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Businesses in Survival Mode Require Faster Problem Solving

Businesses in Survival Mode Require Faster Problem Solving

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The chaotic response to the virus has hit small businesses hard. They are faced with everything from learning how to move fast to learning something completely new. The bullets keep coming and many businesses are already closed. Those that are surviving are solving...
Destroying Our Natural Virus Filters Is Making Us Sick!

Destroying Our Natural Virus Filters Is Making Us Sick!

EATING YOUR N-95 MASK

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

“A healthy natural world is our best antivirus” according to Enric Sala writing in the September 2020 National Geographic. His article entitled, “The Cost of Harming Nature” lays out the case for how biodiversity actually protects us from viruses and other pathogens....
Climate Change Is the Next Pandemic!

Climate Change Is the Next Pandemic!

TAKING OUR EYE OFF THE BIG BALL

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As we write this, we are preparing, yet again, to be evacuated from another fast moving wildfire. So how do you shelter in place and evacuate at the same time? The question really puts everything into perspective. Yes, there are big challenges facing our businesses,...
Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken

Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

M&B were interviewed on “Amazing Business Radio” by host, Shep Hyken. To listen to the interview, please visit Amazing Business Radio             Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...
Wearing a Mask Is Now Officially in Your Own Self Interest! – Finally!!

Wearing a Mask Is Now Officially in Your Own Self Interest! – Finally!!

DETER THE ENEMY LANDING!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are truly blessed to have a medical doctor as a neighbor and a friend. Since the shelter in place orders back in March, he has been studying the pandemic and, more specifically, the traits of the virus itself. He shares his findings from various medical studies and...
Businesses in Survival Mode Require Faster Problem Solving

Businesses in Survival Mode Require Faster Problem Solving

THE BULLET-DODGING DANCE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

After we executed several pivots in a very short period of time, we had a colleague sarcastically remark, “I didn’t know you guys could dance!” to which we retorted, “We didn’t know they could shoot!” Not unlike the scenes in the old western movies where the bad guy...
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