Innovation Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:02:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Pause, think and focus to win https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220714-pause-think-and-focus-to-win/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220714-pause-think-and-focus-to-win https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220714-pause-think-and-focus-to-win/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41048 In chaotic and fast-changing times, the lack of predictable behaviors in all areas of our life may not serve us well, says University of Maryland psychologist Arie Kruglanski — especially for people with a high need for certainty and closure....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220714-pause-think-and-focus-to-win/feed/ 0 Technology and Innovation: The secrets of “visionary” leadership https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:46:32 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39044 The CEO’s Journey: Technology and Innovation was a powerful Vistage National CEO Conference on September 24, 2021. Hundreds of Vistage CEO members joined together to explore their role in instilling the change necessary to stay relevant, and soar past competition....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/feed/ 0 5 steps to closing more sales https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 19:24:29 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=32467 How to bridge the gap between sales and marketing Marketing brings in leads and the sales team closes those leads. This is how marketing and sales are supposed to work together. If it were only so simple! What often happens...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales/feed/ 0 Put your website and digital marketing to the test https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190821-put-your-website-and-digital-marketing-to-the-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190821-put-your-website-and-digital-marketing-to-the-test https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190821-put-your-website-and-digital-marketing-to-the-test/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:49:41 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=32284 Find out why your website and digital marketing funnels are not performing better and what to do about it! Vistage speaker Thomas Young reviews and critiques websites to help you find ways to improve your website and grow your sales....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190821-put-your-website-and-digital-marketing-to-the-test/feed/ 0 Innovating for growth: How CEOs can break free from the status quo https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/upcoming-webinar-innovating-for-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upcoming-webinar-innovating-for-growth https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/upcoming-webinar-innovating-for-growth/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2019 17:29:23 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=24654 Rapidly changing markets — fueled by fierce competition, changing customer requirements, accelerating technological advancements and an uncertain economy — have left CEOs with two choices for their business: innovate and grow, or stick with the status quo and face the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/upcoming-webinar-innovating-for-growth/feed/ 0 Overcoming the top 5 barriers to innovation https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190516-overcoming-barriers-to-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190516-overcoming-barriers-to-innovation https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190516-overcoming-barriers-to-innovation/#respond Fri, 31 May 2019 17:32:19 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=24693 Rapidly changing markets — fueled by fierce competition, changing customer requirements, accelerating technological advancements and an uncertain economy — have left CEOs with two choices: innovate and grow, or stick with the status quo and face the threat of becoming...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190516-overcoming-barriers-to-innovation/feed/ 0 5 reinvention rules that saved 3M from bankruptcy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/5-reinvention-rules-that-saved-3m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-reinvention-rules-that-saved-3m https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/5-reinvention-rules-that-saved-3m/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:00:33 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=24509 “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.” — WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT 3M is one of the world’s most innovative companies, having generated more than 100,000 patents since its 1902 founding. But in...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/5-reinvention-rules-that-saved-3m/feed/ 0 Reshoring: The return of American manufacturing https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20180319-reshoring-return-american-manufacturing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180319-reshoring-return-american-manufacturing https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20180319-reshoring-return-american-manufacturing/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:06:37 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=22761 The offshoring of American manufacturing has sparked rancorous debate. Rooted in history, including the Industrial Revolution and our superiority in World War II, American manufacturing was a source of universal pride. The offshoring of American jobs to China and Korea...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20180319-reshoring-return-american-manufacturing/feed/ 0 Creativity & collaboration [video] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20170830-creativity-collaboration-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20170830-creativity-collaboration-video https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20170830-creativity-collaboration-video/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:00:28 +0000 http://www.vistage.com/blog/?p=21972 “We need to spend about an hour a day on our ingenuity.” –Artie Isaac Creativity takes time, intensity and intention As a CEO, key executive or business owner, you make hundreds of decisions. And that’s sometimes just in one day....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20170830-creativity-collaboration-video/feed/ 0 5 ways to drive business growth from the outside https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20161205-driving-business-growth-from-the-outside/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20161205-driving-business-growth-from-the-outside https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20161205-driving-business-growth-from-the-outside/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:00:49 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=20650 There are two critical elements to achieving your business growth goals: One, you must successfully run your business from the inside. Two, you must monitor the external environment. While most CEOs know the inner workings of their businesses, they are...

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