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Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (2) --- ** # 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 979 Results May 18, 2022 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/AdobeStock_222065854%20200px.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/malcolm-smith-the-art-of-remote-delegation) ### [Leadership speaker and management trainer Malcolm Smith on the art of remote delegation](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/malcolm-smith-the-art-of-remote-delegation) Many business leaders struggle to delegate effectively at the best of times. With hybrid working now the norm - and with the need to delegate remotely - it’s.. May 17, 2022 [![Confidence index](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Confidence%20index-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-confident-are-sme-ceos-in-early-2022) ### [How confident are SME CEOs in early 2022?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-confident-are-sme-ceos-in-early-2022) Every quarter, we publish the Vistage CEO Confidence Index. It’s a barometer of SME CEOs’ sentiments regarding the overall economy, their own business and.. May 5, 2022 [![Barry Matthews](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Barry%20Matthews%20520-3.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/increasing-productivity-from-the-human-cloud) ### [Increasing productivity from the human cloud](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/increasing-productivity-from-the-human-cloud) CEO of Open Assembly and Vistage Speaker, Barry Matthews, is no stranger to the gig economy. In his own business, he helps global enterprises to digitally.. April 8, 2022 [![Buyer behaviour](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Buyer_behaviour.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-buyer-behaviours-are-changing) ### [Why buyer behaviours are changing - and how to respond](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-buyer-behaviours-are-changing) COVID-19 has completely changed the way we work. Hybrid working is here to stay. Business continuity and contingency plans have come to the fore. And many.. April 5, 2022 [![Nick Bates](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Chair_Photos/Nick_Bates.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/nick-bates-life-after-the-c-suite) ### [“The best decision I made in my career” Nick Bates on life after the C-Suite](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/nick-bates-life-after-the-c-suite) Nick Bates has been a Vistage Chair in Yorkshire since 2014. Before that, he enjoyed a 25-year career in commercial law, working with businesses to help them.. [Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-chair) March 10, 2022 [![Laura Gordon](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Field%20Operations/Laura%20Gordon.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/sense-of-purpose-for-vistage-chair-laura-gordon) ### [“Think about what is beyond possible”. How a varied career led to a sense of purpose for Vistage Chair, Laura Gordon](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/sense-of-purpose-for-vistage-chair-laura-gordon) Vistage Chair Laura Gordon always knew she wanted to help people. She just didn’t know-how. Her first degree - in Psychology - helped to cement this. “I was.. [Life At The Top](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/life-at-the-top) January 28, 2022 [![Life of climb](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Life%20of%20climb.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/live-a-life-of-climb) ### [Enjoy a new perspective. Live a life of climb.](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/live-a-life-of-climb) Whether you’re a brand new start up, a business struggling to get a foothold in the market or a roaring success, all aspirational businesses will have one.. December 23, 2021 [![Best business books](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-434615358.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistages-top-business-books-of-2021) ### [Vistage’s top business books of 2021](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistages-top-business-books-of-2021) One of the most important things a business leader can do is to keep on learning. Of course, there are many ways in which this learning can happen. [Recruitment](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/recruitment) December 15, 2021 [![Chair recruitment](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Chair%20recruit.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/looking-for-a-new-challenge-in-2022-become-a-vistage-chair) ### [Looking for a new challenge in 2022? Become a Vistage Chair](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/looking-for-a-new-challenge-in-2022-become-a-vistage-chair) How are you feeling about 2022? [Speakers](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers) December 15, 2021 [![AmyK](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/AmyK_headshotcropped2021.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/power-of-profitable-conversations) ### [The power of profitable conversations](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/power-of-profitable-conversations) AmyK Hutchens knows a thing or two about communication. International award-winning speaker, Amazon best-selling author and founder of the global community,.. 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