How will small business leadership have a positive impact on economic recovery? Gary Harpst and Jim Blasingame discuss this issue, plus the challenges of sustaining growth.

As the leader of your organization, are you spending more time executing than leading? Gary Harpst talks with Jim Blasingame about why CEOs at all levels must focus on building an organization that can execute so that leadership can actually lead.

Want to know how to thrive, not just survive during a slow economy? Listen to Gary Harpst as he joins Jim Blasingame with some thoughts on what he thinks is the main characteristic of successful organizations, execution.

What are the things to focus on to improve your chances of achieving organizational excellence? Gary and Jim talk about these, including how to differentiate between excellence and perfection.

Jim likes to say, "Always seek excellence, not perfection," and Gary joins him to talk about how to not only seek excellence, but to install it in your business practices and your life.

Do you know how to define excellence? Do you know how to seek excellence? Gary joins Jim to explain the answers to both of these questions and much more of the quest for excellence in small business.