--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice (43) description: The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (43) --- ** # 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 [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 29, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1325121535-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Better_Meetings.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/simple-steps-that-will-stop-meetings-from-taking-over-your-working-day) ### [Simple Steps That Will Stop Meetings from Taking Over Your Working Day](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/simple-steps-that-will-stop-meetings-from-taking-over-your-working-day) Ask any business owner or CEO and they will probably tell you their working life is extremely busy. But ask them if a typical working day means getting.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 24, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1324565745-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Hard_work_teams.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/an-effective-leadership-team-wont-just-happen-you-have-to-work-at-it) ### [An effective leadership team won’t just happen – you have to work at it!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/an-effective-leadership-team-wont-just-happen-you-have-to-work-at-it) Effective teams make a dramatic difference in terms of reducing costs, improving employee engagement and improving customer satisfaction – moreover, an.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 23, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1309782935-jpg/Blog_Images/Other/md_executive_advisory_group.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/4-key-benefits-of-peer-groups-for-business-leaders) ### [4 Key Benefits of Peer Advisory Groups for Business Leaders](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/4-key-benefits-of-peer-groups-for-business-leaders) Imagine this situation. You’ve just been made CEO. It’s everything you’ve been working towards throughout your career and it’s a time for celebration. But,.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) July 17, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1263365408-jpg/Blog_Images/images/Other/sleeping_monkey.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-is-sleep-like-popeyes-spinach-for-ceos) ### [Why is sleep like Popeye’s spinach for CEOs?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-is-sleep-like-popeyes-spinach-for-ceos) The average person in the UK gets 6.5 hours sleep each night [source: BBC]. This stat probably doesn’t surprise you. When a deadline is looming and the.. [Sales](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/sales) July 15, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-907282896-jpg/Blog_Images/Other/Hunters_vs_Farmers_Definition_Sales_2.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-its-easier-to-succeed-with-sales-2.0-than-you-might-think) ### [Why It's Easier to Succeed with Sales 2.0 Than You Might Think](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-its-easier-to-succeed-with-sales-2.0-than-you-might-think) It's no denying that technology has transformed the way that people buy – both for businesses and for consumers. At the point of need, buyers now search the.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 10, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1204098145-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Social_Media.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-ceos-need-to-know-about-seo) ### [What CEOs Need to Know About SEO](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-ceos-need-to-know-about-seo) Before we go too far down the rabbit hole, this article isn’t intended to make you an expert in online marketing techniques. It is hoped to give you an.. [Family Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/family-business) July 9, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1199835661-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Smile_Conlict_Resolution.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-tips-for-conflict-resolution) ### [10 Tips That Will Make You Better at Conflict Resolution](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-tips-for-conflict-resolution) When conflict arises in the workplace, the worst thing that you can do is to ignore it. It may start with two capable people in disagreement over little.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 7, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1184942372-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Hiring_the_wrong_people.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-recruiting-the-wrong-people) ### [How to Avoid Recruiting the Wrong People ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-avoid-recruiting-the-wrong-people) Your most important asset is your people, no matter the size of your business. Finding and recruiting the right people will determine your success, but it can.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 4, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1167626690-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/time_out_of_the_office.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-achieve-more-without-spending-even-longer-in-the-office) ### [How to Achieve More Without Spending Even Longer in the Office](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-achieve-more-without-spending-even-longer-in-the-office) How many hours have you worked this week? 40 hours? 60 hours? Rather not think about just how many hours? Nearly a third of UK professionals are now working 50.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 2, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1147298881-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Delegation_tips_for_business_leaders_monkey.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/top-10-tips-for-delegation-how-to-keep-the-monkeys-off-your-back) ### [Top 10 Tips for Delegation – How to Keep the Monkeys Off Your Back](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/top-10-tips-for-delegation-how-to-keep-the-monkeys-off-your-back) Delegation is one of the barriers to growth that we must overcome or risk being swept away by ever increasing demands on our time; diverting our focus away.. 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