--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Paul Smithson 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 7 Results ## Paul Smithson ### Recent Posts June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8738236072_2298798b6b_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/presenteeism-could-be-harming-employee-and-employer-claims-survey) ### [Presenteeism could be harming employee and employer, claims survey](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/presenteeism-could-be-harming-employee-and-employer-claims-survey) June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6424307543_c893177d9b_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/roger-martin-fagg-economic-update-may-2013---not-complete) ### [Roger Martin Fagg Economic Update May 2013 - NOT COMPLETE](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/roger-martin-fagg-economic-update-may-2013---not-complete) June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8736977727_515acd972b_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/expert-outlines-traits-of-authentic-leadership) ### [Expert outlines traits of 'authentic' leadership](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/expert-outlines-traits-of-authentic-leadership) June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/8726657516_b0e912cf0d_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/your-blog-post-title-here-leadership-lessons-can-be-learned-from-sir-alex-ferguson-claims-experts) ### [Leadership lessons can be learned from Sir Alex Ferguson, claims experts..](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/your-blog-post-title-here-leadership-lessons-can-be-learned-from-sir-alex-ferguson-claims-experts) June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/8725096557_7e31d8e7e1_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/business-need-to-consider-wellbeing-of-employees-more-say-experts) ### [Business need to consider wellbeing of employees more, say experts](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/business-need-to-consider-wellbeing-of-employees-more-say-experts) June 18, 2013 [![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/8723558192_3c3514fa21_m.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/get-employees-to-buy-into-a-firms-vision-advises-expert) ### [Get employees to buy into a firm's vision, advises expert](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/get-employees-to-buy-into-a-firms-vision-advises-expert) [Leading, Not Managing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/leading-not-managing) March 26, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-61166167.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/remove-leadership-pipeline-urges-academic) ### [Remove leadership pipeline, urges academic](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/remove-leadership-pipeline-urges-academic) It does not help a business to have a leadership pipeline going up to senior positions, it has been claimed. [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/author/paul-smithson/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)