Integrity | The Barefoot Spirit

7 Rules for Successful Delegation

IT’S A TWO WAY STREET

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

One of the hardest thing for any Type-A business owner to do successfully is to delegate. Some believe, “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself!” They say, “Nobody can do it like I can do it.” And this may be correct, but sooner or later you must...

Are Your Company Values Shared by Your Customers and Employees?

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

You can’t enter a reception lobby of any established company these days without seeing a plaque on the wall that says “Company Core Values.” This is the company’s way of announcing to vendors, employees, and customers the principles, ethics, and morals for which the...

5 Key Elements of Productive Business Relationships

IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As you conduct your business, you will find a myriad of folks you will interact with, and their cooperation and support are crucial to your success. Simply having a killer product at an unbeatable price just isn’t good enough to guarantee success. You must gain the...

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...

Integrity Trumps Everything

YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship

We can’t have a cop on every corner or a regulator in every office. At some point we must rely on the people we hire, do business with, and buy products or services from. When we cannot depend on on these people, we look to terminate the relationship and search for...