Performance-based compensation | The Barefoot Spirit

Forbes Magazine Article

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog, Interview

The Incredible Story Of Starting The World’s Largest Wine Brand, Barefoot Wines I was recently speaking with Michael Houlihan, co-founder of Barefoot Wines. This is the story of how two people overcame remarkable odds and built a beloved brand that transformed...

To Get True Entrepreneurial Culture, Corporations Must Pay for Performance

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

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

Some of the most popular search terms we see coming from the so-called C-Suite (top corporate executives) these days are, “entrepreneurial culture, employee engagement, and employee empowerment.” Nowadays it seems even the big corporations want to make the shift to a...

Doubt the Doubts Interview with Paul Blais

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

EPISODE 95 MICHAEL HOULIHAN Posted on October 26, 2013 by Paul Blais Podcast: Play in new window | Download Michael Houlihan, author of the New York Times bestseller The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand, started the...

Corporate Structure Can Turn Information into Currency – Part 2

“I DID NOT KNOW THAT”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Johnny Carson used the expression, “I did not know that” and brought the house down. It was his way of stating his lack of knowledge about any surprising event. The audience was also surprised and couldn’t help but laugh. It’s no laughing matter when your staff finds...

Put Your People on the Same Team

““IT’S NOT THE JOURNEY OF 1,000 LEAGUES THAT WEARS DOWN THE MIGHTY SOLDIER, BUT THE TINY PEBBLE IN HIS SHOE”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

No matter what kind of business you think you’re in, you quickly find out you are in the personnel management business. With careful hiring, mentoring, recognition, and compensation plans, your people can be your greatest asset. Recurrent, personnel issues can be a...