Your best employees won't always have limited employment options. Mike Muetzel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you can't take key employees for granted and what you can do to show them they are valued.

To quote the great UCLA basketball coach, John Wooden, “Ability may take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the character strengths of leadership: kindness, humility and striving for excellence.

Small businesses need a micro-economy, not a macro-economy. Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame with advice on how not to run a business based on her own experience of taking her business to the brink, and then found success after she found a mentor.

Do you have a relationship with an independent community bank? Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the advantages of independent community banks and how Wall Street comes between big banks and their customers.

How good are you at tracking profitability? Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to discuss best practices that will help you determine if you're profitable before the final numbers are in on a project or period of time.

How often do you attend networking events? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the value of joining structured networking organizations, like BNI, plus how to reap benefits by developing networking relationships.

Do everyone else’s projects end up on your desk? Barbara Tako joins Jim Blasingame with tips to control your work space clutter and keep your desk from becoming the dumping ground for everyone’s projects.

How comfortable are you with clutter? Barbara Tako joins Jim Blasingame to discuss clutter as the by-product of productivity, but the trick is to know when the clutter is affecting your productivity.

Have you found your second-in-command manager? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the process of finding, hiring and delegating to an manager/executive who can take some of the responsibility off of the owner.

Should all employees be offered performance incentives? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss monetary and non-monetary incentives for employees as a way to increase engagement and performance.