--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Steve Birch (9) description: The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (9) --- ** # 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 [Scaleup Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/scaleup-business) January 15, 2019 [![624638main_npp_launch (1)-1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/624638main_npp_launch%20(1)-1.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/5-key-takeaways-from-the-scaleup-institutes-annual-scale-review) ### [5 key takeaways from the Scaleup Institute's Annual Scale Review](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/5-key-takeaways-from-the-scaleup-institutes-annual-scale-review) Published in November 2018, the Annual ScaleUp Review 2018 is the latest in-depth report from the ScaleUp Institute: a body whose mission is “to help the UK to.. [Life At The Top](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/life-at-the-top) December 18, 2018 [![Assessing Santa's performance as a business leader](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Assessing%20Santa's%20performance%20as%20a%20business%20leader.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/assessing-santas-performance-business-leader) ### [Assessing Santa's performance as a business leader](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/assessing-santas-performance-business-leader) It’s the most wonderful time of the year (ding dong). Lights are twinkling, Slade’s playing on every radio channel and all eyes turn towards the Chief Exec of.. December 11, 2018 [![10 YouTube channels to help you become a better business leader in 2019](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/10%20YouTube%20channels%20to%20help%20you%20become%20a%20better%20business%20leader%20in%202019.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-youtube-channels-for-business-leaders-2019) ### [10 YouTube channels to help you become a better business leader in 2019](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-youtube-channels-for-business-leaders-2019) When it comes to honing or learning new business skills, there’s no shortage of content out there. Whatever it is you’re specifically looking for, in this age.. [Vistage](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage) December 4, 2018 [![The Top 10 Vistage Blogs of 2018](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/The%20Top%2010%20Vistage%20Blogs%20of%202018.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/top-10-vistage-blogs-2018) ### [The Top 10 Vistage Blogs of 2018](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/top-10-vistage-blogs-2018) In an effort to put the year into perspective before Christmas descends, we've tapped into the minds of our members, speakers and Chairs to uncover the biggest.. [Life At The Top](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/life-at-the-top) November 27, 2018 [![It’s lonely at the top - Emma Stroud talks about the challenges female leaders face](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/It%E2%80%99s%20lonely%20at%20the%20top%20-%20Emma%20Stroud%20talks%20about%20the%20challenges%20female%20leaders%20face.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/emma-stroud-challenges-female-leaders-interview) ### [It’s lonely at the top: Emma Stroud talks about the challenges female leaders face](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/emma-stroud-challenges-female-leaders-interview) Leadership and the journey to becoming a leader are not for the faint-hearted. From personal development to managing a team to business operations, the.. [Time Management](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/time-management) November 20, 2018 [![8 time management tips for business leaders](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/8%20time%20management%20tips%20for%20business%20leaders.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/time-management-tips-business-leaders) ### [8 time management tips for business leaders](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/time-management-tips-business-leaders) Time is money. A stitch in time. The big time. It’s about time. [Life At The Top](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/life-at-the-top) November 15, 2018 [![What does 2019's business leader look like](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/What%20does%202019's%20business%20leader%20look%20like.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-does-2019s-business-leader-look-like) ### [What does 2019's business leader look like?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-does-2019s-business-leader-look-like) There’s a constant challenge involved in creating, leading and growing a business. Success takes time, money and energy away from one’s own self, one’s.. [Life At The Top](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/life-at-the-top) November 6, 2018 [![Hot or not for 2019 The top trends every business leader needs to be aware of](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Hot%20or%20not%20for%202019%20The%20top%20trends%20every%20business%20leader%20needs%20to%20be%20aware%20of.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/2019-top-trends-for-business-leaders) ### [Hot or not for 2019? The top trends every business leader needs to be aware of](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/2019-top-trends-for-business-leaders) Business trends come and go. Just when you think you’ve got to grips with the latest one, five new ones pop up and make you re-evaluate everything. Some make.. [Strategy](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/strategy) October 23, 2018 [![Investment decisions scale-up leaders face](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Investment%20decisions%20scale-up%20leaders%20face.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/investment-decisions-scale-up-leaders-face) ### [Investment decisions scale-up leaders face](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/investment-decisions-scale-up-leaders-face) Making investment decisions for your firm is one of the great privileges of leadership. It's also, however, a responsibility that many business leaders still.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) October 9, 2018 [![What to do if one of your senior leaders suffers a mental health issue](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/What%20to%20do%20if%20one%20of%20your%20senior%20leaders%20suffers%20a%20mental%20health%20issue.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/mental-health-senior-leaders-what-to-do) ### [What to do if one of your senior leaders suffers a mental health issue](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/mental-health-senior-leaders-what-to-do) With 26 years’ experience as a Royal Navy fighter pilot and surveillance pilot for the security services and UK Special Forces, Vistage speaker, Matthew.. 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