Monday - June 02, 2014
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to explain that you can never recognize employee performance too much, and offer practices on how to recognize the right way as much as you want.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to use your time recognizing employees while also being able to deliver management discipline when necessary.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on his Ten Thousand Commandments which reveals the hidden economic burden of the regulations, which have grown at 9 per day for over 20 years.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on his Ten Thousand Commandments which reveals how explosive regulatory growth has had a negative impact on the economy.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on his Ten Thousand Commandments report of the growth in regulations and propose a sunset approach to reigning in this hidden tax on business.
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to reveal tips and best practices on how to have a culture that attracts a diverse collection of ideas that help you lead change.
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of having multiple perspectives on how to lead change in your small business.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of have an initial written business plan as the baseline against which future performance is measured.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to compare business plan development in the past with how it should be created and used in The Age of the Customer.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how business planning, not just having a plan, is the key to successful management and sustained success.
Tuesday - June 03, 2014
Colm Foster joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how certain moments in your career call for specific leadership skills and practices.
Colm Foster joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to be an effective and positive leader with a sense of urgency while avoiding political correctness and unnecessary politeness.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that we only have to look at the extreme dysfunction of the VA health care system to see how bad Obamacare could become.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on all of the changes to Obamacare, some by Congress and some unilaterally by the Obama administration, plus the upcoming compliance dates.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the possible alterations to Obamacare that could result if Republicans take over both houses of Congress in the next election.
Jim Blasingame reveals why you're sensing a disturbance in The Force as control has shifted from business to customer in The Age of the Customer.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how business managers can avoid losing their best talent by taking certain specific management and leadership steps.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you have to perform management fundamentals even when your business is the most successful, like fixing a roof when the sun is shining.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the foundation he created to support a ministry that trains pastors and feeds hungry orphans.
Thursday - June 05, 2014
Bev Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to suggest tips and best practices that contribute to solving the age-old dilemma of having too much to do and not enough time to do it.
Bev Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to suggest some ways to turn unsolicited advice into useful and productive feedback, especially with business colleagues.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he's seeing in the marketplace and offer perspectives on why the economy is still languishing and what will change the condition.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to report on the kinds of lending products and services small businesses need today and how lending organizations need to adjust to these new capitalization requirements.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the new ways small businesses will acquire capital funding for growth in the 21st century.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on his talk to the Federal Reserve Board about the future of small business lending and how their regulations must adjust to this new reality.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on what's going to happen at the U.S. Chamber's 10th annual America's Small Business Summit, including taking small business owners to meet with Congress.
Monday - June 09, 2014
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much money is being spent by the government, how much is required to be spent with small business contractors, and how to get your share.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much opportunity there is for small businesses with state and local government, and how to get your share.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to explain what a "bear market" is, how it begins, what that looks like and why they happen.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal investment tips and; practices that will help you see and prepare your portfolio for the next bear market.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the fundamental indicators of a bear market, so you can be ready before it happens.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his Iceberg Theory of Internet Marketing, that will help you stay focused on the internet marketing steps you're good at and what is working for you,
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of your own data and knowing your profile customer when developing and executing an online marketing strategy.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss The Latino Coalition's partnership with the U.S. Chamber in the 2014 Small Business Summit.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss talk about the negative impact that would be caused to small businesses and entry-level employees if the minimum wage is increased.
Chairman Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his vision for how The Latino Coalition will contribute to the small business sector over the next year.
Tuesday - June 10, 2014
Deltina Hay joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to determine which social media advice is best for your small business, especially from the standpoint of your customer profile.
Deltina Hay joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to set goals for your social media strategy.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how naive and unprepared America has been for the cyber-assaults we've experience over the past 10 years from around the world.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what Net neutrality means, and why Main Street small businesses need to keep the Internet open and free from regulation and tax.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to offer his perspective on how the Net neutrality debate will play out over the next several months.
Jim Blasingame explains that time away form your small business can give you a better perspective and can reveal weaknesses that need attention and strengths that may have been overlooked.
Jim Blasingame offers his thoughts on net neutrality and how regulating the Internet can impact small businesses.
Harry Alford joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the National Black Chamber of Commerce's upcoming 2014 National Convention.
Harry Alford joins Jim Blasingame discuss progress in the Black business community in the United States despite the lack of assistance from the federal government.
Harry Alford joins Jim Blasingame to explain that raising minimum wage leads to lost job opportunities, plus how the EPAs new regulations on coal will push the coal market outside of the US.
Wednesday - June 11, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what small business owners can learn from Eric Cantor's defeat, including why you can't lose touch with your customers.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how marketplace disruption can impact your small business, plus how Uber is impacting the taxi industry.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to explain that tax extenders are at a standstill.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the problem with Obamacare's 30-hour workweek.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the upcoming due date for the 2nd installment of 2014 estimated taxes.
