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Your Business Can Improve by Admitting to Mistakes

Your Business Can Improve by Admitting to Mistakes

OOPS, MY BAD!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

You and your company are not judged by how well you do when you’re good, but by how well you do when you’re bad. To err is human, but denial can exacerbate and magnify an awkward situation. It can add an air of insincerity to an already regrettable occurrence. This...
Successful Hiring takes Preparation, Permission and Patience

Successful Hiring takes Preparation, Permission and Patience

WITH PROPER CARE, YOUR EMPLOYEE WILL BLOSSOM

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

No matter what business you think you are in, you wind up in the personnel management business. Your first hires will require a great deal of your time and energy with no guarantees. Your way may conflict with their previous way of doing things. For the most part,...
Gaining Traction in the Marketplace takes Tenacity and Focus

Gaining Traction in the Marketplace takes Tenacity and Focus

IT JUST TOOK OFF! – NOT

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

You may hear about a brand that “just took off.” From our perspective, very few brands just take off. What’s more likely is that they started out small and sometimes took years to gain traction. As we’ve said many times before, it’s not the quality of the product, the...
On Independence Day, We’re more Interdependent than Ever

On Independence Day, We’re more Interdependent than Ever

AMERICAN PIE – CHINESE PAN

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As we approach the nation’s 236th year of independence from England and thereby Europe, we find ourselves glued to the financial news out of Europe like we were still part of it. And we are, more than ever. We worry about the economies of China and Russia as if...
Tailor Your Message to What Your Audience Wants to Hear

Tailor Your Message to What Your Audience Wants to Hear

DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR A DEPOSIT

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

If you want to make a statement, tell them what you want to say. If you want to make a deposit, tell them what they want to hear. Sounds simple enough, but what do they want to hear and who are they anyway? Every successful business learns eventually that there are a...
Find Good People – Make Great People

Find Good People – Make Great People

BUILD A SQUARE HOLE FOR A SQUARE PEG

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

People always ask us what we look for in a job applicant because we had such a great staff. Sure, we looked at qualifications, but we looked beyond that. We wanted people who were not only qualified, but also had foundational qualities we could build upon. We wanted...
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