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Adapting With a Long-Term View
Two recurring themes in Wolverine's success over the past 25 years are long-term thinking and agility. Of course knowing where [...]
Fighting to Keep the Lights On
Have you ever faced an argument so absurd that you first wonder if it was intended as a joke, and [...]
Preparing For a Changing Future
Michigan cooperatives met in Grand Rapids last week for our Annual Symposium. Attendees were challenged by several headline speakers who [...]
Renewable Energy Growth on the Horizon
Wolverine achieved an important milestone last week in our continuing development of renewable energy. After a lengthy negotiation, Wolverine and Clenera, a proven developer [...]
Hope Springs Eternal
This old proverb attributed to Alexander Pope says that people will keep on hoping no matter the odds. One year [...]
Strength in Numbers Part 2 – From Guest Blogger, James Curtis
(Pictured above: Inside the United States' Capitol Rotunda) Chris Ball, Michelle Clements, and I, recently accompanied Craig Borr on a [...]
Strength in Numbers Part 1 – From Guest Blogger, James Curtis
Pictured above: Chris Ball, Wolverine director of IT; James Curtis, Wolverine director of communications; U.S. Congressman John Moolenaar; Michelle Clements, Wolverine [...]
Graduation Days
I enjoyed watching my daughter graduate from the University of Michigan two weeks ago. Thousands of graduates on the stadium [...]
You Asked For It!
Your Culture Survey responses last summer said that you really like many things about Wolverine’s culture – especially our mission [...]
Do Something, Even If It’s Wrong! – Part 2
In my last blog, I explained the origin of Grandpa’s instruction, “Do something, even if it’s wrong!” He detested inaction [...]
Do Something, Even If It’s Wrong – Part 1
“Do something, even if it’s wrong!” My grandpa would yell this to me from time to time when I was [...]
Christmas Gifts
Christmas season tops my list of favorite holidays. I love the lights, the music, the food, family gatherings and memories [...]