Company culture | The Barefoot Spirit

Give Your People Permission to be Brilliant

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...

Millennials Want a Positive Company Culture

FUN AT WORK?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Seems like every week there’s a new report out on Millennials. The latest one from the management consulting firm Accenture is an eye opener. 60% of the 2015 grads in the survey said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a “positive social...

SCORE Webinar

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Webinar

We recently hosted a webinar with SCORE “The Barefoot Spirit and Company Culture: Sales is King.” To view the taped version of the webinar, please visit SCORE.org and click on “Take this workshop”. Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie...

Should Some Clients Be Fired?

TIME TO PRUNE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, C-Suite, Clients, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, New Category

With the New Year upon us, we are all reflecting on our past and how we can improve our future. In the early days of our business, we took any client or customer we could get. We had to stay in business. It’s humbling and sometimes we had to put up with a fair measure...

Can Extensive Orientation Improve Job Performance?

WHEN THE CEMENT IS WET, YOU CAN MOVE IT WITH A TROWEL

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In an attempt to quickly get a new employee into production, some companies spend the minimum amount of time on orientation. It usually consists of the job description and a brief history of the company and its products. Some seem to feel that extensive information...