CEO Confidence Index Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:48:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 Promise of rate cut drives CEO confidence [Q3 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241016-rate-cut-drives-ceo-confidence-q3-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241016-rate-cut-drives-ceo-confidence-q3-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241016-rate-cut-drives-ceo-confidence-q3-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:17:29 +0000 /research-center/?p=46561 The latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index shows a slight improvement in CEO sentiment compared to last quarter, rising by 1.8 points to 85.1. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel: interest rate cuts. Indeed, the survey,...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241016-rate-cut-drives-ceo-confidence-q3-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 46561 CEO confidence takes a dip [Q2 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240716-ceo-confidence-dips-q2-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240716-ceo-confidence-dips-q2-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240716-ceo-confidence-dips-q2-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:41:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46030 “It’s not swimming, but it’s not drowning.” While that phrase describes a 4-year-old in a pool, it can also be applied to wavering Vistage CEO confidence. After four consecutive quarters of gain, the Q2 2024 Vistage CEO Confidence Index took...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240716-ceo-confidence-dips-q2-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 46030 CEO confidence rises to the valley of the 2010s growth cycle [Q1 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240415-ceo-confidence-rises-q1-2024-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240415-ceo-confidence-rises-q1-2024-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240415-ceo-confidence-rises-q1-2024-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:30:08 +0000 /research-center/?p=45409 Athletes recovering from serious injuries go through rigorous rehab just to get back to minimum performance levels. From there, it’s a long path to becoming competitive again. As the economy continues its recovery from the injuries inflicted by the pandemic,...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240415-ceo-confidence-rises-q1-2024-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 45409 CEO Projections 2024: Bridging the gap to growth /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231204-ceo-projections-2024 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:25:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44807 On Demand: Vistage Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin and VP of Research Anne Petrik break down the top CEO challenges and opportunities for 2024. Download the slides Executive Summary CEO’s expectations for a growth cycle will need to be tempered...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/feed/ 0 44807 Confidence improves as CEOs wait for takeoff [Q4 2023 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45009 Waiting to take off can be one of the most frustrating aspects of air travel. Sitting on the tarmac as you slowly inch forward in a queue of planes can be compared to the tension CEOs feel waiting for the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 45009 CEO confidence adjusts upward [Q3 2023 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231011-ceo-confidence-adjusts-upward-q3-2023-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231011-ceo-confidence-adjusts-upward-q3-2023-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231011-ceo-confidence-adjusts-upward-q3-2023-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:35:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44541 “Are we there yet?” is both the refrain of small children on long car trips — and CEOs looking for the start of the next growth cycle. The answer for both is “not yet” as the Q3 2023 Vistage CEO...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231011-ceo-confidence-adjusts-upward-q3-2023-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 44541 CEO confidence stabilizes following pandemic volatility [Q2 2023 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230711-ceo-confidence-stabilizes-following-pandemic-volatility-q2-2023-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230711-ceo-confidence-stabilizes-following-pandemic-volatility-q2-2023-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230711-ceo-confidence-stabilizes-following-pandemic-volatility-q2-2023-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44190 Pilots will tell you that any landing you walk away from is a good landing, it’s just that some are smoother than others. Over the last 9 quarters, the Vistage CEO Confidence Index captured pandemic-driven economic volatility — from a...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230711-ceo-confidence-stabilizes-following-pandemic-volatility-q2-2023-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 44190 CEO confidence stalls ahead of economic slowdown [Q1 2023 CEO Confidence Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230413-ceo-confidence-stalls-q1-2023-ceo-confidence-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230413-ceo-confidence-stalls-q1-2023-ceo-confidence-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230413-ceo-confidence-stalls-q1-2023-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:10:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43972 When approaching a tight corner at high speed, a race car driver will downshift, leveraging both the brakes and the engine to slow the car into the turn. By maintaining high RPMs, the driver maintains the power and has the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230413-ceo-confidence-stalls-q1-2023-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 43972 CEO sentiment holds with little change from Q3 [Q4 2022 CEO Confidence Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:40:28 +0000 /research-center/?p=43742 In the golden age of sailing, mariners knew that the area near the equator where the trade winds shifted hemispheres could produce the doldrums, a time when the wind didn’t blow either way leaving them essentially in the same spot...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 43742 How to master workplace flexibility to thrive in uncertain times /research-center/talent-management/20221013-master-workplace-flexibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221013-master-workplace-flexibility /research-center/talent-management/20221013-master-workplace-flexibility/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:35:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43475 Looking back to the beginning of 2020, the U.S. economy was ripe for business. We were living in the “good old days,” marked by low-interest rates, low- to no- inflation, and steady, sustainable economic growth. But, the “good old days”...

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