Do you know how to compensate family members who work in your business? Bill talks with Jim about how to handle this issue which can be done productively and effectively, or which when done poorly, can create lots of problems for the business.

What are the key steps to recruiting the top employee candidates? Mary joins Jim to talk about the four key steps to begin this process and how to execute it successfully.

Are you doing a good job of providing employees with periodic performance reviews? Bill talks with Jim about this process and what a survey shows employees feel about this process.

What do you do when you think an employee is doing the absentee scam? How much "paid time off" should a small business offer employees? Bill joins Jim to talk about these and other attendance issues.

Making the decision about what to do with a low-performing employee is often a difficult one, but it must be done, and Quint talks with Jim about how to take the correct steps.

With more and more employees having access to the Internet, email, instant messaging, etc., how does a small business owner manage their the online behavior of their staff? Rick and Jim talk about how much surveillance is allowed by law, what you should do, how you should do it, and how to keep morale high while you're doing it.

Are the members of Generation X aloof and self-absorbed, or are they just demanding that those of us who are older actually do what we say. Mike and Jim talk about the very interesting relationship between the generations.

Will Baby Boomers be able to sell their businesses in the next 5 to 10 years? John talks with Jim about the impact of the generational waves on Boomers' exit strategies.

DWD, or driving while distracted, is an old problem that has gotten worse, with all of the technology we use in our cars. Bill talks with Jim about how all of this can harm a small business and what to do about it.

Anna joins Jim for the first time to explain why employee screening and background checks are so important to small businesses. She also explains the procedure for conducting screenings.