--- title: SME business guides | MD business tools | leadership advice | Getting Ahead (2) description: Getting Ahead | The ultimate toolkit for MDs and CEOs. 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 70 Results [Speakers](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers) November 25, 2020 [![Accelerating increase in equity](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Accelerating%20equity.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/accelerating-the-increase-equity) ### [Leading in challenging times: Accelerating the increase in the equity of your business with Phil Ives](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/accelerating-the-increase-equity) Think the equity value of your business is something you only need to worry about if you’re planning to sell? Phil Ives disagrees. [Speakers](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers) November 12, 2020 [![Leadership for resilient business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Resilience.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/floyd-woodrow-resilient-business) ### [Floyd Woodrow: Leadership tips for a truly resilient business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/floyd-woodrow-resilient-business) If you want to know how resilient a business is, how they’re doing in the current climate should give you a good gauge. Performing well in unchallenging times.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) October 29, 2020 [![7-ways-to-lead-digital-transformation-THUMBNAIL.jpg](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/images/7-ways-to-lead-digital-transformation-THUMBNAIL.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/slideshare-7-ways-to-lead-digital-transformation-without-being-an-it-specialist) ### [[SlideShare] 7 Ways to Lead Digital Transformation Without Being an IT Specialist](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/slideshare-7-ways-to-lead-digital-transformation-without-being-an-it-specialist) The events of 2020 have underscored the importance of digital transformation for organisations all over the world and in every sector. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) July 17, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Scenario%20Planning%20for%20busy%20businesses.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/scenario-planning-for-busy-businesses) ### [Scenario planning for busy businesses](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/scenario-planning-for-busy-businesses) Scenario planning is the practice of imagining possible future realities (scenarios), the risks and opportunities each scenario presents, and planning what you.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) July 9, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/This%20judge%20traveled%2035%2c000%20miles%20to%20understand%20what%20makes%20some%20people%20so%20resilient%20-%20here%E2%80%99s%20what%20she%20learned.jpeg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-makes-people-so-resilient) ### [This judge traveled 35,000 miles to understand what makes some people so resilient - here’s what she learned](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/what-makes-people-so-resilient) As a litigator and a judge, Emma Bell observed up-close how different people had totally different responses to conflict, trauma and hardship. [Leading, Not Managing](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/leading-not-managing) May 4, 2020 [![Leadership in uncertain times](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/The%20importance%20of%20leadership%20during%20uncertain%20times.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/leadership-during-uncertain-times) ### [The importance of leadership during uncertain times](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/leadership-during-uncertain-times) Leadership and crisis have always had a close yet complex relationship. It’s a well-known fact that political leaders’ approval ratings improve during times of.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) March 31, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Homepage%20image-2.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/insight-coronavirus-resource-centre) ### [[Insight] Coronavirus Resource Centre](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/insight-coronavirus-resource-centre) The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11 2020. Within a few short weeks around 20% of the globe’s population.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) March 3, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Five%20telltale%20signs%20your%20business%20needs%20executive%20coaching.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/executive-coaching-signs-your-business-needs-it) ### [Five telltale signs your business needs executive coaching](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/executive-coaching-signs-your-business-needs-it) Executive coaching is something which all businesses can benefit from, at any stage of their journey. Executive coaches help you to see things from a different.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) February 3, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Feature%20Image-1.png) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/key-priorities-for-business-leaders-in-2020) ### [[Report] Key Priorities for Business Leaders in 2020](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/key-priorities-for-business-leaders-in-2020) Taking a step back to review your business performance and make sure your strategy and priorities reflect your business goals will undoubtedly pay dividends in.. [Getting Ahead](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/getting-ahead) January 20, 2020 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/How%20to%20choose%20an%20executive%20coach.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/executive-coach-how-to-choose) ### [How to choose an executive coach](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/executive-coach-how-to-choose) If you’ve made the decision to invest in an executive coach, the next step is choosing one. So how do you do it? Where do you look? And how can you guarantee.. 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