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Making Mistakes Right

DON’T WASTE A PERFECTLY GOOD MISTAKE!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Everybody makes mistakes, so why not take advantage of them? If your company culture does not give permission to make mistakes, your staff will hide them. They’ll want to ‘fix’ it fast and hope you never find out. They may be the only ones who know how to fix it, and...

Distribution: The Distance between a Great Product and a Sale – Part 4

CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT TRUMPS PRODUCTION

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In the previous three posts we have given just a few examples of the importance of Channel Distribution Management in product design. Here we will examine two of the most important factors in product distribution through conventional channels:...

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...

7 Tips to Maximize Your Human Resources

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Does your company regard its staff as a commodity, information as a currency, and operate on a need-to know basis? If so, you may be missing one of the primary advantages of Human Resources – good ideas. Some of the best ideas can come from your own people....