by 4A Ventures | Sep 23, 2024 | Leadership
Marshall Butler | President & CEO, Volta Why did you join Vistage? I joined Vistage because I wanted my role within the organization to change from a tactical and day-to-day operational type person to more of a strategic contributor to the company who could set the...
by Alice Shade | Sep 5, 2024 | Leadership
How many of us have left a one-on-one with our boss thinking… “Well, that was odd. I wonder what I was supposed to hear from that conversation?” “Was I just told I was great or terrible?” “I was supposed to bring an agenda, but she/he did all the talking!” As leaders,...
by Alice Shade | Jun 14, 2024 | Leadership
Ever wondered how to truly grow as a leader? It starts with feedback! A Master Vistage Chair recently told me that she regularly seeks constructive feedback. This comment gave me pause, and I had to ask myself: Do I seek constructive feedback? How do people know I...
by 4A Ventures | Apr 17, 2024 | Leadership
I’m Chad Carlton. I’m CEO of C2 Strategic Communications. I’ve been in Vistage about seven years, and I joined at a time when our business was really at a point where I—as a communicator, not as a business-trained person—felt comfortable moving...
by Alice Shade | Jun 23, 2023 | Leadership
A personal story of the value of peer advisory I attended my first peer advisory meeting in September of 2017. As a first-time CEO, I had a lot on my mind, with big decisions and people to consider. At the time, I led a fledgling company that needed to hit investor...
by Alice Shade | May 10, 2023 | Leadership
As a leader, you may get the sense that others expect you to have all the answers. However, the reality is that no one can solve every problem on their own. When leaders are too close to a problem or have limited experience in a particular area, it can be challenging...