Marvin Brown joins Jim Blasingame to offer essential tips for job seekers, plus why unemployed, qualified people are so discouraged with job searching.
Marvin Brown joins Jim Blasingame to explain that job interviewing is an anxiety-provoking experience because our ego is on the line, plus why jobs interviewers are just as nervous as interviewees.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his observations of Ukraine's recent Presidential elections and how they were an improvement over past elections.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what Eric Cantor's defeat might mean for the GOP and Washington.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent attack by insurgents in Iraq.
Thursday - June 12, 2014
The first time someone said let's do business, trust was there. Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the presence of trust at the origins of the first business transaction and is even more important today.
Trust is a best practice. Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that trust is more than just the right thing to do, in business it's a best practice.
Is trust possible in the age of the Internet? Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how trust is a relevance factor that helps you win at the moment of relevance, in the Age of the Customer.
How to create one piece of content and repurpose it several times. Tom Becka joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different ways to think about using media--old and new--to help you take your business to market.
Getting more out of traditional media. Tom Becka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the new media opportunities you can find by working with traditional media outlets, like a radio station.
Friday - June 13, 2014
Scott Schaefer joins Jim Blasingame to explain how a road trip with friends helped him see that small business owners are applying the MBA framework to their businesses every day.
Scott Schaefer joins Jim Blasingame to explain that there are things that big companies aren't good at, but small business often excel in, such are really listening to your customers & executing to fit their needs.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to discuss China's broad-based cyber assault on the US and how they use the information obtained.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Tiananmen 25 years later.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to explain that China is not a engine of global growth because it does not assist in the growth of other countries, but takes growth from other countries.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to explain that it's important to recognize the good in your employees, but it's also necessary to recognize the flaws, plus what to do about them.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the younger generations in the marketplace are more and more tech savvy, but are lacking in basic skills like communication.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to explain that communication is still an important part of customer service, plus why email isn't always the answer.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to explain that people are sometimes unnecessarily aggressive in the marketplace because we've lost the ability to communicate with each other, plus how technology and a loss of empathy plays a part.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss bringing more civility into the marketplace.
Monday - June 16, 2014
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the ways to use your financial records to determine when to stop borrowing or if your debt structure is wrong.
Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a recent study on whether members of Generation Y are cut out to be entrepreneurs and what they need from mentors.
Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that Generation Y members have their head full of content and access to all the rest, but may need to add some context.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the banking system manages the collection, destruction and replacement of paper money as it gets old and worn.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the explosion in wealth by the top 1% has skewed middle class numbers to make them better than the reality.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to define crony capitalism and explain why the political element of it skews policy in ways that can ultimately be detrimental to small businesses.
Peter Fratarcangelo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his company provides drug research and support to the American drug industry and the FDA.
Peter Fratarcangelo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fundamentals of successful healthcare reform, with preclude the mandates that are part of Obamacare.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to explain why properly acquired and well-placed debt can be the best growth leverage tool for a small business.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to know when the best capital acquisition step is from investors or from a bank loan.
Tuesday - June 17, 2014
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of trust in business as more than the right thing to do, but as a best business practice.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal four key elements of the practice of building and sustaining trust within your organization and network.
Jim Blasingame compares a mother's sweet love to a father's tough love and reveals why the former is harder than the latter.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the business make-over she conducted on a small business whose owners want to grow.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on what she found at one small business and how she helped them understand the fundamentals of management and growth.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth progress of one small business after she helped them with a make-over plan.
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of AI - artificial intelligence - including the history, how we use it today, and how we will use it in the future.
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the future of artificial intelligence, AI, and discuss some of the ethical issues that must be included in future applications.
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the future of artificial intelligence, from the perspective of how we innovate, improve and apply AI, while insuring humans maintain control.
Wednesday - June 18, 2014
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to deal with difficult customers, including two things to observe before you fire a customer.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to deal with difficult online customers, including how to deal with negative online reviews.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the business scams that are out there today, and how to make sure you don't become a victim.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to warn you that when a business offer sounds too good to be true, like a micro-loan offer of no payments for a year, it is a scam.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a scam, which is illegal, and a hustle, which is an offer that is not a good business deal, and how to tell the difference.
April Gregory joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the key elements of establishing and protecting your personal brand, whether you're an employee or business owner.
April Gregory joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the impact - negative or positive - that your behavior online has on your personal brand as others consider you for employment or as a business.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the employment mandate of the Fed, and why it has had marginal impact on the growth of jobs since 2008.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways our tax policies create challenges for the economy and puts pressure on the Fed's monetary policies.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to calm the fears that inflation is just around the corner by explaining how the unwinding of the Fed's Quantitative Easing is likely to play out.
