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REF vs Vistage
यह तुलना अनुरोध पर अभिलेखों से तैयार की गई है। इस पर कोई संपादकीय निर्णय नहीं है और यह अनुक्रमित नहीं है। प्रकाशित तुलनाएँ तुलना पृष्ठ.
एक संगठन के लिए प्रत्येक स्तंभ को नीचे पढ़ें, अंतर के लिए एक पंक्ति में पढ़ें। किसी कक्ष के बाईं ओर कांस्य चिह्न का अर्थ है कि संगठन उस पंक्ति पर भिन्न हैं। डैश या "प्रकाशित नहीं" का अर्थ है कि संगठन यह तथ्य प्रकट नहीं करता; यह शून्य नहीं है।
REF
CEOs, owners and presidents, with parallel tracks for C-suite executives reporting to the CEO and for high-potential managers on leadership programmes
Vistage
CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue.
अभिलेख क्या कहते हैं
- Role or title: REF: Top Executive track: CEO, owner, president or equivalent; Vistage: CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head roles.
- Minimum company revenue: REF: No published minimum company revenue; Vistage: US$5,000,000+ in annual revenue for core CEO membership.
- Annual dues: REF: Not publicly disclosed. REF publishes no membership price; the Peer Resources directory also recorded fees as unavailable at publication. Members are described elsewhere as paying monthly dues.; Vistage: $25,000 a year.
साथ-साथ
| REF | Vistage | |
|---|---|---|
| प्रोफ़ाइल | ||
| प्रकार | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| स्थापित | 1994 (Entrepreneur's franchise directory records the company as founded in 1994 and franchising since 1994. REF's own site says only "Founded 30 years ago in the USA" and "With 30 years of experience", which is consistent.) | 1957 (Founded as The Executive Committee (TEC) when Bob Nourse brought together several Milwaukee-area executives; renamed Vistage globally in 2006.) |
| मुख्यालय | San Diego, United States | San Diego, United States |
| Geographic footprint | 51 locations across 20 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and Asia; the largest concentration is in Latin America | Operates in 40 countries, with peer groups meeting locally in cities rather than through member-run chapters |
| सदस्य | 3,000as of January 2025 | 45,000as of September 2026 |
| अध्याय | 51 | Not applicable. Vistage has no member-run chapters; members join a local peer advisory group convened and led by a Vistage Chair. Vistage does not publish a group count. |
| Primary audience | CEOs, owners and presidents, with parallel tracks for C-suite executives reporting to the CEO and for high-potential managers on leadership programmes | CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue. |
| विशिष्ट सदस्य | Members are CEOs, owners and presidents of non-competing businesses, plus CXOs and upper management reporting directly to the CEO in the Key Executive track and high performers selected for leadership programmes in the High Potentials track. REF publishes no revenue or headcount threshold, though its application form asks for employee count and revenue. | Members are decision-makers at small and mid-sized private companies. Vistage frames its core member as generating "$5M+ in annual revenue" and facing the operational complexity that comes with that scale; separate programmes exist for non-CEO executives and emerging leaders. |
| Qualification | ||
| भूमिका या पदनाम | Top Executive track: CEO, owner, president or equivalentREF's own application page lists the candidate requirements for each track.verified September 2026 · स्रोत ↗ | CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head rolesverified September 2026 · स्रोत ↗ |
| कंपनी की न्यूनतम आय | No published minimum company revenue | US$5,000,000+ in annual revenue for core CEO membershipVistage frames this as the profile it serves rather than a hard rule; other programmes exist for smaller businesses and non-CEO executives.verified September 2026 · स्रोत ↗ |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Applicants complete an online form selecting one of three tracks (Top Executive, Key Executive or High Potentials) and supplying title, industry, city, country, employee count and revenue. REF then contacts the candidate and, if accepted, places them in a local Forum of non-competing executives with a certified Forum Leader. | Prospective members complete an application form and are then contacted by a local Vistage Chair, who interviews them and decides whether to place them in a group. There is no published central admissions committee. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. REF describes its peer groups as "by invitation only" while operating a public application form, and publishes no acceptance data. | Not publicly disclosed |
| लागत | ||
| वार्षिक शुल्क | Not publicly disclosed. REF publishes no membership price; the Peer Resources directory also recorded fees as unavailable at publication. Members are described elsewhere as paying monthly dues.verified September 2026 · स्रोत ↗ | $25,000 a yearReported by Jed Daly, Infiniti Leadership (Jed Daly's own site) (2026): Vistage CEO groups led by Chair Jed Daly, Los Angeles (billed monthly). “The two CEO groups: approximately $25,000”verified October 2026 · स्रोत ↗ |
| प्रवेश शुल्क | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | $2,500 one-timeReported by Paige McGlauflin, Fortune (2023-01-08): Vistage new members, US. “New members pay a one-time initiation fee of $2,500.”verified October 2026 · स्रोत ↗ |
| Membership term | Not documented | Not documented |
| संरचना | ||
| Meeting frequency | One Forum morning each month, plus webinars, community events and curated trips and retreats | Regular peer group meetings, generally monthly, plus one-to-one coaching sessions with the Chair |
| Peer forums | Forums of 12-15 executives from non-competing industries, led by a certified REF Forum Leader, meeting monthly in a three-part structure: expert insight, round table, and a member case | Peer advisory groups of 12-16 CEOs, business owners or key executives drawn from non-competing industries, facilitated by a Vistage Chair. |
| Confidentiality | Forums are described as confidential, high-trust environments built on transparency and trust; one senior figure calls the Forum a "Circle of Trust" | Groups are described as confidential; Vistage does not publish its confidentiality terms. |
| Time commitment | One morning a month for the Forum, plus optional events | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused | Forum-based, Event-focused |
| गोपनीय पीयर फ़ोरम | Yes | Yes |
| स्थानीय अध्याय | Yes | No |
| आभासी सदस्यता | Not documented | Partial |
| ऑनलाइन समुदाय | Yes | Yes |
| सदस्य निर्देशिका | Yes | Yes |
| कार्यक्रम | Yes | Yes |
| प्रोग्रामिंग | ||
| शैक्षणिक कार्यक्रम | Yes | Yes |
| नेतृत्व विकास | Yes | Yes |
| आवासीय सत्र | Yes | Partial |
| यात्रा | Yes | No |
| पारिवारिक कार्यक्रम | No | No |
| जीवनसाथी और साझेदार कार्यक्रम | No | No |
| अगली पीढ़ी की प्रोग्रामिंग | Partial | No |
| निवेश चर्चाएँ | Partial | Not documented |
| निवेश के अवसर | No | No |
| परोपकारी घटक | No | No |
| नेटवर्किंग पर बल | High | Medium |
| सामाजिक प्राथमिकता | Medium | Low |
अगला
स्रोत
प्रत्येक पृष्ठ पर सूचीबद्ध स्रोतों से लिया गया: REF · Vistage