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Yesterday Vistage chairman Ivan Goldberg had the great pleasure of presenting Mike Wood, MD of FrostART with his 5 year plaque and pen.
Mike is unusual as he has achieved the five years in three different groups, Edward Clifford's small business group, then Ivan's key executive group and now Ivan's Chief Executive group. A great example of how he has grown his business through his Vistage membership.
Mike is the MD of FrostART which is a mail order/e-commerce busi
Vistage member Giles Salt of M & I Materials welcomed Prince Charles to their factory at Trafford Park for a tour of the site. M & I received the Queen's Award for outstanding achievement in International Trade and Export earlier this
Yesterday a group of Vistage members, chairs and guests got together for dinner at the Dorchester in London, to hear a thought-provoking session delivered by Mike Milken – Unprecedented Times, Unprecedented Opportunities.
Mike has three main professional passions: medical research, education and finance. In each, he has been uniquely successful in creating value, whether measured in lives saved (Fortune magazine
Prospering in the New Business Landscape. At Vistage, our role is to make our members better leaders. Below you will find a white paper that we’ve produced that suggest what business leaders should be focused on to succeed in The New Economy. I hope that you will find it valuable in planning the future for your business. I welcome your thoughts, comments and suggestions.
Are you joining peer development forums to leverage your business?
sgilroy, Jan 28, 2010
Uncategorized, Vistage Members- Is your business performing well in spite of the challenging economic climate
- Do you have your own board of non-executive directors who act as a sounding board?
- Are you keeping the spotlight firmly on strategic issues?
One of Vistage's top speakers is Roger Martin Fagg who also provides our members with economic updates throughout the year to help our members get an understanding of the economic outlook and the impact on their business. Roger focuses on how the economy really works and on the links between FT100 reward systems, the behaviour of banks and economic instability. He also researches his clients trading environment as a necessary component of his teaching. His book ‘Making Sense of th
Vistage group V42 had a half day taster session with Mediasnackers on social media and how to integrate it into their businesses. See what they thought below from the testimonials Mediasnackers took. Watch out for them visiting a Vistage group near you.
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Recent good news on Jobs is welcome, but more pain to come?
sgilroy, Jan 11, 2010
Economy, UncategorizedYou may have seen the revelation earlier this week by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, in their latest Report on Jobs, that the rise in permanent placements in the UK during December was the highest for nearly two-and-a-half years. The report also said that December was the fifth successive month in which hiring of permanent employees grew and that temporary staff placements also rose during the period, to a 30-month high. So have we really turned the corner, and is UK PLC now into hiring mode again? I don’t think so. I’m as happy as anyone at the good news, but I think it’s impo
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The political events of this week – widely interpreted by experts as the unofficial start of the General Election campaign – have got me thinking about the whole subject of leadership. This is because great generals, whether in business or politics, undoubtedly possess many of the same qualities. I guess that politicians have the added challenge of playing out their roles fully exposed to public view, which let’s be honest, must be a significant challenge in itself. And as the election campaign seems to have started really early, then we’ll all have ample opportunity to review the performance of our prospective new political leaders. As part of what we at Vistage call the New Economy, we’ve already identified a series of characteristics that brilliant business leaders of the future will have to e
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Are you harnessing awards to boost your business profile?
sgilroy, Dec 18, 2009
Business, Vistage Members
- Is your business showcasing its expertise through winning awards?
- Are you aware of the power of awards to open new doors and win business?
- Do you know that awards help to attract the best people and boost morale?
