NO MORE ENERGY SAVINGS?
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
While we can understand the frustration many may have with our over blown bureaucracies and endless miles of red tape, we can’t understand the current administration’s budget blueprint to ax the immensely popular Energy Star Rating program. Ouch! The program, now in... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
These days there are tons of companies that say they want their people to be more engaged, but are they giving them permission to do so? Yes: permission! It’s subtle, but powerful. Permission is a powerful idea in determining company culture. Are you giving your... IT’S NOT JUST HOW, BUT WHY!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We often hear, “Just tell me the one thing!” Or, “I just want the step-by-step process!” But when you don’t know why and just “cut and paste” you’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Sooner or later you will make a bad decision unless you grasp the overriding reason for the... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Best-Selling Authors Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey Will Recount Lessons Learned Building Top Wine Brand at April Cal Poly Pomona Leadership Forum Their book on transforming Barefoot Wine from the verge of bankruptcy to a leading brand became a New York Times... Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The South Africans have a popular tale. It is about a man who had a beautiful piece of land, who, when he heard that diamonds had been discovered in Africa, immediately sold. He used the money to explore the continent for the rest of his life, searching in vain for... “MY IDEA IS SO GREAT, I’M GUARANTEED SUCCESS!”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We see too many entrepreneurs falling in love with their products and kidding themselves into believing that their idea itself is all they need to make them a screaming success. Warehouses are filled with great commercial products that never got to store shelves....