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Marc Emmer September 21, 2022 In my travels speaking to Vistage groups, I regularly ask members, “What is your top strategic priority?” Often the answer is scalability. Imagine that a gourmet chef opens an independent restaurant. His talent enables him to cook every night based on instinct, without the need for recipes or measuring. ButContinue reading “The 10 essentials of scalability – Marc Emmer”

We are approaching 20,000 members in the United States and over 1700 are in Texas. As an Austin business owner, CEO or president of a small to mid size business enterprise is now the time to investigate the added value of being in a peer advisory group? You don’t have to go it alone. WeContinue reading “Austin Business Owners: Small business confidence posts largest gain in 18 months [WSJ/Vistage Aug 2022]”

Austinite Maura Thomas shares another meaningful blog for her readership. She’s an accomplished keynote speaker, Tedx, Vistage Speaker, past member and a personal friend. It’s less than a 7 minute read. This post was updated August 27, 2022 Company culture is often the biggest impediment to employee progress and productivity. Researchers at Harvard who studied creativeContinue reading “How to Build a Corporate Culture That Fosters Productivity”