Greg Bustin Executive Leadership Blog

In the spirit of Halloween, here are 10 scary questions each of us should ask and answer to get the most out of life.  click here for more...

The following is an excerpt from That's a Great Question, Greg Bustin's latest must-read book for leaders and CEOs who are interested in understanding what matters most to take action, increase effectiveness and improve business performance.
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"That's a great question," the CEO said.
The two of us were sitting in his office and we were in the middle of our monthly coaching session.
I'd just asked him a question he hadn't expected.  click here for more...

As inevitably as the seasons change, thousands of companies every year shut their doors because of the leadership team’s failure to develop a written plan and then implement it. Tens of thousands of other companies fail to reach their full potential for the same reason.  click here for more...

The general who orchestrated D-Day – General Dwight Eisenhower – said, “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”  click here for more...

Strategic planning season is upon us.

For organizations whose fiscal year ends December 31, the period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving is prime time for planning.

Vacations are over and there’s enough data from the current year to factor into your thinking about programs, people and budgets for the year ahead. Finish your planning by Thanksgiving and you’re ready to finalize budgets, fine-tune systems and make the necessary moves to start the new year fast.

Of the nearly 150 sessions I’ve led as a strategic planning facilitator, 64% have been held in the 83-day period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Yet every year, leaders make the decision to not put their plans in writing.  click here for more...