Are you comparing your plans to actual performance? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a critical planning step is to have a scheduled review of your plans against what actually happened.

Improve employee engagement with positive leadership. JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to identify positive leadership practices and reveal how they help promote employee engagement.

Do you know how to be a positive leader? JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to explain the definition of positive leadership, including how to manage individuals based on their personalities and capabilities, not just your management style.

Do you have customers that are hurting your business? Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to recommend small businesses take a close look at the profit picture for each customer and fire the ones that do not meet your profitability requirements.

Are you taking the time to celebrate the good things in your business? Jim Donovan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of celebrating the successes of your small business, including recognizing your employees.

Are you looking for problems or solutions? Jim Donovan joins Jim Blasingame to explain that businesses will be what helps to turn around the economy, plus the impact of being so busy working in your business, your forget to work on your business.

Jim Blasingame celebrates the 15th anniversary of his radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show, as an example of how small business owners should celebrate every milestone as evidence of success.

How are current business conditions? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that indicates business managers report conditions are discouraging overall.

What's the best way for an entrepreneur to transition into being the manager of a growing business? Devora Zack joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how an entrepreneur can convert that energy into becoming a successful manager.

What kind of a manager are you? Devora Zack joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how business owners who don't like being managers should go about dealing with that conundrum, including just to be yourself.