--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Steve Birch (5) description: The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (5) --- ** # 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 95 Results ## Steve Birch ![Steve Birch](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/60b357a180f9469055f4f26bc71d9733) Find me on: ### Recent Posts [Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-chair) October 2, 2019 [![Shaping the next generation of UK businesses](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Shaping%20the%20next%20generation%20of%20UK%20businesses.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/shaping-next-generation-uk-businesses) ### [Shaping the next generation of UK businesses](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/shaping-next-generation-uk-businesses) You may have been at the helm of a business (or several) for what feels like a lifetime. But think back to when you first started out in your career. You might.. [Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-chair) October 2, 2019 [![What do Vistage Chairs actually do](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/What%20do%20Vistage%20Chairs%20actually%20do.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-do-vistage-chairs-actually-do) ### [What do Vistage Chairs actually do?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-do-vistage-chairs-actually-do) Stepping down from a position as a company leader can come with mixed emotions. The thought of enjoying free time with fewer responsibilities may be relished.. [Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-chair) October 2, 2019 [![Why become a Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Why%20become%20a%20Vistage%20Chair.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-chair-personal-growth-giving-back) ### [Why become a Vistage Chair? Personal growth and giving back](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-chair-personal-growth-giving-back) For many business leaders, retirement is a daunting prospect. After spending so many years working flat out to keep – or indeed make – a business successful,.. [Vistage](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage) October 2, 2019 [![Vistage UK Innovation for Growth Report - why innovation isn’t just a nice to have](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Vistage%20UK%20Innovation%20for%20Growth%20Report%20-%20why%20innovation%20isn%E2%80%99t%20just%20a%20nice%20to%20have.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-uk-innovation-for-growth-report-innovation-not-just-nice-to-have) ### [Vistage UK Innovation for Growth Report: why innovation isn’t just a nice to have](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-uk-innovation-for-growth-report-innovation-not-just-nice-to-have) What is innovation? While its definition has always remained the same, what it means in terms of business success has changed significantly over the past.. October 2, 2019 [![Competitive advantage – is yours a hit or a myth](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Competitive%20advantage%20%E2%80%93%20is%20yours%20a%20hit%20or%20a%20myth.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/competitive-advantage-is-yours-hit-or-myth) ### [Competitive advantage – is yours a hit or a myth?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/competitive-advantage-is-yours-hit-or-myth) Jack Welch once said: “If you don’t have competitive advantage…don’t compete.” This might sound harsh, but the famously successful former General Electric.. October 1, 2019 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Innovation%20Image-1%20copy-1.webp) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/innovating-for-growth-report) ### [[Report] Innovating for Growth](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/innovating-for-growth-report) A guide to approaching innovation for small and medium size businesses. September 18, 2019 [![Working with family - how to manage personal relationships in a professional setting](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Working%20with%20family%20-%20how%20to%20manage%20personal%20relationships%20in%20a%20professional%20setting.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/working-with-family-manage-personal-relationships-professional-setting) ### [Working with family: how to manage personal relationships in a professional setting](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/working-with-family-manage-personal-relationships-professional-setting) Going into business with family members can be tough. Switching gears between personal and professional life is challenging, non-family employees may accuse.. September 10, 2019 [![How a nuclear submarine captain reimagined the US Navy’s management style](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/How%20a%20nuclear%20submarine%20captain%20reimagined%20the%20US%20Navy%E2%80%99s%20management%20style.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/us-navy-management-style-nuclear-submarine-captain) ### [How a nuclear submarine captain reimagined the US Navy’s management style](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/us-navy-management-style-nuclear-submarine-captain) David Marquet is a celebrated author, management consultant and speaker. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) September 9, 2019 [![Want to lead - Learn more](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Want%20to%20lead%20-%20Learn%20more.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/want-to-lead-learn-more) ### [Want to lead? Learn more](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/want-to-lead-learn-more) Kenny Blair describes himself as a “failed university student turned entrepreneur.” [Exit Planning/Strategies](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/exit-planning-strategies) August 28, 2019 [![Getting your business ready for sale](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Getting%20your%20business%20ready%20for%20sale.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/getting-your-business-ready-for-sale) ### [Getting your business ready for sale](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/getting-your-business-ready-for-sale) Selling your business can be a major decision. When you have spent years or even decades building up your initial idea to a business of substance, value and.. 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