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Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (66) --- ** # 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 [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 25, 2012 ### [Growth could be spurned by poor people management, claims report ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/growth-could-be-spurned-by-poor-people-management-claims-report) By failing to make the most of their 'human capital', firms could be harming their growth prospects, according to a report by Chartered Global Management.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 24, 2012 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-59835019.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/have-grey-hair-will-work) ### [Have grey hair, will work?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/have-grey-hair-will-work) [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 24, 2012 ### [Trial periods could help firms adopt flexible working practices, claims report ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/trial-periods-could-help) Employers should be given the option to create 'trial periods' in order to see if flexible work arrangements are right for them. That's according to a report.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 20, 2012 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-59837208.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/leaders-should-work-on-marketing-and-financial-marketing-skills-claims-survey) ### [Leaders should work on marketing and financial marketing skills, claims survey ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/leaders-should-work-on-marketing-and-financial-marketing-skills-claims-survey) [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 19, 2012 ### [Investing in family businesses could prove fruitful ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/investing-in-family-businesses-could-prove-fruitful) Financial investors may want to consider the long-term rewards that investing in a family business could return. An article by reuters.com suggests that while.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 18, 2012 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-59838181.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/workplace-shake-up-will-make-it-easier-to-hire-and-fire) ### [‘Workplace shake-up will make it easier to hire and fire’](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/workplace-shake-up-will-make-it-easier-to-hire-and-fire) This was the Daily Mail headline response to last week’s Government announcement of a number of changes to employment law. Perhaps not surprisingly, the.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 14, 2012 ### [ Family Businesses more resilient than non-family companies](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/family-businesses-more-resilient-than-non-family-companies) New research has revealed that a family business is far more resilient in the long-run than non-family companies. The study, conducted by Credit Suisse and.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 13, 2012 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-59842534.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/tory-mp-calls-for-capital-gains-tax-holiday) ### [Tory MP calls for capital gains tax holiday](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/tory-mp-calls-for-capital-gains-tax-holiday) The government should introduce a three-year capital gains tax holiday, according to former minister Liam Fox. The Tory MP believes David Cameron needs to.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 12, 2012 ### [Politeness and manners can work wonders in the workplace](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/politeness-and-manners-can-work-wonders-in-the-workplace) The dawn of digital communications could be a factor in why impersonal, cold interactions are plaguing the workplace. That's according to Ron Ashkenas, the.. [Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) September 12, 2012 ### [Flexible working essential, claims Age UK](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/blog/flexible-working-essential-claims-age-uk) Flexible working should be a staple in every UK business, according to a new Age UK report. Reported by freshbusinessthinking.com, the firm's 'A Means to Many.. [<](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/65) [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/1) [...](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/61) [64](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/64) [65](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/65) [66](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/66) [67](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/67) [68](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/68) [...](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/71) [98](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/98) [>](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/page/67) ### Subscribe to Vistage Insights X ? ![](https://www.bizographics.com/collect/?pid=8256&fmt=gif) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=3037762&fmt=gif)