Business Growth Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:28:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 141323424 Designing the future: Creating certainty when it’s hard to find /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250515-designing-future-certainty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250515-designing-future-certainty /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250515-designing-future-certainty/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:53:55 +0000 /research-center/?p=47376 “The best way to predict the future is to design it.” — Buckminster Fuller In today’s volatile world, uncertainty isn’t the exception — it’s the rule. CEOs who cling to prediction models are gambling on variables they can’t control. In...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250515-designing-future-certainty/feed/ 0 47376 The framework top CEOs use to scale /research-center/talent-management/20250516-ceo-framework/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250516-ceo-framework /research-center/talent-management/20250516-ceo-framework/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 14:50:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47383 Scaling a business doesn’t mean grinding longer hours, putting out fires all day, or spinning your wheels chasing growth. Top-performing CEOs don’t grow through chaos — they scale through clarity, systems and accountability. They rely on one framework: People +...

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]]> /research-center/talent-management/20250516-ceo-framework/feed/ 0 47383 How business owners will adapt to AI /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 17:50:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47354 Business owners are actively seeking AI solutions that will transform their organizations forever, are easy to implement and free. Our expectations may be a wee bit unrealistic. Over the last several months, artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a theoretical...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/feed/ 0 47354 Top Negotiation Strategies for Strategic Communication Success /research-center/business-growth-strategy/six-successful-strategies-for-negotiation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-successful-strategies-for-negotiation /research-center/business-growth-strategy/six-successful-strategies-for-negotiation/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:39:00 +0000 https://blog.vistage.com/?p=8376 Negotiation is the act of working with one or more stakeholders to find an equitable solution to a situation. The goal of negotiation is to get the best possible advantage while agreeing to concessions that encourage the other party to...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/six-successful-strategies-for-negotiation/feed/ 2 8376 Small business confidence settles post-election [WSJ/Vistage Jan 2025] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:02:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46885 After rising for 4 months, confidence among small businesses has waned slightly in the new year. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index declined 5 points in January to 106.9. The survey was conducted before the inauguration; next month’s survey...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46885 10 Steps to Building Business Strategies & Strategy Development /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:14:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=23348 I have had the honor of helping over 60 Vistage members craft their best business strategies. A couple of years ago, I worked with the management team of a member who was contemplating the company’s growth plan. Based on instincts...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/feed/ 2 23348 Business Growth 2024: Managing major trends and avoiding the complexity trap /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241115-business-growth-2024-recap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241115-business-growth-2024-recap /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241115-business-growth-2024-recap/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:58:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46669 As the year wraps up and businesses prepare for 2025, leaders across Vistage gathered for a day of learning to help guide their plans for the new year. As one respondent shared about the Business Growth National CEO Conference, “Great...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20241115-business-growth-2024-recap/feed/ 0 46669 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 Vistage Perspectives Summer 2024: Elevating strategic growth /research-center/business-leadership/20240625-perspectives-elevating-strategic-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240625-perspectives-elevating-strategic-growth /research-center/business-leadership/20240625-perspectives-elevating-strategic-growth/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:59:11 +0000 /research-center/?p=45818 In this edition of Vistage Perspectives magazine, we feature members who understand that strategy is the lifeblood of any organization and approach it with passion and rigor The members we spotlight may take different approaches — from building frameworks in-house...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240625-perspectives-elevating-strategic-growth/feed/ 0 45818 3 steps for envisioning the future (It’s a process!) /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240517-envisioning-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240517-envisioning-the-future /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20240517-envisioning-the-future/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 15:03:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45583 Here’s something obvious: If you knew what would happen in the future, you could make better business decisions, better resource allocations, and better investments today. Sorry to break the news: We can’t exactly see the future. But what if I...

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