CEO Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 Why Every CEO Needs a Chief of Staff for Strategic Success /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241002-chief-of-staff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241002-chief-of-staff /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241002-chief-of-staff/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:24:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46458 Imagine looking up from your office desk and seeing a stranger in the doorway wielding a baseball bat. Think it would be a little jarring? That’s exactly what Robert “Cujo” Teschner wanted. Teschner, a former fighter pilot, served as director...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241002-chief-of-staff/feed/ 0 46458 Top C-Suite Roles and Responsibilities /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20210712-c-suite-executives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210712-c-suite-executives /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20210712-c-suite-executives/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=38389 Building a great team of C-suite executives is at the heart of a CEO’s job. It is a task that demands a delicate balance of executive leadership skills and a keen understanding of all the C-suite roles and responsibilities. “It’s...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20210712-c-suite-executives/feed/ 0 38389 4 ways CEOs can become better leaders in 2025 /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250123-ceos-better-leaders /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:55:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46772 As we kick off 2025, the best leaders are reflecting on both their leadership strengths and shortcomings and actively seeking opportunities to improve over the next year. They understand that what worked 5 or 10 years ago may not be...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20250123-ceos-better-leaders/feed/ 0 46772 Leader to Leader Webinar Series: Leading with Vision. Inspiring with Action. /research-center/business-leadership/20241015-leader-to-leader-sam-reese/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241015-leader-to-leader-sam-reese /research-center/business-leadership/20241015-leader-to-leader-sam-reese/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:32:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46513 Vistage CEO Sam Reese recently spoke with Tom Athenour, CEO of the StarQuest Group and host of the Leader to Leader Webinar Series. During their hour-long conversation, the two discussed the direction of leadership and the actions that great leaders...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20241015-leader-to-leader-sam-reese/feed/ 0 46513 4 ways CEOs are boosting productivity /research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20240912-boosting-productivity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240912-boosting-productivity /research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20240912-boosting-productivity/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:30:00 +0000 /research-center/uncategorized/20240912-boosting-productivity/ Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, business leaders are not sitting idly by. They are laser-focused on turbocharging workforce productivity. A recent survey from Vistage research reveals that economic concerns are top-of-mind, impacting everything from revenues to hiring. Instead of...

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20240912-boosting-productivity/feed/ 0 46426  4 growth strategies CEOs can use now to get ahead  /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240506-growth-strategies-galvin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240506-growth-strategies-galvin /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240506-growth-strategies-galvin/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 17:10:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45233 It’s hard to find growth in a slow economy. According to Vistage research, 50% of CEOs said the U.S. economy is either experiencing or will soon experience a soft economic landing. Nearly the same (46%) say we are either in...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240506-growth-strategies-galvin/feed/ 0 45233 National Small Business Week: How 3 award-winning CEOs led their small businesses to big wins /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-3-award-winning-ceos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240425-national-small-business-week-3-award-winning-ceos /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-3-award-winning-ceos/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:17:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45466 U.S. Presidents have called them integral to the national economy. Local leaders have called them a credit to their communities. At Vistage, we call these exceptional CEOs our fellow members. When the winners of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-3-award-winning-ceos/feed/ 0 45466 5 critical challenges CEOs must overcome in 2024 /research-center/business-operations/20240329-ceo-challenges-galvin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240329-ceo-challenges-galvin /research-center/business-operations/20240329-ceo-challenges-galvin/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:17:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45301 Business leaders are inching through a sluggish economy. We’ve traded pandemic-era volatility for relative stability, though at historically low levels. Growth is forecasted to accelerate in 2025, but CEOs and business owners must first traverse 2024, which won’t be easy....

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/20240329-ceo-challenges-galvin/feed/ 0 45301 Confidence improves as CEOs wait for takeoff [Q4 2023 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45009 Waiting to take off can be one of the most frustrating aspects of air travel. Sitting on the tarmac as you slowly inch forward in a queue of planes can be compared to the tension CEOs feel waiting for the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 45009 5 productivity boosters for CEOs in 2024 /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240108-ceo-productivity-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240108-ceo-productivity-2024 /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240108-ceo-productivity-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44895 My conversations with CEOs across the country keep returning to a similar theme: the need for increased productivity in the workplace has never been greater. Today, leaders are grappling with unparalleled challenges, from the digital revolution to global economic shifts...

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