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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 19 Results [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) September 7, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1581778771-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/business_leaders_advice.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-challenge-of-listening-to-good-advice) ### [The Challenge of Listening to Good Advice](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/the-challenge-of-listening-to-good-advice) I think I have been really lucky in the advice I've received throughout my career – and perhaps you have too. 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[Being a new CEO](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/being-a-new-ceo) November 21, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-437056727-jpg/Blog_Images/unsplash_images/Window_Broken_Trees.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/6-bad-leadership-habits-that-ceos-mds-should-break) ### [6 Bad Leadership Habits that CEOs & MDs should Break](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/6-bad-leadership-habits-that-ceos-mds-should-break) In high pressure roles mistakes can be easy to make and the consequences are often wider and more costly than others. When CEOs and MDs make mistakes it is.. [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.. 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