Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about a recent speech he gave to Google about the disconnect between executives, managers and HR/ recruiting when it comes to hiring. Tom says communication without fear is what separates the good companies from the great companies.

Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about the team leadership lessons that can be drawn from the extraordinary performance of LA Dodger Shohei Ohtani in the 2025 postseason.

Segment 3: Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s, joins John Williams to talk about the Trump administration floating the idea of a 50-year mortgage, Laura Ricketts effort to get $13 million back from the builders of her lakefront Wilmette mansion over what she considered construction defects concluding with an arbitration panel determining she was due something more like $600,000, Chicago-area luxury home sales breaking the annual record with 7 weeks still to go, and a Lake Geneva home selling for $10.3 million.