Vistage Research Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 17: LUZCO Technologies CEO Lus Haberberger on the power of diverse perspectives /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:45:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46653 Lus Haberberger, CEO of LUZCO Technologies and a 2024 Vistage Member Excellence Award winner, joins Vistage CEO Sam Reese to share why she took the leap to found an engineering firm that has transformed into one of the fastest-growing firms...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20241112-a-life-of-climb-episode-17-lus-haberberger/feed/ 0 46653 Business trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:13:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46644 As business owners anticipate the new year, we’ve published our annual list of trends small and midsize businesses will face. The series is highly anticipated by executives surveying the landscape and preparing for the years ahead. This year’s series covers...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46644 Economic trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46630 To project into the future, we must first understand the past. Much of the last year’s narrative has been about the Federal Reserve trying to cool inflation. Its root cause was certainly formulaic — part short-term reaction to supply chain...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46630 How leaders can improve their 2025 strategic planning process /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241107-strategic-planning /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:18:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46589 As 2025 rapidly approaches, many business leaders are starting their strategic planning process. Setting a strategy is the most difficult and important part of a CEO’s job. While there are many different ways to create an annual strategic plan, effective...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20241107-strategic-planning/feed/ 0 46589 Technology trends for 2025: AI and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:26:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46593 Editor’s note: This is the third installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study technology trends for 2025. While artificial intelligence dominated the business news in 2024, it was mostly large...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46593 Advice from a Red Cross volunteer: Don’t recover from the hurricanes alone /research-center/business-operations/20241030-red-cross-volunteer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241030-red-cross-volunteer /research-center/business-operations/20241030-red-cross-volunteer/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:59:55 +0000 /research-center/?p=46591 In May 2009, three days after getting laid off from her job, Lori Halverson signed up to volunteer for the American Red Cross. “I had always wanted to work for the Red Cross,” says Halverson, now a Vistage Chair in...

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/20241030-red-cross-volunteer/feed/ 0 46591 Small business confidence gains more momentum [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2024] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241029-small-business-confidence-gains-momentum-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241029-small-business-confidence-gains-momentum-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241029-small-business-confidence-gains-momentum-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46607 For the third consecutive month, small business confidence has increased as the October WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index reached 96.5, its highest level since February 2022. September’s half-point interest rate cut, coupled with more expected cuts, is contributing to...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241029-small-business-confidence-gains-momentum-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46607 Social & workplace trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46572 Editor’s note: This is the second installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study social and workplace trends for 2025. As we move further from the pandemic era, Americans are grappling...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46572 Should we ‘move fast and break things’ with AI? /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20241024-move-fast-and-break-things-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241024-move-fast-and-break-things-ai /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20241024-move-fast-and-break-things-ai/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46571 Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the impact of generative AI on business operations, including creativity, innovation, management, and hybrid and remote working. In the bustling corridors of Silicon Valley, the mantra of “move fast and break...

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20241024-move-fast-and-break-things-ai/feed/ 0 46571 What impact has the upcoming Autumn Budget had on CEO confidence? /research-center/business-financials/what-impact-has-the-upcoming-autumn-budget-had-on-ceo-confidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-impact-has-the-upcoming-autumn-budget-had-on-ceo-confidence /research-center/business-financials/what-impact-has-the-upcoming-autumn-budget-had-on-ceo-confidence/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:27:10 +0000 /research-center/uncategorized/what-impact-has-the-upcoming-autumn-budget-had-on-ceo-confidence/ October 30th is a date firmly imprinted in the minds of business leaders across the UK. It’s the date of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, and many are fearing the worst.  The Labour government has repeatedly said that it will...

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