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5 Ways to Build Trust and Grow It

5 Ways to Build Trust and Grow It

YOU CAN TRUST ME!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Good business relationships are built on trust. People who depend on you, from your creditors to your employees, need to confidently rely on you to treat them fairly. Once they know you can be depended upon, they will extend their cooperation and even make allowances...
Startups Must Hire Employees with the Entrepreneurial Mentality

Startups Must Hire Employees with the Entrepreneurial Mentality

“ARE YOU WILLING TO BET YOUR SALARY YOU CAN PRODUCE?”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Hiring people who are paid, whether or not they produce, has been the death of many startups. In the early days of growing your business with limited time, resources, and funds, you don’t want to hear, “I was there, pay me!” Paying for attendance, instead of...
Successful Entrepreneurs Must Constantly Sell to Each Business Relationship

Successful Entrepreneurs Must Constantly Sell to Each Business Relationship

Have Their Best Interests at Heart!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Most agree that selling products and services are at the core of any successful business. Without sales there is simply no money to pay the bills and the business fails. But there are other, less obvious types of “sales” that are just as essential to the success of...
Training Magazine – Teach Employees to think like Owners by Scaling Down to Two Divisions

Training Magazine – Teach Employees to think like Owners by Scaling Down to Two Divisions

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

As a leader, you’re hyper-focused on your company’s productivity, profits, and growth. Wouldn’t it be nice if your employees were as focused on those factors as you and the company’s other executives? Sure, they do what you tell them. They come in every day and...
Busy is Not Necessarily Productive

Busy is Not Necessarily Productive

“I HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP ME BUSY”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Are you paying people to stay busy or are you paying them to be productive? Having a great deal to do or keeping occupied is no measure of productivity. If you pay employees no matter whether the company succeeds or fails, folks will actually look for ways to appear...
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