Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey

CEO Forum – Seven Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Michael & Bonnie contributed an article in The CEO Forum. To read the article, please read this article     … Read More

7 years ago

How to Take Control by Aiming, Not Blaming

Behind many seemingly outside problems are inside solutions. But with your ire focused on the other guy, you can easily… Read More

7 years ago

Maximize Communications Technology to Avoid Misunderstandings

Today we have many methods of communications. But which ones are the most appropriate for what kinds of communication? When… Read More

7 years ago

​7 Steps to Infuse Entrepreneurial Thinking Into Company Culture

Every company wants to stay relevant and be in the forefront of their industry. This requires an imaginative staff creating… Read More

7 years ago

Build Trust with Timely Status Reports

There's a new phenomenon happening that we never saw ten years ago.  It is a best practice that somehow got… Read More

7 years ago

Is Extrapolation an Endangered Talent?

One of the top skills we look for in a new hire is the ability to extrapolate (“to infer (an unknown) from something that is known” -Dictionary.com). Can… Read More

7 years ago

The 4 Stages of Business Growth Each Present Their Own Challenges

We like the way Jim Canfield of Renaissance Executive Forums defines the various stages of business growth. They provide a… Read More

7 years ago

3 Big Throw Downs Challenge Today’s Grads

We are excited to go to a friend’s graduation who just completed his Masters in Engineering from Stanford. When we… Read More

8 years ago

How to Get Ready to Sell Your Business — Even if You Don’t Plan To

There’s much talk these days about the business plan, yet the sale-of-the-business plan seems to get little attention. Right now… Read More

8 years ago

Happy 34th Anniversary to M&B!

We met on May 20th 1983 at a rock & roll club in Sonoma County, California. Our attraction to each… Read More

8 years ago