--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Jonathan Trew description: The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders --- ** # 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 4 Results ## Jonathan Trew ### Recent Posts [Leading, Not Managing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/leading-not-managing) February 20, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-526992120-jpeg/Blog_Images/Other/800px-Google_Glass_Explorer_Edition.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/is-wearable-technology-the-key-to-improving-staff-performance) ### [Is Wearable Technology the Key to Improving Staff Performance?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/is-wearable-technology-the-key-to-improving-staff-performance) Over the last few weeks, the papers have run a number of stories about the role of wearable technology in the workplace.Most of the stories have been hooked to.. [Economy](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/economy) February 14, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-523756091-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/manufacturing_smes_factory.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/good-news-as-uk-smes-reveal-plans-to-boost-investment-over-the-next-year) ### [Good News as UK SMEs Reveal Plans to Boost Investment Over the Next Year](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/good-news-as-uk-smes-reveal-plans-to-boost-investment-over-the-next-year) Following on from the promising news of the recent Vistage Confidence Index, the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey shows that the UK’s smaller manufacturers are.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) November 6, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-369898453-jpg/blog/images/Topics/Employee/scrooge.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/boost-festive-productivity-without-playing-scrooge-) ### [Boost festive productivity without playing Scrooge ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/boost-festive-productivity-without-playing-scrooge-) Business Leaders may have been trying to push it to the back of their minds but there is no escaping the fact that the festive season is approaching. Turkeys.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) September 19, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-303357688-jpg/blog/images/Topics/Employee/xygenhappy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/employers-are-failing-to-offer-benefits-that-attract-x-and-y-generations) ### [How to Offer Employee Benefits that Attract X and Y gen](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/employers-are-failing-to-offer-benefits-that-attract-x-and-y-generations) Hiring young, motivated staff can be vital to keeping any organisation fresh and up to date. However, according to a new study commissioned by Barclays , many.. [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/author/jonathan-trew/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)