Category: Article

  • Don’t Be That Guy – The MBA Candidate

    Don’t Be That Guy – The MBA Candidate

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. “I’m working on my MBA…” – a former coworker There are so many ways to cover this topic…so many possible titles. It was almost “The Pretty Pony Princess” Guy because of the ego…

  • The HR Killjoy

    The HR Killjoy

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank Look…I get it. It’s your job to make sure that everyone gets treated equally and fairly, and that the company doesn’t get sued, and blah de blah blah blah… …but do you have to suck the…

  • CBI, Maker Faires, E-nable In-Studio, Upcoming Events and More for 7/6/2015

    CBI, Maker Faires, E-nable In-Studio, Upcoming Events and More for 7/6/2015

    We managed to survive the 4th of July without blowing ourselves up, so that means that episode 99 of our weekly live podcast happens tonight as scheduled as we wrap up our year-based intros and breaks with a great year, some way cool guests, and a whole mess of fun on tap. We’ve also got blogs,…

  • Don’t Be That Guy – Rude To The Secretary Guy

    Don’t Be That Guy – Rude To The Secretary Guy

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. (editorial note: yes, another Don’t Be That Guy…yes, another guest poster…pretty soon we’re going to have to start handing out contributor user id’s and email addresses around here…) My grandfather told me to…

  • Reminder: Networking Event Tonight at The Whisky Parlor

    Reminder: Networking Event Tonight at The Whisky Parlor

    We’re kicking off July in style with one of our in-person casual networking events tonight downtown.  We’ve also got Monday night’s podcast episode live out there for you to check out…

  • Announcing International Prune Your Network Day!

    Announcing International Prune Your Network Day!

    It’s time to prune your network. Networks are like trees, folks.  Sure, they’re nice to look at, provide shade during sunny days and help keep life on the planet by providing oxygen…but it’s not all fun and games.  Trees can seriously wreak havoc on your life if you don’t pay attention to them properly.  Left…