Effective executives don’t surround themselves with “yes men." John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you need to train a 2nd in command to be an executive, not just a manager, and encourage them to challenge you.

Is trust volatile? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to explain why trust is both powerful and volatile, and therefore, must be handled and employed with great care.

What does trust look like in business? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the key elements of how a culture of trust is built and maintained in an organization.

How is trust connected to leading change? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how critical trust is to a small business owner's ability to lead change.

Eliminate the surprises for your team. Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why successful business teams like to celebrate but they don't like surprises.

What are the fundamental rules of great team-building? Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three critical elements of great team-building: commitment to “Wow”, no surprises and celebration.

If small businesses could get organized, they could rule the world. Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential political power of small businesses if they could only find a way to speak as one voice the way unions do.

Can you spare even $10 to help America's heroes? Tucker Smallwood joins Jim Blasingame to report that you can join the effort of VeteransAid.us to help provide funding for thousands of grassroots veterans organizations.

Are we doing enough for our heroes, America's military veterans? Tucker Smallwood joins Jim Blasingame to report on the great needs of our military veterans of many conflicts and how VeteransAid.us is helping.

Does Gov. Rick Perry of Texas have a chance at the GOP presidential nominee? Texan Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the strengths, weaknesses and authenticity of Republican presidential-hopeful, Rick Perry.