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Holing Up at Home (Sheltering in Place)

ALTERNATIVES TO GOING CRAZY WHILE SELF-ISOLATING

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In the past year, we have been evacuated, repopulated, and now confined. In an attempt to blunt the spread of COVID19, health officials have ordered us (along with most everybody else) to shelter in place, which means to stay home. It’s enough to cause anyone anxiety...

7 Rules for Couples in Business (and Life) Podcast

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

M&B were interviewed on “Spirit, Purpose, & Energy” by JJ Flizanes & Doug Sandler. To listen to the interview, please visit iTunes Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...

5 Ways to Get Good Ideas Out of Your People

IT TAKES MORE THAN MONEY

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Companies ask us, “How can we get the entrepreneurial spirit?” The real question should be, “How did we lose it?” When their founders started in that garage or basement so long ago, there was no question in their minds, if they didn’t make sales, they’d go out of...

As Businesses Grow, They Risk Losing Their Entrepreneurial Spirit

“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...