Vistage Staff, Author at Vistage Research Center http://www.vistage.com/research-center/author/vistage-staff/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:14:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 Foundations of Executive Coaching: EQ is essential /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250311-executive-coaching-eq/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250311-executive-coaching-eq /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250311-executive-coaching-eq/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:47:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47027 When it comes to exceptional executive coaching, Vistage Chair Robin Stanaland says emotional intelligence (EQ) plays a crucial role. Stanaland emphasizes that great coaches possess a high degree of EQ, which allows them to sense when clients are not fully...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250311-executive-coaching-eq/feed/ 0 47027 Ola Sage: Charting her course in business and Chairing /research-center/personal-development/20250305-ola-sage-charting-her-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250305-ola-sage-charting-her-course /research-center/personal-development/20250305-ola-sage-charting-her-course/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 02:17:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46931 As a Chair and a member, my Vistage experience has been like having an open MRI. It reveals who you are and creates an opportunity for personal discovery and growth as a leader. Editor’s Note: This profile is part of...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/20250305-ola-sage-charting-her-course/feed/ 0 46931 Are you approaching neurodiversity in the right way? /research-center/business-growth-strategy/are-you-approaching-neurodiversity-in-the-right-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-approaching-neurodiversity-in-the-right-way /research-center/business-growth-strategy/are-you-approaching-neurodiversity-in-the-right-way/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:33:17 +0000 /research-center/uncategorized/are-you-approaching-neurodiversity-in-the-right-way/ Dominic Keohane, founder of Innate Change, was diagnosed late in life with ADHD and Autism. “I went from a successful career as a business consultant to crashing through burn out”, he recalls. “I was medicated for bi-polar and eventually diagnosed...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/are-you-approaching-neurodiversity-in-the-right-way/feed/ 0 47016 Why more women are needed in senior leadership roles /research-center/business-leadership/why-more-women-are-needed-in-senior-leadership-roles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-more-women-are-needed-in-senior-leadership-roles /research-center/business-leadership/why-more-women-are-needed-in-senior-leadership-roles/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:31:05 +0000 /research-center/?p=47001 Despite progress in recent years, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles across UK businesses. According to a 2023 McKinsey report, just 35% of leadership roles at FTSE 100 companies are filled by women – and there are just 10 female...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/why-more-women-are-needed-in-senior-leadership-roles/feed/ 0 47001 The secret to building great mental resilience /research-center/personal-development/work-life-balance/the-secret-to-building-great-mental-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-secret-to-building-great-mental-resilience /research-center/personal-development/work-life-balance/the-secret-to-building-great-mental-resilience/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:43:05 +0000 /research-center/uncategorized/the-secret-to-building-great-mental-resilience/ “I was a litigator for 20 years, then a judge for 20 years – and I’ve been an executive coach alongside those two things for 17 years”, explains resilience expert, Emma Bell. “As a litigator, I acted for people who...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/work-life-balance/the-secret-to-building-great-mental-resilience/feed/ 0 46958 Foundations of Executive Coaching: Top-notch executive coaching /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250212-top-notch-executive-coaching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250212-top-notch-executive-coaching /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250212-top-notch-executive-coaching/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:44:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46843 One of the telltale signs of top-notch executive coaching is when coaches replace judgment with curiosity and continue to ask questions. They are insatiably curious and challenge client answers to encourage deeper thinking and growth. A great coach must also...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250212-top-notch-executive-coaching/feed/ 0 46843 Why is economic confidence in the UK falling? /research-center/business-growth-strategy/why-is-economic-confidence-in-the-uk-falling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-economic-confidence-in-the-uk-falling /research-center/business-growth-strategy/why-is-economic-confidence-in-the-uk-falling/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:48 +0000 /research-center/uncategorized/why-is-economic-confidence-in-the-uk-falling/ We’ve been running our Vistage CEO Confidence Index since 2003. It’s a quarterly barometer of SME CEOs, which reveals their sentiments about the UK economy and their own business prospects over the coming 12 months – and our Q4 2024...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/why-is-economic-confidence-in-the-uk-falling/feed/ 0 46920 For L.A. wildfire victims: Valuable lessons from the Florida hurricanes /research-center/personal-development/20250122-la-wildfires/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250122-la-wildfires /research-center/personal-development/20250122-la-wildfires/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46855 Editor’s Note: Cindy Hesterman (pictured), CEO of Vistage Florida and Chair Emeritus, wrote the following for our internal member network. This edited version has been published with her permission. After experiencing several hurricanes in the past few years, some Vistage Chairs...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/20250122-la-wildfires/feed/ 0 46855 Foundations of Executive Coaching: Impactful goal-setting /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250114-goal-setting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250114-goal-setting /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250114-goal-setting/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:55:50 +0000 /research-center/?p=46813 Executives are often under pressure to deliver bold results. To do so, leaders must set goals that guide strategic decision-making and align organization-wide efforts to achieve impactful outcomes. Vistage Master Chair Tom Cuthbert believes an effective goal-setting process that leads...

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]]> /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20250114-goal-setting/feed/ 0 46813 The art of delegating: 4 ways CEOs can empower their teams /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20241219-delegating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241219-delegating /research-center/personal-development/leadership-competencies/20241219-delegating/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:40:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46735 As the 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes received a gift from Queen Victoria that is today one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the White House. The Resolute desk, built from oak pieces of...

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