The Great Lakes Mixtape Project

The good people at Wake: Great Lakes Thoughts and Culture are looking for suggestions for their Great Lakes Mixtape. They’re asking for suggestions for what music and sounds you think reflect the Great Lakes region, and to consider how music affects our relationship with the area. Make your suggestion here.

My suggestion is Especially in Michigan by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Read the rest of this post to learn why.

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The Cup of Coffee Investment, Part 3 of the Preparing for Change series

This is the final part of a 3-part series on how to prepare when there’s change in the air at your company.

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Getting Social, Part 2 of the Preparing for Change series

In part 2 of the Preparing for Change series, I cover using LinkedIn to help build your network and prepare for your next job.

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Updating the Good Ol’ Resume, Part 1 of the Preparing for Change series

“Options are power and therefore options remove fear.” -Dave Ramsey

We’ve all heard the rumblings before, seen the writing on the wall and cowered in our cubes at the first signs of changes happening in our companies. The truth is you can’t control what’s about to happen – you can only prepare. In this economy, companies are cutting back and people are losing their jobs; good workers, bad workers – it doesn’t matter. That’s why you have to be prepared. In this 3-part series I’ll cover how to prepare for change with an uncertain future looming.

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