Economic recovery is waiting on leadership, not policies. That's the information David Rock delivers in his visit with Jim Blasingame. He reveals that we are less productive when we're fearful and uncertain about the future, and that we will respond more positively to a hopeful message than a new policy.

What is the importance of leadership on our future? Pam Bilbrey joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how small business owners can become more effective leaders inside the four walls of their businesses, but also why they need to become the leaders of Main Street as we take back America from Washington and Wall Street.

What's the difference between planning and strategy? Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why business leaders must do more than just react with execution but must also incorporate strategic thinking into their future plans.

What are small business owners happy about? Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey of what small business owners are doing about maintaining a positive attitude.

The current health care reform steps offend democracy. Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the process steps Congressional leaders are taking to pass health care reform that include passing a bill and the President signs the law without a vote by members of the House.

America needs health care reform, not health care politics. Jim Blasingame talks about his 12-year history of encouraging market-based health care reform, and why the politically motivated proposals are more about political control than true reform.

The shadow banking system caused the financial crisis, as David Adler reports with Jim Blasingame, when confidence collapsed in the unregulated banking transactions between Wall Street banks. Adler says this system is larger than the visible banking industry and the problem still has not been addressed.

What does failed leadership look like and what are the dangers? Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what happens when our character gets compromised by hubris and we fail to serve those we are supposed to be leading.

Build trust by creating a performance clock. Trust expert, Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to foster and perpetuate trust within an organization. Jim identifies his "performance clock" idea for promoting trust. They also talk about how trust failure within cause customer problems without.

Inspirational stories of turning adversity into success are the topic of David Heenan's visit with Jim Blasingame as David introduces several real-life stories of people who overcame insurmountable odds and claimed success.