What if you find a qualified applicant, but they don’t fit your personality profile? Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to discuss how a personality evaluation can help you understand how to manage new employees.

Are you better at repetitive work or people work? Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to discuss how to assess the types of work you’re good at and what you need to delegate.

You’ve found efficiencies and made it through the recession, so how do you know when to hire a new employee? Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to discuss how to balance the possible need for a new employee while maintaining efficiencies.

Be aware that sometimes when you help an employee, it may backfire. Pat Sigmon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the pitfalls of getting too close to employees, including loaning money.

Make sure your compensation and incentive plans benefit everyone long term. Pat Sigmon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss creating compensation and incentive plans that don't become unsustainable over time.

Encourage performance with a pace-setting leadership style. Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to effectively use the pace-setting leadership style to set realistic goals and rewards for employees, especially sales teams.

Are you a leader or a driver? Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how and when to use the coaching leadership style, plus ow the generations and genders respond differently to this style.

You have the right to define the culture of your business. Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to explain why every business owner must be specific and emphatic about creating the culture in their business they think is best.

Are you and your team focused enough to do what’s best for your company long term? Chris McChesney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how make a commitment to the execution of your long-term strategy, even if you have to subordinate what seem like emergencies.

How can small businesses stop operating in the "whirlwind?" Chris McChesney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal tips and best practices to help you learn the disciplines of execution that will help you avoid the crisis management trap.