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Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders --- ** # 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 149 Results [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) June 2, 2021 [![Confidence Index](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Confidence%20index.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-ceo-confidence-index-reveals-high-hopes-for-2021) ### [Vistage CEO Confidence Index reveals high hopes for 2021](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/vistage-ceo-confidence-index-reveals-high-hopes-for-2021) How confident are you in the prospects for the economy, for your business and for your expansion plans over the coming months and years? In the quarterly.. [Vistage Members](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-members) April 6, 2021 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Ideal%20performance%20state.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/achieving-ideal-performance-state) ### [César Gamio: Achieving the ideal performance state](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/achieving-ideal-performance-state) We all want to be successful as leaders. So we talk about resilience, productivity, optimal performance, doing more, being the best we can be. We focus on.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) February 2, 2021 [![Joining forces](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Joining%20forces.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/joint-forces-decision-making) ### [How joining forces with others boosts your decision making power](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/joint-forces-decision-making) We all make bad decisions. It’s human nature. When choices are available, it’s easy to make the wrong decision. And we can all carry those wrong decisions with.. [Economy](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/economy) January 22, 2021 [![Rebuilding business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Rebuilding_business.jpeg.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/rebuilding-your-business) ### [Rebuilding your business post-Covid](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/rebuilding-your-business) As mentioned in our Decision Factors Report, Vistage Research developed the “Corona Curve” in April 2020 in an attempt to understand what businesses were — and.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) September 26, 2018 [![Charity begins at home, community begins at work](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Charity%20begins%20at%20home%2c%20community%20begins%20at%20work.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/charity-at-home-community-at-work) ### [Charity begins at home, community begins at work](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/charity-at-home-community-at-work) When it comes to the social and economic wellbeing of local communities, business has a vital role to play. If the people are the lifeblood, SMEs are the.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) September 19, 2018 [![Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L) - What you need to know](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Environmental%20Profit%20and%20Loss%20(EP%26L)%20-%20What%20you%20need%20to%20know.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/environmental-profit-and-loss-what-you-need-to-know) ### [Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L): What you need to know](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/environmental-profit-and-loss-what-you-need-to-know) How do you measure business success? While the most obvious metrics are profit or share prices, a societal shift towards sustainability and ethical values.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) August 23, 2018 [![Is environmental thinking good for business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Is%20environmental%20thinking%20good%20for%20business.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/environmental-thinking-good-for-business) ### [Is environmental thinking good for business?](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/environmental-thinking-good-for-business) The phrase ‘negative externalities’ was coined to explain the unintended side effects of a business’ action in their pursuit of profit. This seemingly.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) August 2, 2017 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-1532254943-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/Online_Business_Tips.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/3-simple-steps-for-creating-a-culture-of-success) ### [3 Simple Steps For Creating a Culture of Success](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/3-simple-steps-for-creating-a-culture-of-success) Any first year MBA student can write a business plan, and it’ll probably be a good one - in theory. But a business is much more than strategy, numbers and the.. 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