Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to report an increase in the use of brutal honesty in management circles, and why it is not an alternative to the more productive method of tough love.

Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when a business has a connection culture, and how that’s different from engagement.

Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best training methods are the same as the best presentation methods used by professional speakers.

Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best trainers and presenters make sure they have the appropriate content for the audience, and also the ability to come-across to deliver that content successfully.

Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every presentation or training meeting you deliver has a strong finish, even after the Q&A session.

Adam Stettner joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his business was killed by the 2008 financial crisis and caused him to identify an even more important direction to help businesses acquire capital.

Adam Stettner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company uses alternative methods to help small businesses that aren’t bankable acquire the capital they need.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the thinking of the Fed on interest rates and the fact that they will raise rates a quarter point this week.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his analysis of why the bond market and other groups are so skittish about a Fed rate hike, when rates have been historically low for so long.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to offer his analysis on the economic outlook for the U.S. economy in the face of a Fed hike in interest, the Trump administration, Brexit and other European influences.