A member of Jim's Brain Trust is running for Congress. Matt Cartwright joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his campaign for Congress, including his platform, which these two friends debate vigorously.

Noticing courage of convictions during this political season. Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame from the Republican Convention to comment on examples of courage shown by speakers like Ann Romney, Condoleezza Rice and Paul Ryan.

What would it take to have a bi-partisan debate on health care? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame from the Republican Convention to talk about the bi-partisan forum she conducted on health care reform.

Isn't Medicare the safe domain of the Democrats? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame from the Republican Convention to explain why this party is ready to take on the Democrats with a debate on who's best for Medicare.

does your leadership style allow for the voices of others? Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to report on how great military leaders know when to allow others to contribute their voices.

Effective leadership includes making your people feel valued. Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the most successful military leaders found a way to show how much their people were valued.

How military leaders use vision to accomplish their goals. Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about ways that military leaders have used vision to encourage their people to work for something bigger than themselves.

Help your people develop their own game plan within their assignments. John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to manage your team's performance by developing a game plan approach for every assignment.

What will the presidential conventions and debates produce in 2012? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the conventions and debates associated with the 2012 presidential election and to say that neither one will likely have any impact on the results.

What is the 2012 presidential election looking like? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues of the 2012 presidential election, including what - or who - will decide your next president.