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The "crucial role" middle managers play has been lauded, after a survey revealed that they are the group who feels most disengaged, Fresh Business Thinking reports. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development's (CIPD) latest Employee Outlook survey, middle managers are the group most likely to feel the pressures of the current economic downturn. Nearly half of….
The average British CEO is "more optimistic" than their European equivalents about the future, according to new data. PricewaterhouseCooper's annual global survey has revealed that British CEOs are far more likely to invest into their companies and boost headcount than those in Europe, feeling 79 per cent more upbeat about revenue growth, compared with 64 per cent in the Eurozone. ….
Vistage members don’t need reminding how useful social media can be in building a business. Nonetheless, there is an interesting story out today about the way in which Edinburgh firm Morphsuits have used Facebook to grow a business from scratch to a turnover of more than £10 million in under three years. As Facebook gears up for a rumoured initial public offering later this year,….
Vistage speaker Malcolm Smith held a negotiation workshop in September 2011 with Vistage Group 41 which draws its members from the Sussex and Kent area. Malcolm made a bold opening statement to the group at the workshop. By applying his negotiation tools and techniques the group in total would, in a short space of time, be able to save £250,000. Needless to say the members took….
Employers worry most about employees' work life balance, a new survey reveals. Research carried out by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the risk industry trade body, found that of 500 employers polled, 21 per cent ranked 'maintaining a good work/life balance' as their number one health issue. This is ahead of stress concerns, which 19 per cent cited as their biggest concern. ….
British businesses should make better use of instant messaging (IM) according to research, Fresh Business Thinking reports. A survey carried out by Symantec Corp has found that a "general misunderstanding" of IM with regard to security and informality has resulted in three quarters of firms shunning the tool, deeming it unproductive. Yet data released by YouGov found that, when u….
85 per cent of employees view flexible benefits as "either very important or important", Fresh Business Thinking reports. A New Year task that decision makers running a family business might like to undertake is examining the business's flexible benefits offering, as a survey has found that almost a quarter of companies do not currently make such a provision, yet employees increasin….
Older workers are ready to readdress their work/life balance issues by heading back to the workplace in a bid to usurp younger workers, reports managers.org.uk. Figures from insurers Aviva suggest that 86 per cent of older workers believe they can do a better job than some of the younger workers currently employed. In addition, over-three quarters of respondents would be more c….
So, here we are in 2012, the year of the London Olympics. The Eurozone challenges are still to be resolved and the overall business environment remains very challenging and no doubt has more surprises yet to come for us all. Within Vistage, we know that businesses succeed when they have a clear strategy that is well executed; when the value propostition is clear and delivered consiste….
Modern executives often struggle to convey their points in a presentation, it has been claimed. Ron Ashkenas, a management author, wrote on Harvard Business Review that there are ways of avoiding the information-overload and confidence issues that sometimes stop a CEO or other senior management figure from communicating a concept effectively. He said: "In most organisations to….
