Mary Ellen Sheehy, Author at Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/author/mary-sheehy/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:06:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 5 visionary leaders who saw past their horizons to discover award-winning excellence https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231129-visionary-leaders-award-winning-excellence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231129-visionary-leaders-award-winning-excellence https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231129-visionary-leaders-award-winning-excellence/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:06:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44740 In every industry, there are those who inspire, lead and shape the world around them. These are leaders who turn their products into household names, who measure success through the lens of their team’s happiness, who think outside the box,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20231129-visionary-leaders-award-winning-excellence/feed/ 0 Vistage on the Hill 2023: Shaping policies that affect small and midsize businesses https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44279 CEOs of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are navigating a lot of obstacles. Our latest Vistage CEO confidence index survey shows that they face slowing demand and hiring challenges while focusing on managing costs and accessing cash and capital to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/feed/ 0 5 guideposts to lead you toward award-winning excellence https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20221130-5-guideposts-award-winning-excellence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221130-5-guideposts-award-winning-excellence https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20221130-5-guideposts-award-winning-excellence/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:32:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43635 Do you know what makes a top-performing leader? Skillful decision-making and the ability to execute. Download the e-book You become the backbone of your company’s performance when you set the direction of culture and values, model best practices for communication...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20221130-5-guideposts-award-winning-excellence/feed/ 0 People and Culture: Leadership for a better normal https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40301 The findings are clear. The latest Vistage Research report, CEO Projections 2022: Embrace the Employee Revolution states hiring is the top decision, investment and leadership challenge facing CEOs. Vistage Sr. Director of Research Anne Petrik reflected on this as she...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/feed/ 0 Growth Through Sales and Marketing: Tools to transform https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39528 Drawing from the latest Vistage Research report “Marketing Matters,” Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin set the stage for the Vistage National CEO Conference on Growth with a powerful insight: 78% of CEOs report accelerating shifts in buyer behavior as a...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/feed/ 0 Technology and Innovation: The secrets of “visionary” leadership https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:46:32 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39044 The CEO’s Journey: Technology and Innovation was a powerful Vistage National CEO Conference on September 24, 2021. Hundreds of Vistage CEO members joined together to explore their role in instilling the change necessary to stay relevant, and soar past competition....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20211001-technology-and-innovation-the-secrets-of-visionary-leadership/feed/ 0 Fiscal Health: Strategic financial insights for the post-pandemic reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/#respond Fri, 28 May 2021 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=38134 The CEO’s Journey: Fiscal Health Conference on May 21 challenged hundreds of Vistage members from around the world to stop protecting the past, and start inventing the future. (And do it faster than the competition.) Keynotes and business resources provided...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/feed/ 0 People and Culture: An exploration of team leadership for a new reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210331-people-and-culture-an-exploration-of-team-leadership-for-a-new-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210331-people-and-culture-an-exploration-of-team-leadership-for-a-new-reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210331-people-and-culture-an-exploration-of-team-leadership-for-a-new-reality/#respond Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:49:08 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=37789 The first Vistage National CEO Conference of 2021 “The CEO’s Journey: People and Culture” aimed at the question: How can you be the leader your people need? The March 26 event flipped the script. To be the leader your people...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210331-people-and-culture-an-exploration-of-team-leadership-for-a-new-reality/feed/ 0 A Day to Celebrate Middle Market CEOs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/day-celebrate-middle-market-ceos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-celebrate-middle-market-ceos https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/day-celebrate-middle-market-ceos/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:11:44 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=17680 The middle market employs close to 50 million Americans, boasts a growth rate double that of the S&P, and is focused on expanding, innovating, and hiring.  But while the middle market encompasses a tremendous range of critical businesses, in every...

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