Two recurring themes in Wolverine's success over the past 25 years are long-term thinking and agility. Of course knowing where we are today is important, as are the many Wolverine employees who remain focused in the moment. It’s essential for day-to-day execution and safety. But leadership also requires thinking months and years in advance to [...]

Have you ever faced an argument so absurd that you first wonder if it was intended as a joke, and then you struggle to frame words that seem self-evident? “The world is flat, the sky is green, gravity doesn’t exist.” Seriously? Where do you start? This summer, Wolverine found itself in the middle of the [...]

Michigan cooperatives met in Grand Rapids last week for our Annual Symposium. Attendees were challenged by several headline speakers who offered interesting viewpoints on the changing economy and workforce, upcoming political races, new trends in power markets and the role of distributed resources, and supply chain challenges. Common themes of dramatic change and uncertainty permeated [...]

This old proverb attributed to Alexander Pope says that people will keep on hoping no matter the odds.  One year ago today, I made the tough choice to send you home to quarantine against a virus we knew nothing about.  That time was surreal – we knew why we were taking extreme safety measures, but [...]