Best Practices Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:16:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Safeguarding your supply chain in the new paradigm https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20221107-safeguarding-your-supply-chain-in-the-new-paradigm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221107-safeguarding-your-supply-chain-in-the-new-paradigm https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20221107-safeguarding-your-supply-chain-in-the-new-paradigm/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:20:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43575 This year has been filled with an overwhelming number of challenges around the world — from the geopolitical fallout from the invasion of Ukraine to historic inflation levels. While the Federal Reserve’s path of interest rate hikes to combat inflation...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20221107-safeguarding-your-supply-chain-in-the-new-paradigm/feed/ 0 Member roundtable on hiring best practices https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/hiring-recruitment-sourcing/20220726-member-roundtable-hiring-best-practices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220726-member-roundtable-hiring-best-practices https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/hiring-recruitment-sourcing/20220726-member-roundtable-hiring-best-practices/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:32:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41349 Our research shows that 65% of CEOs report they are not able to operate at full capacity due to hiring challenges. While boosting wages continually tops the list of how small and midsize businesses are addressing this challenge, this CEO...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/hiring-recruitment-sourcing/20220726-member-roundtable-hiring-best-practices/feed/ 0 4 tips for sustaining companies long-term https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220614-long-term-business-success https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40868 The spirit of the West is an attitude, a mindset that change can bring about a better life. That belief propels Braydan Shaw (pictured below), president of Burns 1876, the oldest same-family-owned western retail business in the world. A sixth-generation...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/feed/ 0 7 bad leadership qualities CEOs should avoid https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220118-7-bad-leadership-qualities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220118-7-bad-leadership-qualities https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220118-7-bad-leadership-qualities/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39745 CEOs often prefer to focus on the positive. After all, it’s a good place to start when it comes to learning lessons and finding takeaways from both successes and miscues. But CEOs also benefit from learning how to recognize when...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20220118-7-bad-leadership-qualities/feed/ 0 World-class leadership lessons: Advice from 100+ award-winning executives https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211214-world-class-leadership-lessons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211214-world-class-leadership-lessons https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211214-world-class-leadership-lessons/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 01:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39567 What advice would 100+ visionary leaders from across the U.S. share with Vistage peers? Find out in “World-class leadership in action,” a new e-book exploring the incredible journeys and triumphs of 2021’s Vistage Member Excellence Award winners. Chosen by members...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211214-world-class-leadership-lessons/feed/ 0 How to Avoid Tricky Timesheet Vendors https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/human-resources/how-to-avoid-tricky-timesheet-vendors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-avoid-tricky-timesheet-vendors https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/human-resources/how-to-avoid-tricky-timesheet-vendors/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:00:08 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=18375 One of the biggest investments any company can make is in the software it uses on a daily basis. Customer records, personnel files, outstanding invoices, status of projects, accounting information and much, much more is all created, modified and saved...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/human-resources/how-to-avoid-tricky-timesheet-vendors/feed/ 0 How to Manage Innovation for Growth in Sales and Profits https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/how-to-manage-innovation-for-growth-in-sales-and-profits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-manage-innovation-for-growth-in-sales-and-profits https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/how-to-manage-innovation-for-growth-in-sales-and-profits/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:47:22 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/how-to-manage-innovation-for-growth-in-sales-and-profits/ Innovation is one of today’s most popular business topics. As it so happens, innovation is also an area few companies do consistently well. Most innovation discussions focus on creativity and how to find the new “big idea” for the future...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/how-to-manage-innovation-for-growth-in-sales-and-profits/feed/ 0 Anchor To Your Core Values https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/anchor-to-your-core-values/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anchor-to-your-core-values https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/anchor-to-your-core-values/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:00:31 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=7042 Organizational core values do more than just promote ethical business practices. The system of core values that your organization owns will shape the culture of the enterprise, the decision-making criteria of your managers and the actions of your employees. The...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/anchor-to-your-core-values/feed/ 1 Innovation + Best Practices Win Race to South Pole – and Business Improvement https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/innovation-best-practices-win-race-to-south-pole-and-business-improvement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovation-best-practices-win-race-to-south-pole-and-business-improvement https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/innovation-best-practices-win-race-to-south-pole-and-business-improvement/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:10:18 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=3699 One hundred years ago, two men set out on a Race to the South Pole. Both Englishman Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen were experienced explorers. They knew the polar conditions of Antarctica. They knew with reward came inherent...

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