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Displaying 1-10 of 16 posts
The anticipated surge and unexpected spikes of 2021 have left CEOs unsure about the economy and marketplace in 2022 but quite certain about their ability to grow their business — provided they can find enough people. Headwinds continue to blow...
As a CEO, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Those first 100 days in the job are crucial, as they set the tone for your tenure and potentially impact your effectiveness as a leader. But...
The case for optimism is strong. In the U.S., vaccinations are accelerating, unemployment is declining and schools are reopening. But separate from current events, there’s another reason why CEOs should have a positive outlook. Optimists make the best leaders. They...
CEOs set a goal, develop strategies to achieve it and undertake tactical implementation. How do you know if you can “fund the plan”? How do you know if you have the capital to really “play to win”? One source of...
There will not be a “new normal” on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis. When business activity picks up and the world begins to spin again, people and businesses will engage in a “new reality” that will not resemble...
Entering the new year, our collective curiosity centered on whether there would be a recession in late 2020 or 2021. Recessions are an economy’s way of rebalancing capacity. COVID-19 served as an accelerant for structural shifts in our economy that...
Technology offers plenty of business benefits, from driving productivity to transforming operations to optimizing workflows. But it also has a downside: It opens up companies to cyberattacks — a threat that, in most cases, companies are not equipped to handle....
Talent and hiring is the foremost business decision executives and Vistage members say they face. And without a thoughtful road map to address it, access to talent is an issue that can limit your company’s growth. Hiring and employment factors...
It’s not an easy time to be the CEO of a small or midsize business. According to new data from Vistage, issues like tax reform, tariffs and talent are still keeping CEOs awake at night, while concerns about the trajectory of...
You read about it all the time — headline-grabbing data breeches at big companies that compromise millions of customers and suppliers, exposing valuable personal and financial data. The result is ruined credit, tattered corporate reputations and compromised identities. Here is...