Stop the presses: New research reveals that for the first time, employees place compensation ahead of all other employment elements. Chuck Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this ground-breaking finding, where employees value compensation more than being appreciated by management, and why this is good news for small businesses.

Small businesses are holding steady, reporting neither a significant move up or down for most indicators. Dr. Bill Dunkelberg and Jim Blasingame discuss the most recent survey of how small businesses feel about economic recovery.

How will small businesses be affected by the government's model of health care reform? Grace-Marie Turner reveals to Jim Blasingame how the government plan will ultimately harm small businesses and the entire U.S. health care industry.

In this increasingly diverse and multi-faceted marketplace, tolerance, sincerity and honesty are key to successful communication, according to Pamela Perkins, as she shares her ideas on communication with Jim Blasingame.

What is the key to building a team that can lead as well as execute? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about how personality influences leadership and service tasks, and why every business should pay attention to personality when hiring and assigning.

What is the impact of happiness on your resiliency and success? JoAnna Brandi talks with Jim Blasingame about how finding a way to be positive and happy in your work actually contributes to your success by making you and your organization more resilient.

Employee recognition is critical to the success of any organization, including recognizing when employees are concerned. Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to develop a multi-faceted recognition strategy.

What are the traits that seem to keep showing up in the highly successful small businesses? Jon Gordon joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what takes to be the best of the best.

What are some of the signs of dangerous toxic behavior in a business? Valerie Sokolosky talks with Jim Blasingame about the harmful behavior of management and employees, that can take down a company. They also talk about the tendency to be rude when networking.

What are you doing to make sure that employees and customers are attracted to your business? Mark Deo joins Jim Blasingame to explain some rules to help small businesses get the right clients, talent and resources to come to you.