A political science graduate from the University of North Carolina, Norwood Teague works with the Business North Carolina Magazine in featuring the state’s key business personalities. As event director, Norwood Teague had an opportunity to interview General Microcircuits CEO David Dalton who shared how Vistage helped him in improving his company leadership.
Existing for more than 60 years, Vistage is a business coaching company that gathers the leaders from non-competing industries and trains them individually to be experts in the competitive market. Vistage continuously improves and refines its platform to mentor its members in making the right decisions, accomplish success, and overcome new challenges in their respective industries.
Vistage provides its members with unbiased tips and fresh ideas from experienced executives, who have undergone similar challenges, through its programs. These programs are designed for chief executives, small business owners, professional service providers, and executive teams.
Each program involves a process tailored for each group of leaders. For instance, the executive coaching program deals with working on the most pressing issues faced by executives through productive sessions conducted by an accomplished executive coach. The group sessions are then followed by one-on-one coaching. The executive team development program features active learning and collaboration through recurring meetings and workshops facilitated by reputable speakers. Participants of the program recognize the challenges in the business, identify departmental barriers, and apply the recommended approaches.
