@LouWassel
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To help ease the pressure of solving and winning every case, Matlock liked to tailgate with hard liquor and Keanu Reeves at Cleveland Indians games.
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In fact, one set of findings that needs more exploration, replication, and expansion: AI agents given personalities and backgrounds, and placed into a virtual formal organization (with CEOs, VPs, etc.) outperform normal AI agents in doing complex tasks.
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#OnThisDay 50 years ago, @GM top brass began serious discussions leading to decision that dramatically downsized their 1977 full-size cars, which were smaller on the outside and larger on the inside. A radical move that changed the #autoindustry forever. newyorker.com/magazine/1980/…

The Downsizing Decision

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Underway @TroyChamberMI Nonprofit Management Conference @walshcollege @CityTroyMI #NPN23
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Patty and Cathy Lane did indeed look alike, but they didn't serve in the U.S. Senate:
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Higher Education Attainment Means More Work and Higher Wages michiganfuture.org/2022/12/h… via @MichiganFuture 'College Premium' has increased for generations. Why the continued controversy?

Higher education attainment means more work and higher wages - Michigan Future Inc.

The conclusion is crystal clear: the more education attainment the more you work and the more you earn; particularly a B.A. or more.

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Thankful for the magic Youth Sports – done the right way - can bring to kids, parents, caring adults … and society. Now, it's on all of us to make certain it's done 'the right way.' Great article by @SeidelJeff via @Freep freep.com/story/sports/colum…

Let's give thanks to the parents who give their kids a childhood filled with sports

Be thankful for all the parents that make all kinds of sacrifices in order to give their kids some vital life lessons through sports.

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Civility Day ⁦⁦⁦@oaklandu⁩ with ⁦@NolanFinleyDN⁩, ⁦@SHDetroit⁩ & ⁦Glenn McIntosh
“The returns (to those who are educated) began to skyrocket about 40-45 years ago …”
Jack Lessenberry@JackLessenberry14 Jul 2022
The Myth of the Wronged Rustbelt lessenberryink.com/2022/07/1…

The Myth of the Wronged Rustbelt - Lessenberry Ink

There’s a lot of bitterness over why the economy of the manufacturing Midwest failed. Was it NAFTA? Greedy capitalists? Unions? An economist who is an expert offers a more nuanced answer.

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Commentary: Why Michigan's Education Crisis Spells Disaster for our Economic Future crainsdetroit.com/voices-cha… via @ChadLivengood @crainsdetroit So much outrage, but so little action.

Commentary: Why Michigan's education crisis spells disaster for our economic future

 

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Just a Normal Guy doing some sitting
Byron York
@ByronYork20 Apr 2022
The new executive editor of the New York Times poses for a profile in @NYMag: nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Workforce Education isn't Making the Grade crainsdetroit.com/editorial/… via @crainsdetroit "We recognize that bachelor's degrees aren't the only path to good jobs. But it's also incontrovertible that the cities that have the most also have the strongest economies."
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Sadly, Detroit is not listed as a 'rising star metro' when it comes to growth in tech job postings, 2019-2020. Worse, according to the data, our area LOST 2,635 tech jobs. #ugh
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Great primer on workplace relationships. Note nuanced difference between Cooperation and Collaboration.
Harvard Business Review
@HarvardBiz17 Feb 2022
Confrontation is both necessary and costly. hbr.org/2022/03/when-to-coop…

When to Cooperate with Colleagues and When to Compete

The ability to navigate workplace relationships can make or break your career. Though it’s easy to view them as simply negative or positive, virtually all are a mix of both and require careful...

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Can't believe the Great Blizzard of January 26, 1978 didn't make this list. 🌬️🌨️
NWS Detroit
@NWSDetroit1 Feb 2022
Here is a look at the top 25 snowstorms that have impacted the Detroit area in the past.
State of #Michigan has needed top-to-bottom overhaul in its economic development and education policy priorities for a long time. ⁦This ⁦@ChadLivengood⁩ article explains why. crainsdetroit.com/voices-cha…

Why Ford's Corktown project may mean more to Michigan's future than the next battery plant

 

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Inflection point that will determine Michigan’s future economic prosperity has arrived. Significant, sustained investments in education needed … now.
Rick Haglund@rhaglund22 Jan 2022
michiganadvance.com/2022/01/… via @michiganadvance

Commentary: Rick Haglund: Mich. automakers need more talent to fend off competitors in coming EV...

The Motor City’s foundations shook a bit earlier this month when news broke that Japanese automaker Toyota blew by General Motors to become the top-selling manufacturer in the United States last...

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How long before our political and economic development leaders get REALLY serious about this?
Rick Haglund@rhaglund1 Nov 2021
We're not focused enough on the knowledge part of the auto industry. michiganadvance.com/2021/11/… via @michiganadvance

Commentary: Rick Haglund: After Ford’s investment in Tenn., here’s how Michigan can attract new...

Local economic developers, business leaders and some state lawmakers are freaking out over plans by home team player Ford Motor Co. to make the biggest manufacturing investments in its history in...

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Interesting thoughts on #futureofwork from @mims @WSJ
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The ATS exclusion problem has been dragging on for 20+ years, and won't be resolved until companies are forced to formally acknowledge the (opportunity lost) cost of NOT filling a vacancy. wsj.com/articles/companies-n… by @KathrynDill @WSJ
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