Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even in a world awash in technological innovations and disruptions, some parts of running a business profitably have not and will not change.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the operating fundamentals that haven’t and won’t change, regardless of how much new stuff we get, including cash flow, profitability, and growth is not self-funding.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why growth is not self-funding, and why you have to provide for the capital to support your level of growth, or you will not survive.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the problems that arise when someone uses passive-aggressiveness to control a relationship or derail a project.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to know when an employee demonstrating passive-aggressive behavior should be redeemed or fired.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to discuss passive-aggressive behavior with employees to prevent it from becoming a problem at the individual and team level.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the key elements of a plan to weather an economic downturn is to stay as close to customers as possible because whatever is happening to them is happening to you.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that any plan to weather the next, inevitable economic downturn must include a full knowledge of your gross margin amount and percentage for each customer.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your effort to withstand a financial downturn will depend upon your knowledge of all fixed costs so you know when and where to make adjustments.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the key elements of a plan to weather an economic downturn is to stay as close to customers as possible because whatever is happening to them is happening to you.