On his 92nd birthday, Austin Kiplinger joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the 87th anniversary of The Kiplinger Letter, plus they discuss Mr. Kiplinger’s world view on international relations, plus current American politics compared to 20th century politics. Jim thinks Austin Kiplinger is a national treasure.

A witness to a century, Austin Kiplinger, journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, farmer, and who Jim Blasingame says is a national treasure, talks about his 2010 crops, plus differences in the Great Depression and the Great Recession and the role of government in the economy.

Are we experiencing a respect crisis? Paul Marciano joins Jim Blasingame to talk about using the Respect Model, including setting clear expectations for employees, making sure they agree with the company culture, and ensuring management is worthy of respect.

Is there a culture of respect in your small business? Paul Marciano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the generational diversity of the marketplace and what Paul calls the Respect Model of management.

Christian Renaud joins Jim Blasingame to explain why it's good business to protect customer and employee data, and offers steps to take to ensure data is secure, including firewalls and external resources that can help.

Successful change may require you to get out of your own way. That's the message Rick Maurer has as he joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why most changes fail: the leader of the change tries to maintain too much control and probably gain too much of the credit.

Why do 70% of changes fail? Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows 70% of changes fail and offer tips on how to not be part of this negative statistic, including getting employees to own the changes.

Are you a leader or a manager? Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to explain why having the courage to hold yourself accountable is the key factor in how leaders earn commitment and influence.

Why is clarity such an important leadership behavior? Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how you have to first hold yourself accountable and be clear about your standards and accountability if you want others to follow you.

Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about being driven out of Iran for underground training for Muslim converts to Christianity. They touch on why Christians in Iran must stay underground, especially business owners.