--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Chris Croft description: "Chris Croft is a Chartered Engineer with manufacturing and project experience. He has an MBA and runs his own Management Development business employing 8 people. Everything he teaches has to pass his \"So What?\" test - \"Is it practical? Can I use it?.\"" --- ** # Vistage UK Blog ** Category: All categories Uncategorized Business Leading, Not Managing Getting Ahead Strategy Work/Life Balance Issues Employee Motivation Life At The Top Sales Vistage Members Speakers HR Economy Marketing Recruitment Vistage Change Management Being a new CEO Vistage Chair Exit Planning/Strategies Family Business Technology Vistage Staff Time Management Vistage Open Days Mental Health Brexit Negotiation Scaleup Business Cybersecurity Raising finance 6 Results ## Chris Croft ![Chris Croft](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/ba225a404b4e2a9de81042a32c0e3b34) Chris Croft is a Chartered Engineer with manufacturing and project experience. He has an MBA and runs his own Management Development business employing 8 people. Everything he teaches has to pass his "So What?" test - "Is it practical? Can I use it?." Find me on: ### Recent Posts [Time Management](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/time-management) May 8, 2015 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/images/Chris_Croft.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/project-management-critical-path-analysis) ### [Project Management: 2 Simple Steps for the Perfect Critical Path Analysis](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/project-management-critical-path-analysis) You'll often hear these popular myths about Critical Path Analysis, "It's just theory, you don't need to use it real life" and "You can do it in your head"... [Time Management](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/time-management) April 24, 2015 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/startup-594126_1280_project.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-top-14-project-management-mistakes-how-to-avoid-them) ### [The Top 14 Project Management Mistakes & How to Avoid Them](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-top-14-project-management-mistakes-how-to-avoid-them) We’ve all been there, staring at a project brief and questioning where to begin; dreading the thought of Gantt charts and critical paths. Vistage Speaker and.. [Time Management](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/time-management) September 25, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1704780557-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/procrastination_tips.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/stop-procrastinating-now) ### [For the Sake of Your Business, Stop Procrastinating Now!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/stop-procrastinating-now) Procrastinating tasks is like eating apples that are past their best. If only you had done them straight away they would have been fresher and better but no,.. June 9, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-978625778-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Save_money_reduce_costs.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-no-nonsense-guide-to-cost-reduction-for-clever-business-leaders) ### [The No Nonsense Guide to Cost Reduction for Clever Business Leaders](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-no-nonsense-guide-to-cost-reduction-for-clever-business-leaders) In order to reduce or just control your costs you’ll need to start with knowing what they are. This sounds easy, but actually there are certain important.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) April 25, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-693989803-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/walking_into_distance_future_trends.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/8-key-trends-in-management-training-that-mds-should-know) ### [8 Key Trends in Management Training That All MDs Should Know ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/8-key-trends-in-management-training-that-mds-should-know) I’ve been running courses for nearly 20 years, and I have identified some long term and some recent trends that are worth considering if you’re getting your.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) January 29, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-482874844-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/time_management.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-effective-time-management-tips-for-busy-mds) ### [10 Brilliantly Effective Time Management Tips for Busy MDs](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-effective-time-management-tips-for-busy-mds) The most successful business leaders seem to be able to achieve so much in the same amount of time as the rest of us. They are taking their company from.. [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/author/chris-croft/page/1) ### Subscribe to Vistage Insights X ? ![](https://www.bizographics.com/collect/?pid=8256&fmt=gif) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=3037762&fmt=gif)