Organizational culture | The Barefoot Spirit

Distribution: The Distance between a Great Product and a Sale – Part 2

THEY CAN'T BUY IT IF IT AIN'T THERE!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The least glamorous but most essential part of making a sale is actually getting your product to your buyer. Many great products are rotting in warehouses somewhere because their designers didn’t take the realities of the distribution system into account. Here are...

Hire the Old Guy

The Inexperienced Often Agree on the Wrong Path

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Does your company suffer from the “not invented here” syndrome? Many companies believe all the answers must originate from within. In fact, most good business principles have been in existence for a long time. Don’t waste valuable time and money expecting your people...

Does Your Company Culture Give Rise to Great Ideas?

The 4 Pillars of a Positive Company Culture

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Some people think “culture” is what you get in your yogurt. So called “company culture” starts from the top and permeates throughout your organization. The attitudes, principles, philosophies and values of owners like you and your managers shape the decisions,...