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Leadership Insights - October 2021
IN THIS ISSUE: ...“The Great Resignation”: A War, not a Battle; “The Great Resignation”: Retention; Delayed, not Decided; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Oct 19, 2021


Q3 2021 CEO Confidence Index: Past the peak of the economic surge
After peaking at 108.8 in Q2, the CEO Confidence Index backed off to 97.1 in Q3. This moderation in confidence is driven mostly by the...
Scott Thurber
Oct 1, 2021


Leadership Insights - September 2021
IN THIS ISSUE...Lasso’s Lessons; “Pride and Delusion”; Are You Backable?; 17 Words on Succession; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Sep 24, 2021


Leadership Insights - July 2021
IN THIS ISSUE: …Getting Your B2B Pricing “Right”; The Family Business Curse?; The CEO's Infinite Job: Mindsets and Methods; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Aug 3, 2021


June 2021 WSJ/Vistage Survey: Future investments fuel small business increased revenues projections
Small businesses continue to have favorable views of the economy compared to last year. However, looking ahead, fewer small businesses...
Scott Thurber
Aug 2, 2021


Leadership Insights - June 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:...Self-Efficacy 101;
Knowing the Knowledge Worker; How to Get WFH Right; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Jun 30, 2021


Leadership Insights - May 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:...A Buffett Buffet; The Humor Cliff; Workforce Post -Pandemic Personas; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
May 25, 2021


Leadership Insights - April 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:...Crypto Trust and Scarcity; The Faster Horse Fallacy; How biased is the information you rely on?; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Apr 29, 2021


Q1 2021 CEO Confidence Index
Highlights: The Vistage CEO Confidence Index jumped 14 points, reaching 102.4, the highest level since September 2018. 44% of CEOs plan...
Scott Thurber
Apr 7, 2021


Leadership Insights - March 2021
IN THIS ISSUE...Leaders’ Reading; Vulnerability in 6 Words; Executive Presence, A Tutorial; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Mar 26, 2021


Leadership Insights - February 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:...Mid-Size Company Pandemic Future; Something Ventured…..; Security Begins at Home; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Feb 26, 2021


How to Lead when your Team is Exhausted
This timely HBR article by business psychologist and executive coach Dr. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg provides valuable guidance on...
Scott Thurber
Jan 26, 2021


Q4 2020 WSJ/Vistage Survey: Hiring plans increase 12 points for small businesses
Highlights: Hiring plans increase significantly over last month; 67% of small businesses report plans to increase their workforce in the...
Scott Thurber
Jan 22, 2021


What to spend on marketing in 2021: A story of a digital revolution
This week in our Vistage CEO peer group meeting a CEO asked his peers how to determine the best level of spend on Google adwords. His...
Scott Thurber
Jan 22, 2021


Leadership Insights - January 2021
IN THIS ISSUE:...Talking about Last Week's Riot with your Team; Collins is Back!; Galloway on 2021; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Jan 14, 2021


Leadership Insights - December 2020
IN THIS ISSUE:...A Little More Like the Real Thing; “A Surefire Predictor of Success”; The Next Generation Gap; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Dec 23, 2020


Nov 2020 WSJ/Vistage survey: After rising for 6 consecutive months, small business confidence dips
Highlights: Optimism about the U.S. economy continues to soften with less than half (49%) of small businesses expecting the economy to...
Scott Thurber
Dec 8, 2020


Leadership Insights - November 2020
IN THIS ISSUE:...Owning the Role; If You Were Hiring Bill Gates….; Best Biz Flicks; Econ Recon
Scott Thurber
Dec 1, 2020


Q3 2020 Vistage survey: Small business confidence doubles from April low
Q3 2020 Vistage survey: Small business confidence doubles from April low
Scott Thurber
Oct 1, 2020


Leadership Insights - September 2020
IN THIS ISSUE...Technology Five Years Later; The Sage at 90; Seven Deadly Zoom Background Sins; Toxic Positivity
Scott Thurber
Sep 24, 2020
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