Greg Bustin Executive Leadership Blog

One of the most important questions you’ll ever ask of someone – whether posed outright to the person or asked silently in your head and pondered in your heart – is, “Can I count on you?” 

High-performing organizations are built on a foundation of trust. 

Colleagues count on each other to do the things they promise to do. Accountability is doing what you said you would do in the timeframe you agreed to do it.   click here for more...

In 2005, I became a Chair for Vistage International.
My charge then as now was to assemble a group of 16 owners, partners, presidents and CEOs from non-competing businesses and then spend a day together each month guiding these leaders through a process of self-discovery, decision-making and – ultimately – accountability to produce better results.
Today, I lead three such groups, and I learn just as much from the men and women leaders in my groups as they learn from one another and me.  click here for more...

As the Penn State debacle deepens, I’m reminded of Ben Franklin’s quote that “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”

Regardless of who’s right and who’s wrong, or who knew what when, the tragic series of events unfolding in the Pennsylvania hills has the school and individuals working overtime on damage control.  click here for more...

In the last 30 days, I’ve led four strategic planning sessions for companies in four different industries: financial services, healthcare staffing, heating & air conditioning and window coverings.   click here for more...

When things don’t go as planned, it’s tempting to point fingers.

After all, we chuckle at the cynic’s view of the six phases of a project because there’s some truth to it.  click here for more...

As the economic recovery continues to gain momentum, many leaders are finding themselves in a delicate balancing act.

A year ago, I alluded to this balancing act while watching leaders wrestle with the reality of an uncertain future (“Leading in The New Normal,” February 2010).

Among the 10 guidelines I encouraged leaders to embrace were the two apparently conflicting behaviors to increase your involvement in the business while encouraging leaders to delegate more responsibility to trusted colleagues.

Here’s the perspective I offered a year ago, which is still relevant:   click here for more...

This January 2010 bulletin prompted Dallas Morning News columnist Cheryl Hall to feature Greg Bustin in a January 20, 2010 business article; the bulletin is being re-distributed due to popular response.

Happy New Year!
You probably know that the Roman god Janus is the origin of the month we call January.
And you’re likely aware that Janus was most often depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions because of his ability to look into the past and see into the future.
But did you know that Janus was frequently used to symbolize change and transitions such as the progression of the past into the future, of one vision to another, and of one condition to another?
It’s this notion of transitioning from one condition to another that I’ll address here.  click here for more...