Leadership Lessons Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/tag/leadership-lessons/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:17:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 Vistage Perspectives Winter 2024: Small and midsize businesses make a great big impact https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20240116-vistage-perspectives-smb-great-big-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240116-vistage-perspectives-smb-great-big-impact https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20240116-vistage-perspectives-smb-great-big-impact/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44967 In this edition of Vistage Perspectives magazine, we feature the small and midsize business owners who grow both their companies and communities. We spotlight members of the Vistage community who have dedicated themselves to solving problems, innovating, and creating jobs...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20240116-vistage-perspectives-smb-great-big-impact/feed/ 0 12: The Line Up Owner Deb Erickson on building a culture of success — and successors https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231130-a-life-of-climb-episode-12-deb-erickson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231130-a-life-of-climb-episode-12-deb-erickson https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231130-a-life-of-climb-episode-12-deb-erickson/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 02:55:11 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44782 Owner of The Line Up and Vistage 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Deb Erickson joins the podcast to share her journey from working in social services to making apparel for some of the biggest sports teams in the country. Deb...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231130-a-life-of-climb-episode-12-deb-erickson/feed/ 0 The 7 best books that every CEO should read https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230817-best-books-every-ceo-should-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230817-best-books-every-ceo-should-read https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230817-best-books-every-ceo-should-read/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 02:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44266 There are many different ways that leaders learn, and reading books is one of my favorite ways to open my mind to new thinking and expand my perspective. Personally, I like to always have at least a couple of books...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230817-best-books-every-ceo-should-read/feed/ 0 10 thought-provoking questions to ask other leaders https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20230815-strategic-questions-to-ask-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230815-strategic-questions-to-ask-leaders https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20230815-strategic-questions-to-ask-leaders/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:47:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44263 Why would you talk to others about their leadership journeys? If you’re an executive coach, it’s an essential part of the job and can help drive clients’ internal reflection. Mentors, whether in a formal position or a casual advisory role,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20230815-strategic-questions-to-ask-leaders/feed/ 0 Defining your leadership legacy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/exit-planning/20230721-defining-your-leadership-legacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230721-defining-your-leadership-legacy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/exit-planning/20230721-defining-your-leadership-legacy/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:12:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44226 As a leader, how do you want to be remembered? What lasting impact do you want to have on your employees, business, and community? What will be your leadership legacy?  Vistage Chairs Phillip Thomas and Michael Flannery talk about why...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/exit-planning/20230721-defining-your-leadership-legacy/feed/ 0 Vistage Perspectives Summer 2023: Building teams by developing leaders https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230628-vistage-perspectives-developing-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230628-vistage-perspectives-developing-leaders https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230628-vistage-perspectives-developing-leaders/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:50:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44147 In the Summer 2023 issue of Vistage Perspectives magazine, we feature members who have extended the philosophy “Rise by helping others” to their organizations by developing their leaders. Regardless of their approach — internal training programs, apprenticeship models or purpose-built...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230628-vistage-perspectives-developing-leaders/feed/ 0 Women in Leadership 2023: Empowering lessons from 3 trailblazers https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230623-women-in-leadership-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230623-women-in-leadership-2023 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230623-women-in-leadership-2023/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44136 Connection. Inspiration. Empowerment. These words describe one of my favorite events of the year — the Women in Leadership Vistage National CEO Conference — where women from across the globe gathered virtually to learn from other women and gain new...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230623-women-in-leadership-2023/feed/ 0 5 ways email costs your company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20230313-5-ways-email-costs-your-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230313-5-ways-email-costs-your-company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20230313-5-ways-email-costs-your-company/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43909 Email is supposed to be a great productivity enhancer. It’s how our work arrives to us and how we make requests of others. However, because of the way most of us use this tool, it’s turned out to be a...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/productivity-execution/20230313-5-ways-email-costs-your-company/feed/ 0 6 leadership traps that could put your career at risk https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230131-leadership-traps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230131-leadership-traps https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230131-leadership-traps/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43813 High-achieving entrepreneurs and business leaders are eager to find tips for getting ahead. Seminars are the go-to source for gleaning ideas for the next big breakthrough. And often, they hear advice that encourages them to “trust their gut” or “follow...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230131-leadership-traps/feed/ 0 How leaders can practice transparent leadership amid economic uncertainty https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20221219-transparent-leadership-in-economic-uncertainty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221219-transparent-leadership-in-economic-uncertainty https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20221219-transparent-leadership-in-economic-uncertainty/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43594 It can feel lonely at the top, especially in an uncertain economy. But it doesn’t have to be. Some CEOs believe it is their duty to single-handedly shoulder and navigate all the company’s problems. This way of thinking can drive...

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