Friday - June 20, 2014
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the duties of a Chief Marketing Officer, and why every business must execute these tasks, whether you have a CMO or not.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to perform the Chief Marketing Officer tasks in a small business, including why you must begin budgeting for this job, even if you don't hire for it.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index that shows small business owners are reporting improving economic conditions, but still not at an expansion level.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index that shows small business hiring is up slightly, and that compensation paid to employees has grown.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Report showing that while small businesses have increased capital expenditures, they're not doing it with borrowed funds.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to warn about the proliferation of online lending offers that are too good to be true, or dangerously expensive.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his company provides business loan acquisition counselling to make sure you apply debt capital the right way and get it from the right source.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to explain what Big Data is, how it works and why small businesses need to know about it.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Silicon Valley is totally focused on the future of Big Data in order to deliver more elegant applications of the information being acquired.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why all the work being done in Silicon Valley to improve the application of Big Data will actually become and advantage for small business.
Monday - June 23, 2014
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether you can have real success if happiness isn't a big part of the result.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the formula to use if you want to make sure happiness is part of your success plan, including being grateful and two other important factors.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal extensive, multi-industry research that shows for every complaining customer, there are 24 who have a problem don't complain, and what that means to your small business.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three things you have to to if you want to turn customers who have a complaint into brand loyal customers, which Rob calls the "3 Rs".
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you MUST determine from a customer complaint whether this is a one-off issue, or a systemic problem within your organization.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the new disruption that is occurring for businesses when their customers, not competitors, are empowered.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how sometimes new thinking by you, or your competitors, create disruption.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power that you can generate by using your customer lists as a profit generator.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how being busy can cause you to take your eye of of the fundamentals and do stupid things.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it's not what you make that counts, but what you keep, as she explains that volume may not be the key to your prime goal of profitability.
Tuesday - June 24, 2014
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the technical aspects of how emails are delivered and stored, and whether Lois Lerner's emails really don't exist anywhere else.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether controversial IRS emails are really lost, and what we can do to make sure our email history is backed up.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on his trip to Colombia and how this country has recovered from it's drug problems by embracing trade opportunities.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how one Colombian entrepreneur used trade opportunities to fulfill his business ownership dreams.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about resources that are available that help make export & import trading partners meet and do business face-to-face.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the key elements of being an effective negotiator, including important questions to ask yourself, why patience is a major virtue, and to never fall in love with the deal.
Jim Blasingame talks about his experience with the professional career IRS employees, how they're different from the political appointees, and why all parties should want to know the truth about the IRS controversy.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to debate whether Obamacare is actually good for small businesses.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report that some members of China's Communist Party are trying to establish better policies regarding pollution in China, which is the greatest polluting country in the world.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should study the implications of forces around you to help you with foresight as you make plans for the future.
Wednesday - June 25, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to explain that not everything should be posted on social media, especially when it comes to your business.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of having trusted advisers.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of knowing whether or not particular customers are profitable.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to explain that if you have a customer that you cannot seem to satisfy, you are often better off parting ways with them than risking the negative ramifications of that relationship on your business.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to explain that you must balance the risk and reward of your business relationships, plus why it's redundant to say that small businesses are under-capitalized.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain how hashtags work and how to use them across multiple social media channels to unifying work content.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain how Canada's new anti-spam law impact U.S. businesses.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain the conflicts that can arise when your spouse is a business owner with poor business records, plus why you can becomes 10% responsible for your spouses unpaid business taxes.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you shouldn't leave all business matters to a single business partner.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain that a hard drive crash isn't a good enough excuse when it comes to an IRS audit, plus how you can reconstruct the years that you may not have record of.
Friday - June 27, 2014
Pam Bilbrey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of having an effective decision making process, that helps you stay focused on your goal.
Pam Bilbrey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the importance of bringing other minds and voices into your decision-making process.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it's important for Gen Y to discover the power of face-to-face communication.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why being tech-dependent is not preparing Gen Y for the real marketplace.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the best practices managers much pursue in order to help Gen Y employees acquire face-to-face skills.
Jim Donovan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the research that shows more than half of employees are disengaged, including managers.
Jim Donovan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why having an environment that promotes being happy at work is the key to having engaged employees.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on the life of a great American entrepreneur and why celebrating this kind of work should be the focus of America.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss reveal some of the reasons some states have more successful economies and financial records than others.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the solutions created by the states, not the obstructions of Washington, will determine the future of America.
Monday - June 30, 2014
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things women need to do to stand up for their own personal and professional brand.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a Harvard Business School study that looked at why women are less likely to speak up about their own ideas and opinions than are men.
Leah Hollis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our brains --and therefore our productivity -- benefit from taking a break, whether for a nap, a day off, or a vacation.
Leah Hollis joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the U.S. stands compares to the world with regard to workplace bullying laws, including in higher education.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the new normal for earnings expectations with regard to financial assets, like stocks and bonds.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what Dark Pools are and why they have become another dangerous manipulation tool of Wall Street banks.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the double dealing and digital greed now revealed about Wall Street banks shouldn't be equated with Main
Street financial advisors.
