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What really makes a world-class team?

Vistage Staff — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:19:48 +0000

For the first ten years of his career, Simon Hartley worked purely with athletes and sports teams as a psychology consultant and performance coach. Over the course of that ten year period, his work sparked a curiosity in him. “I...

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Unleashing the power of “breakthrough thinking”

Vistage Staff — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:18:49 +0000

“I’m an engineer and scientist by training”, says Dave Hall, founder of the Ideas Centre. “On paper, I shouldn’t be a creative person.” As a Manufacturing Director, Dave took part in some management training. “I tripped over a creativity module”,...

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Compensation consultant Somersan on wage compensation in the face of inflation

Joe Galvin — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:50:00 +0000

Inflation remains an issue that keeps CEOs up at night. When asked about specific impacts of inflation, 72% of CEOs reported rising wages in our most recent CEO Confidence Index survey. The same survey of small and midsize business leaders...

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Why successful hybrid working requires leadership, empathy and creativity

vistage-uk-staff — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:07:00 +0000

83% of attendees at a recent Vistage webinar expected to work in a hybrid way – both remotely and in the office – over the next 12 months. Bringing employees back to the office part-time while still allowing remote work...

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Does your marketing support healthy sales flow?

vistage-uk-staff — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:38:49 +0000

By Bryony Thomas, Author & Founder, Watertight Marketing. Hands up anyone who can’t think of yet more, and more, ways to spend money on marketing… Yeah, right! That really isn’t the problem. If anything, it’s precisely the overwhelm of marketing...

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A positive outlook with Vistage’s Q2 2021 CEO Confidence Index

vistage-uk-staff — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:47:16 +0000

The Vistage Confidence Index is a quarterly analysis of data collected from over 200 CEOs of small to medium-sized businesses. We look at their overall confidence in the economy, their investment plans, revenue expectations, talent outlook and more. Stay up...

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Who’s Responsible for Job Creation?

AmyK Hutchens — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:56:12 +0000

8.2 million jobs have been lost in this current recession. With 60% stemming from the small business sector, who is responsible for turning the recession into a recovery: the government or the entrepreneur? When it comes to job creation, fierce debate erupts. The panelists in today's Jobs, Jobs, Jobs session included Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP and now California Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate; Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor, US Treasury Dept; Kevin Boyce, Treasurer, State of Ohio; and Ross DeVol, Executive Director, Economic Research, Milken Institute.

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