Mark Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why setting goals for your small business should be "HARD": Heartfelt, Animated, Required and Difficult, plus tips to help you execute these goal elements.

Has being in survival mode caused your organization to lapse into a condition where fear prevails? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to how to determine if fear has supplanted trust and innovative thinking and how to recover from this terminal organizational condition.

How can you prepare your company to compete for good employees? Bob Kelleher joins Jim Blasingame to predict competition for employees is coming again and recommend several best practices to be a successful employer of engaged people.

How can you position your business to execute strategic thinking? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why operational success can be sustained only if you've developed the strategy that makes effective operating practices possible, like a plan to hire the right people.

How is strategy different from operating competitively, and why should you care? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to say that just being competitive is reacting, while strategic thinking is proactive. Both are necessary for success.

Is a business plan still important? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why a business plan is just as critical as an essential management tool as it has ever been.

Is it a myth that passion and persistence is enough for entrepreneurial success? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to say that entrepreneurial success requires attention to management, marketing and operating fundamentals, plus passion and persistence.

The marketplace has changed, did you notice? Jim Blasingame talks about how different the 2nd decade of the 21st century is and is going to be from the last decade and offers ideas on how to manage your business in this new environment.

Is the lack of performance in your small business due to the economy or your lack of performance? Jim Blasingame talks about pain in small business and the importance of self-analysis to turn things around, just in case.

How does positive psychology play into management success? JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why positive management is not the same thing as trying to make people happy, and how to measure the ROI of a positive work experience.