--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Tim Ponsford 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 8 Results ## Tim Ponsford ### Recent Posts February 7, 2017 [![what-football-managers-like-jose-mourinho.jpg](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/what-football-managers-like-jose-mourinho.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-football-managers-like-jose-mourinho-can-teach-business-leaders) ### [What Football Managers like Jose Mourinho Can Teach Business Leaders](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-football-managers-like-jose-mourinho-can-teach-business-leaders) Football management, according to Brendan Rodgers, “is like trying to build an aircraft while it’s flying”. Success in this field requires leadership.. January 17, 2017 [![supporting-the-manufacturing-sector.jpg](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/supporting-the-manufacturing-sector.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-supporting-the-manufacturing-sector-at-kt-hydraulics) ### [Vistage Case Study: Supporting the Manufacturing Sector at KT Hydraulics](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-supporting-the-manufacturing-sector-at-kt-hydraulics) 10 years ago, Richard Ellis, managing director of manufacturer KT Hydraulics, joined Vistage, the peer group mentoring and coaching organisation that puts.. December 13, 2016 [![sustainable-growth-and-effective-leadership.jpg](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/images/sustainable-growth-and-effective-leadership.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-sustainable-growth-and-effective-leadership-at-euro-projects-recruitment-1) ### [Vistage Case Study: Sustainable Growth and Effective Leadership at Euro Projects Recruitment](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-sustainable-growth-and-effective-leadership-at-euro-projects-recruitment-1) Stephen Brown launched Euro Projects Recruitment more than 20 years ago, with the business subsequently evolving into a specialist recruitment firm focused on.. November 15, 2016 [![](https://vistage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Tony_Case_Study.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-achieving-business-growth-at-adgiftsonline) ### [Vistage Case Study: Achieving Business Growth at AdGiftsOnline](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-achieving-business-growth-at-adgiftsonline) Tony Altham, the Managing Director of AdGiftsOnline, launched the promotional merchandise company with his wife Stephanie, and was initially very successful... October 18, 2016 [![haggis.jpg](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/haggis.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-family-business-culture-at-macsween-of-edinburgh) ### [Vistage Case Study: Family Business Culture at Macsween of Edinburgh ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-family-business-culture-at-macsween-of-edinburgh) Jo Macsween, owner and director of the third-generation family-run business Macsween of Edinburgh, is very clear on her organisation’s vision. “We make the.. [Vistage Members](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-members) September 20, 2016 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/nissan-885309_640.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-implementing-a-new-strategy-for-growth-at-car-loan-4u) ### [Vistage Case Study: Implementing a New Strategy for Growth at Zuto](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-case-study-implementing-a-new-strategy-for-growth-at-car-loan-4u) James Wilkinson, chief executive officer of Zuto, formally Car Loan 4U, co-founded the online car loans business in 2006. Five years later, it was a resounding.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) August 25, 2016 [![Introducing the Business Leaders' Library](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/phone-1052023_640.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/introducing-the-business-leaders-library) ### [Introducing the Business Leader's Library](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/introducing-the-business-leaders-library) Over the coming months, we’ll be inviting you to download a series of eGuides that will cover the big subjects that SME owners and directors need a good grasp.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) April 2, 2016 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/cricket-753938_640.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-cricket-can-increase-workplace-productivity) ### [How Cricket Can Increase Workplace Productivity... Honest! ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-cricket-can-increase-workplace-productivity) I recently spoke with Tom Seymour, Sales Director at Durham County Cricket Club who believes that you can build teamwork in your workplace through sports —.. [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/author/tim-ponsford/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)