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Mike McCarter was ready to leave the company. He had goals and dreams, and his everyday work wasn’t getting him there.<\/p>\n

He looked to his life-long affinity of tinkering and hacking on physical objects and found new ways to bring these skills to the workplace.\u00a0 His journey from reinventing his team culture to applying his skills to making a difference through partnerships with non-profits is not only inspiring, it is a great example of bringing our unique skills and perspectives to the workplace.<\/p>\n

Read the full story written by Candace Whitney-Morris, as told by Mike McCarter.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Life Blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mike McCarter was ready to leave the company. He had goals and dreams, and his everyday work wasn’t getting him there. He looked to his life-long affinity of tinkering and hacking on physical objects and found new ways to bring these skills to the workplace.\u00a0 His journey from reinventing his team culture to applying his skills to making a difference….<\/span><\/p>\n

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