I NEED A PLAYBOOK!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
With the accelerating rate of disruption out there these days, it makes you wonder if all of us will be self-employed one day. Access to technology is already empowering many of us to “hang up the shingle” and go into business for ourselves. With the explosion of new... IT’S NOT JUST HOW, BUT WHY!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We often hear, “Just tell me the one thing!” Or, “I just want the step-by-step process!” But when you don’t know why and just “cut and paste” you’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Sooner or later you will make a bad decision unless you grasp the overriding reason for the... Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The South Africans have a popular tale. It is about a man who had a beautiful piece of land, who, when he heard that diamonds had been discovered in Africa, immediately sold. He used the money to explore the continent for the rest of his life, searching in vain for... “SALES? THAT’S NOT MY JOB!”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
It’s not how you get the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s how you lose it! Every garage startup must have the entrepreneurial spirit to survive. Many successful businesses were once garage startups, and they once had that spirit. But somewhere between the four stages of... 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,...