Preparing your business for sale requires long-term planning. Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it can take several years to get your business cleaned up to maximize the value to a prospective buyer.

Winning a best picture Oscar is not just about making a good movie. Edward Sylvan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the political and financial maneuvering that is required to win a best picture Oscar.

Can you recognize trust when you see it happening? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to quantify trust as more than just the right thing to do, but as a best business practice that you can leverage.

What do you do when the need for change is evident? Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the dangers of believing the hand writing on the wall about your need to make changes is a forgery.

As managers are we in the way of change? Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to propose questions to ask ourselves about how much we oppose change and to discover how much we could grow if we were less resistant to change.

If change is necessary, could your team pull it off? Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to discover whether your organization is too complacent to successfully implement change.

What do you do when employees have debt challenges? Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to suggest best practices when employees come to you with personal debt issues, including recommending books and counseling services.

How much should you let employees in on company debt structure? Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to offers tips on how to open up portions of your financials so your team can help with debt reduction.

There are classic reasons why a small business gets upside-down with debt. Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses get into debt problems, including not focusing on profit drivers, like charging enough.

Do Boomer managers have to raise their Gen Y employees? Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues older managers are reporting when they employ members of Generation Y.