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Why mentoring CEOs matters

Vistage Staff — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:13:00 +0000

No school or training program can fully prepare a CEO for the day-to-day challenges at altitude. No matter how learned or experienced, a chief executive will have times when they need someone to listen as they work through a problem...

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3 ways to get CEO voices heard on national policy

Vistage Staff — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:30:00 +0000

When it comes to small and midsize businesses, it’s essential that CEO voices are heard on government policies. Those policies can play a huge role in whether or not a company succeeds. Business leaders have to be involved in shaping...

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Alan Mulally on putting people first: ‘Love ’em up’

Vistage Staff — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:15:00 +0000

Putting people first means that you “love ‘em up,” says Alan Mulally, the CEO best known for turning around Ford and Boeing. That happens by recognizing everybody is important, that humanity and dignity is important. “When you’re making a new...

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Funding through private capital markets can help you reach your strategic goals without bringing in equity or new partners

Mark Taffet — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:30:00 +0000

Editor’s note: In this three-part series, we will focus on private capital markets as a funding option for growth and fueling long-term strategic planning. Then, we explore what private capital markets are and, later, how to build this kind of...

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David Friedman on how to leverage your culture as a strategic competitive advantage

Anne Petrik — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:45:00 +0000

World-class organizations have long recognized the powerful influence their cultures have on the performance of their people, and by extension, the performance of their companies. Not surprisingly, while most organizations allow their cultures to evolve naturally, top-performing ones don’t leave...

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Women in Leadership Resource Center

Vistage Staff — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:12:00 +0000

The Vistage Women in Leadership Resource Center provides a collection of resources for member and non-member female CEOs and business owners. Through executive coaching, peer-to-peer discussions, expert speakers, original research, thought leadership and more, Vistage aims to connect female leaders...

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Rethinking the “Second Mountain”

Vistage Staff — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:20:00 +0000

Do you view your future as divided into two stages, your career and, later, a retirement period doing what you’re really meant to do? Many people think in these terms. New York Times columnist David Brooks was among them, as...

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7 hard truths about leaving the C-suite

Vistage Staff — Mon, 23 May 2022 18:15:00 +0000

Serving as a senior executive is a job, often a high-stress one at that. Leaving the C-suite should, therefore, come as a relief, shouldn’t it? Speak with leaders who made the transition out, however, and you’ll hear something very different....

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I inherited a past CEO’s mess! Now, what do I do?

Vistage Staff — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000

While inheriting past CEO problems is never easy, solving these problems is the first job of an incoming CEO. Luckily, these problems aren’t hard to find. Over his years of turnaround and financial improvement work, Jeffrey Vogelsang has seen that...

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5 fun, fulfilling and not-so-common hobbies for retiring CEOs

Vistage Staff — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:44:00 +0000

As executives anticipate leaving full-time leadership roles, most look forward to taking up or returning to activities they struggled to fit in while running a company. From golf to travel to spending time with the grandkids, certain pursuits appear in...

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