Competitive Advantage Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:26:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 10 Steps to Building Business Strategies & Strategy Development /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:14:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=23348 I have had the honor of helping over 60 Vistage members craft their best business strategies. A couple of years ago, I worked with the management team of a member who was contemplating the company’s growth plan. Based on instincts...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/feed/ 2 23348 David Friedman on how to leverage your culture as a strategic competitive advantage /research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage /research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:45:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=40718 World-class organizations have long recognized the powerful influence their cultures have on the performance of their people, and by extension, the performance of their companies. Not surprisingly, while most organizations allow their cultures to evolve naturally, top-performing ones don’t leave...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/feed/ 0 40718 3 steps to streamline your technology strategy /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20190805-3-steps-to-streamline-your-technology-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190805-3-steps-to-streamline-your-technology-strategy /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20190805-3-steps-to-streamline-your-technology-strategy/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:44:53 +0000 /research-center/?p=32213 According to a recent survey of 1,267 CEOs, technology is the number-one area of investment for small and midsize businesses. The survey, conducted by my team at Vistage, also showed that 61% of CEOs planned to increase their technology spending in 2019....

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