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In most industry sectors costs tend to fall with time, due to productivity gains. Look at the electronics industry which is a great example of this. In the health care sector, the opposite holds true. Costs have been rising year on year. Between 1960 and 2005 health care costs have risen at GDP +2.0% (OECD countries) and in the US by GDP +2.5%. In the US 16% of GDP is today spent on Health Care. In Sweden the equivalent number is approximately 9%. Last week Vistage member Dag Andersson was invited to participate in a seminar at the Swedish embassy in Berlin on the topic “Health and Care of tomorrow: How to handle limited resources and a growing demand.” Present were H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and Price Daniel together with Göran Hägglund, (Sweden’s Minister for Health) and Social Affairs Dani
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Tony Rudell, Vistage member and owner of successful Wolverhampton jewellers Rudells, has died suddenly, aged 64, after suffering a severe stroke at his Edgbaston home on Thursday morning. He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Selly Oak, Birmingham but he did not regain consciousness and died peacefully at 2pm on Friday 20th May. His funeral was held at Birmingham Jewish Cemetery on Sunday where hundreds of people paid tribute to him. He led Rudells Jewellers for decades, helping to build on the success of the family business which also has a branch in Harborne, Birmingham. He leaves behind Patricia Rudell (Ricky) and an extended "family" of close friends. Mr Rudell, who was Jewish, was buried on Sunday. Born in 1946 to Justin and Etta Rudell, Roundy, as he was known to friends, was
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The Mayor of Uckfield, Councillor John Carvey, officially opened the new offices of Affinity Select, the home of professional indemnity insurance specialist PI Expert on Monday 4th April. He cut the ribbon to officially launch the business at its new location. To celebrate the move to premises three times the size of their last building which they moved into in 2009, local professionals were invited for canapés and wine following the cutting of the ribbon. Of course free professional indemnity advice was also available on tap! Jenny Carter-Vaughan, the Managing Director of Affinity Select and member of Vistage 41 commented: “I would like to thank everyone who came to the office opening, but more importantly I would like to thank my staff without who this wo
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It's a great time to be in Vistage Mike Carter MD of Orchard has been a Vistage Member for over three years and is passionate about his membership. Orchard is the North of England's largest digital, creative and marketing recruitment consultancy. Offices are situated in Manchester and Leeds and they place talented people in freelance and permanent jobs online and off-line within Agency and Client side companies. In this interview Mike discusses his role within Orchard and how his Vistage membership has helped his business to remain in business.
WAA film new Vistage membership testimonial
sgilroy, Jun 02, 2010
Featured Category, Vistage MembersJacqui Lennon the Managing Director and Andy Wilson Chief Executive of multi award winning agency WAA have filmed a testimonial on the benefits of their Vistage membership. WAA combine commerciality with creativity to mine raw customer and business data, craft strategic insights, create compelling strategies and impactful communication ideas. They then plan and execute across the right media channels to stimulate conversations, influence behaviour and deliver real ROI. It's an unique approach they call Business Creativity. See what they have to say about Vistage
Planes, trains and automobiles…just a test of our resilience and initiative?
sgilroy, Apr 19, 2010
UncategorizedAnyone remember the movie where all flights are cancelled and John Candy and Steve Martin need to find their way home (see http://bit.ly/YfAlJ if you can’t remember this one)? Well, many of us are now in pretty much the same situation. I know that for many it’s not much fun, especially for those with small children stuck in a foreign country and trying to get home. But you know, at times like this it’s important to keep a sense of perspective on things. It’s very interesting to see the lengths that people will go to in order to get home or get to their business meetings. Here’s just a small selection of stories in the news – some of them great examples of ingenuity and initiative!
- Thom Noble, 52, from Highgate, north London, is managing direct
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Vistage member Paul McErlean had a great article published in The Irish News last week 09/03/10. Discussing his experience of the benefits of social networking for business and his Vistage membership. Please find the article below:
In the run-up to Christmas last year, I was introduced to a business organisation called Vistage. At first I was sceptical because I thought it was another one of these sales networks, the type of organisation where
Many questions are asked about Social Media and the benefit to business. Vistage speakers MediaSnackers discuss their experiences and the affect they are having on CEO's and driving the changes from the top down. This has led them to develop niche business Social Media for Suits aimed at personal mentoring for CEO's and senior executives. See what they have to say
