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At the time of writing, on the morning after the general election, there are still a few results to come in but it looks certain that Britain is heading towards its first hung parliament since 1974. The Conservatives have the most seats but not enough for a majority. The Liberal Democrats failed to make the gains which their election campaign may have suggested but are in a good posit….
Kraig Kramers, one of Vistage’s most popular speakers, will be giving a talk entitled The Profitmaker’s Toolchest at the Vistage Scotland Guest Day which is being held at Maxim Office Park in Eurocentral on Friday 23rd of April. Kraig’s theory is that all successful executives have a "toolbox" of knowledge and experience. Drawing on his own career as senior executive and as CEO ….
Scottish Vistage member Graham Bell was in the news yesterday when The Herald ran a glowing piece on The Kibble Centre in Paisley, the social enterprise of which he is the Chief Executive. The article was full of praise for the charity, the way it is run and the way in which it inspires similar organisations. ‘Kibble is probably the Rolls Royce in the field, and its running costs….
The last few weeks have seen a series of enjoyable punch-ups between the banking industry and everyone from the Federation of Small Businesses to the Institute of Directors. In a nutshell, the banks say that their lending policies are fair and that they are lending at the levels they should be. Those who want to raise finance from the banks have a very different view of events. Spe….
When Gordon Brown announced that Thursday the 6th of May was the date of the next election, he was simply confirming what most Westminster watchers had already guessed. But now that the cat is finally out of the bag, politicians of every hue are promising the electorate that theirs is the only party which can be safely trusted with the economy. After a torrid eighteen months in whi….
Vistage Scotland recently hosted a very successful open day at the Merchants’ Hall in Edinburgh. Gary Weston, Chairman of Group 19, introduced the speaker Roger Martin-Fagg. One of the most popular Vistage speakers, Roger’s talk was named How Does the Economy Work and What Causes a Recession? They are two big and complex questions which Roger deftly explained with wit and ve….
It is with deep sadness that we note the passing of Madeleine Mackay on the 17th of February. Madeleine was the longest serving Vistage Chairman in Scotland and, over the years, her wisdom, advice and commitment helped scores of Vistage members. Her funeral was held in Edinburgh on Wednesday the 24th of February. Hundreds of Madeleine’s friends, family and colleagues, including larg….
These are interesting times for the Scottish economy, particularly as it seems to be running at a different speed from the rest of the UK. Both The Herald and The Scotsman ran prominent stories today based on the release of a report by the financial information services company Markit. Based on a study of their Purchasing Managers’ Index, Markit’s economists think that the Scottis….
Edinburgh was recently crowned Europe's Best Small City of the Future for a second successive year. With apologies to our Vistage Scotland members who are not based in Edinburgh, we thought we would draw your attention to a report on the European Cities and Regions of the Future as compiled by fDi Magazine, an offshoot of the Financial Times. The full report is here but, in summary….
The magnificent Merchants’ Hall on Edinburgh’s Hanover Street is the venue for a Vistage Open Day on Friday 5th March. The guest speaker will be Roger Martin-Fagg who will be talking about ‘How the economy really works – Will it be a V or W shaped recovery?’ Roger will be looking at: Why mechanical economists got it so badly wrong. Human behaviour and feedback loops. Wha….
