Vistage Executive Street Blog » Leon Shapiro

One of the many people I follow for key learnings and trends is Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. When I read her recent post, I was inspired by her commitment to meaningful relationships and...

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It’s the time of year when we share our favorite holiday stories (or watch the many movie adaptations!) with our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. It got me thinking: What if some of...

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As a CEO, sometimes I think I need to have all of the answers. But I’ve also learned (partly through the advice of my fellow Vistage members) that sometimes having the right questions can be ev...

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How are you impacting your employees? In the WSJ November Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO survey, we asked our members how they communicate internally with their employees. The top...

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When it comes to keeping your employees engaged and happy, how do you really move the needle? Some may say an increase in pay, a cash bonus, and opportunities for advancement. But according to a ...

https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/employee-retention/an-opportunity-to-be-grateful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-opportunity-to-be-grateful

Confidence in the U.S. economy, as expressed by CEOs and owners of small businesses, continued to decline since the start of 2015, falling to its lowest level in nearly two years.  According to ...

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The great Maya Angelou once said, “we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” That quote strikes me as particularly impactful for our Vistage members, as the more business leaders i...

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Last year, we launched the SummerWorks portal on My Vistage, connecting the children of our members with internships at Vistage member companies. This summer, we enjoyed having 20 interns here in...

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“I don’t have time.” We hear and repeat that phrase a lot. As a business leader, you’re pulled in a million different directions and face a million different challenges every day. Sometim...

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Remember the 1990 Rory Gallagher song, Bowed Not Broken?   It’s about gamblers trying to game the system and who, despite their struggles, are “bowed not broken.”  While CEOs may be less...

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