

This week, I would like to reflect on the amazing AME Home Team, the ones who do all the heavy lifting with little recognition. They keep AME going, and in our busy lives, we can sometimes forget to express our gratitude to and for them. I am filled with an overwhelming sense of pride and gratitude for... More

August 8 was Happiness Happens Day, a day to celebrate all things happy. I spent last weekend at my favorite staycation in the North Carolina Outer Banks, which always makes me happy. What also makes me happy is to know that in a few short months, we will be gathering to celebrate AME’s 40th birthday... More

This week has provided a lot of “opportunities.”  As you know, AME has a small and extremely talented AME Home Team accomplishing amazing things in collaboration with our dedicated and equally talented AME volunteers. At times, the work in front of us all seems insurmountable.  Particularly now,... More