Mistake | The Barefoot Spirit

Is Discovery Becoming a Lost Art?

“I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We met a student who said he couldn’t see the purpose in discovering solutions for himself with all the information technology he had at his fingertips. If the answer was there, why waste the time to go through the discovery process? In these days of Googling and You...

Successful Hiring takes Preparation, Permission and Patience

WITH PROPER CARE, YOUR EMPLOYEE WILL BLOSSOM

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

No matter what business you think you are in, you wind up in the personnel management business. Your first hires will require a great deal of your time and energy with no guarantees. Your way may conflict with their previous way of doing things. For the most part,...

Gaining Traction in the Marketplace takes Tenacity and Focus

IT JUST TOOK OFF! – NOT

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

You may hear about a brand that “just took off.” From our perspective, very few brands just take off. What’s more likely is that they started out small and sometimes took years to gain traction. As we’ve said many times before, it’s not the quality of the product, the...