by 4A Ventures | Dec 9, 2024 | Business Transition, Leadership
Not sure where to start or who can help you with your succession plan or business transition? Discover expert tips for a successful exit strategy from business transition expert Annette Manias, founder of Hell Bent to Sell, and strategic planning and execution expert...
by 4A Ventures | Sep 23, 2024 | Leadership, Vistage Peer Advisory
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 | Coaching, 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 | Coaching, 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, Strategic Planning
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, Vistage Peer Advisory
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...
