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Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (49) --- ** # 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) October 18, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-437203627-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/deadly_ceo.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-ceos-with-price-obsession-kill-company-growth) ### [How CEO’s with “Price Obsession” Kill Company Growth](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-ceos-with-price-obsession-kill-company-growth) It’s always troubling when sales and marketing executives speak about “price” as the only decision driver for customers. What’s even more troubling – and a.. [Economy](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/economy) October 8, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-341850295-jpg/blog/images/Topics/Employee/recruitment_boom.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-uk-job-market-is-up-43-is-your-business-ready) ### [The UK Job Market is up 43% - is your business ready?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-uk-job-market-is-up-43-is-your-business-ready) I have recently run Masterclasses with around 100 MDs, CEOs, business owners and managers of successful recruitment companies from all around the UK and there.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) October 1, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-329781826-jpg/blog/images/Topics/Work_life_balance/relax_Work_life_balance.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/-feeling-down-how-to-create-the-perfect-work-life-balance) ### [ Feeling down? How to Create the Perfect Work/ Life Balance](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/-feeling-down-how-to-create-the-perfect-work-life-balance) As so much depends on you as a business leader it is worth looking after yourself and making sure your are properly 'selfish'. If you are focused on success.. [Exit Planning/Strategies](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/exit-planning-strategies) September 24, 2013 [![](http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/article_images/articledir_528/264491/1_largearticleimage300x210.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-key-tips-for-preparing-your-business-for-sale) ### [10 Key Tips for Preparing Your Business for Sale](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-key-tips-for-preparing-your-business-for-sale) Now the recession is over you may at last be wanting to exit your business and realising the Enterprise Value you have painstakingly built up over the years... [Leading, Not Managing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/leading-not-managing) September 20, 2013 [![](http://leadershipfreak.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/mistakes.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/3-key-people-mistakes-even-smart-leaders-make) ### [3 Key People Mistakes Even Smart Leaders Make](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/3-key-people-mistakes-even-smart-leaders-make) Even smart leaders can make simple mistakes that slow down the development of their people and hurt the performance of their team. Here are three key mistakes.. [Work/Life Balance Issues](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/work-life-balance-issues) September 19, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-303357688-jpg/blog/images/Topics/Employee/xygenhappy.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/employers-are-failing-to-offer-benefits-that-attract-x-and-y-generations) ### [How to Offer Employee Benefits that Attract X and Y gen](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/employers-are-failing-to-offer-benefits-that-attract-x-and-y-generations) Hiring young, motivated staff can be vital to keeping any organisation fresh and up to date. However, according to a new study commissioned by Barclays , many.. [Economy](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/economy) September 18, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-311422022-jpg/blog/images/RM_Fagg_/Disposable_Income.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/roger-martin-faggs-economic-update) ### [Roger Martin-Fagg's Economic Update](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/roger-martin-faggs-economic-update) There is good news and bad news. First the good- GDP grew by 0.6% in Q2 in all sectors - even construction showed some life (although it is still 15% below.. September 11, 2013 ### [5 Businesses to Watch in 2014](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/5-businesses-to-watch-in-2014) It's no secret that technology is a major driver in developing new business models, but that doesn't make it any easier to develop ideas for them from scratch... September 6, 2013 ### [Google Glass Could be Worth £2.1 Billion in Four Years](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/google-glass-could-be-worth-21-billion-in-four-years) A new "wearable" computer by Google which puts a smartphone computer onto a pair of glasses frames could be worth $3.3 billion (£2.1 billion) by 2017,.. September 3, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-288356733.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/uk-manufacturing-earns-record-pmi-growth-in-august) ### [UK Manufacturing Earns Record Growth in August](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/uk-manufacturing-earns-record-pmi-growth-in-august) The UK manufacturing sector saw the fastest growth in orders and output in almost 20 years on Monday, giving UK economy and global stock markets a timely boost.. 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