The U.S. education system is not serving the marketplace. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal reasons why we've become a highly educated population that is less and less qualified for 21st century job openings.

The U.S. has to help its student population prepare to be productive. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about getting our students prepared to take their place in the 21st century workplace.

Do you know whether you have a toxic employee? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how one toxic employee can become like a cancer that metastasizes throughout your organization.

Every business makes bad hires, but how do you fix it? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to recognize that all businesses make bad hires, but successful businesses identify a bad employee situation early and deals with it quickly.

Here's a very effective way to root out and reveal a bad employee or management situation. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to recommend a "traffic light 360 evaluation" that helps identify employee problems quickly and effectively.

Don't be intimidated by big companies when going after a high-value employee candidate. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to say that the current employment environment in business businesses is making a small business job look better every day.

You can lure a big business employee away easier than you think. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the things a good employee want - more than money - that big business can't provide, but small businesses can.

A small business's ability to be flexible with employees is a great advantage. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the ways to lure big business employees away is to stress your ability to be flexible around family.

Here's an end-of-year mistake to avoid. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to explain why business owners and managers shouldn't combine holiday gifts with performance bonuses, nor even give them at the same time.

Do you know why you're trying to grow your small business? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons small business owners grow their businesses, and the primary reasons are something politicians in Washington should know.