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Practical guidance and advice from real-life business experiences for business leaders (3) --- ** # 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 34 Results [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) November 26, 2015 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/spot-862274_1280.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-first-impressions-really-do-count) ### [Why First Impressions Really Do Count for Your New Recruits](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/why-first-impressions-really-do-count) I’m sure we all have a story about that great candidate we hired who didn’t quite turn out as well as we’d hoped, or that great employee we hired who left.. 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[Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) July 31, 2015 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/daffodils.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/marketing-for-ceos-and-the-4-not-so-great-expectations) ### [Marketing for CEOs and the 4 Not-so-Great Expectations!](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/marketing-for-ceos-and-the-4-not-so-great-expectations) It never ceases to surprise us when CEOs confide that they don’t have stellar expectations of what marketing can do for their business. “Sure it can make a.. [Vistage Open Days](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/vistage-open-days) July 19, 2015 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/auditorium.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/5-simple-steps-to-a-great-presentation) ### [5 Simple Steps to a Great Presentation](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/5-simple-steps-to-a-great-presentation) Giving a speech or conducting a presentation is hard for any person to do; you need to engage with your audience and make them forget that they are learning... [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) April 25, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-693989803-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/walking_into_distance_future_trends.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/8-key-trends-in-management-training-that-mds-should-know) ### [8 Key Trends in Management Training That All MDs Should Know ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/8-key-trends-in-management-training-that-mds-should-know) I’ve been running courses for nearly 20 years, and I have identified some long term and some recent trends that are worth considering if you’re getting your.. [Speakers](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers) February 6, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-510513915-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/father_and_child.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/its-time-for-business-owners-to-stop-feeling-guilty-about-being-a-good-parent) ### [It's Time for Business Owners to Stop Feeling Guilty About Being a Good Parent](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/its-time-for-business-owners-to-stop-feeling-guilty-about-being-a-good-parent) A short while ago I was asked by the BBC to go on their World News Programme with Jon Sopel. Sigmar Gabriel, Vice Chancellor of Germany had announced that he.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) January 29, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-482874844-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/time_management.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-effective-time-management-tips-for-busy-mds) ### [10 Brilliantly Effective Time Management Tips for Busy MDs](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/10-effective-time-management-tips-for-busy-mds) The most successful business leaders seem to be able to achieve so much in the same amount of time as the rest of us. They are taking their company from.. [Business](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/business) January 28, 2014 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-481598338-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/credit_card_sales.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet) ### [How to Make Money on the Internet- 3 Essential Tips for Turning Your Leads into Sales ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/how-to-make-money-on-the-internet) Today's business owner is well aware of the benefits of the Internet to grow their brand and boost awareness. But what use is awareness if it doesn’t lead to.. 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[Speakers](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers) October 18, 2013 [![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/file-434744723-jpg/Blog_Images/pixabay_images/self_awareness_pigeon_statue.jpg) ](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/self-awareness-for-the-cynic) ### [Self Awareness for the Cynic](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/self-awareness-for-the-cynic) Around half the content of senior management development appears to revolve around the “soft-stuff” of self-awareness. The MBA and the many in-house training.. [<](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/2) [1](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/1) [2](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/2) [3](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/3) [4](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/4) [>](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/speakers/page/4) ### Subscribe to Vistage Insights X ? ![](https://www.bizographics.com/collect/?pid=8256&fmt=gif) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=3037762&fmt=gif)