Art Diamond joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why having the federal government support the effort of each state to respond to their coronavirus challenges is better than having a national plan.

Art Diamond joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Hayak approach to solving macro-problems like economies and ending pandemics, which is to rely more on decentralized decisions applying the wisdom of crowds.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that any Main Street retailer intending to survive in 2021 and beyond will have to come to terms with doing whatever is so customized that only a small business can do, and a giant like Amazon can’t.

Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to report on their research showing the significant revenue toll that companies experienced since the pandemic began, as well as the extent to which they have remote workers.

Cutler Dawson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his mentors taught him how to be a great listener and learn how to ask questions, before they do too much talking, plus, the power of taking responsibility.

Cutler Dawson joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the best leaders spend as much time as possible out of their offices and “on the decks” of their operations asking questions, or what is called, management by walking around.

Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to extend the culture of trust in an organization out to a remote workforce, including new hires, by requiring honest reporting, as in bad news is preferred over no news.

Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when Us vs Them is used in a competitive way, to seek excellence, it can be productive.

Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to avoid becoming a cyber-crime or ransomware victim by having good security software, keep all software updated, don’t click on anything without confirming it’s good, and train your people.

Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to report that the cyber-crime industry has now evolved to the place where training kits are available, and that’s why small businesses have to be even more vigilant.