Greg Bustin Executive Leadership Blog

Think back 137 days to New Year’s Eve.

Even if you didn’t purposefully say or write down a couple of things you wanted to accomplish in 2012, you at least figured that somehow, some way you’d make the New Year a better one than the last.

Well, as of today, more than one-third of 2012 is now behind you.

How are you doing?

What have you accomplished? What dreams have you set aside as the hurly-burly of life has distracted you from your purpose?

Maybe you need an accountability partner to help you finish 2012 strong. What are you waiting for?  click here for more...

Due to popular response, this July 2009 bulletin is being re-distributed.

Americans celebrate our freedom from tyranny in the month of July.
As we begin the second half of the year, it struck me that our personal and professional effectiveness for the balance of the year (and for the rest of our lives, for that matter) can be enhanced by acting more intentionally on our freedom of choice.

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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...

On October 8, 2007, future Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells unveiled to a national audience tuned in to watch the Dallas Cowboys play the Buffalo Bills a list of rules quarterbacks must follow if they want to be successful in the National Football League.

Parcells’ rules – particularly Rule #9 – proved prophetic that Monday night as the Cowboys overcame quarterback Tony Romo’s five interceptions, a lost fumble and an eight-point deficit with 3:45 minutes in the game to win 25 – 24 in the final seconds.

CEOs are the quarterbacks of their team.  Whether you’re a veteran performer or a new leader – as Romo was at the time – these 11 rules could be helpful as you lead your team back from the worst recession in 80 years.  The rules are Parcells’.  The interpretations are mine.  click here for more...

Due to popular response, this July 2009 bulletin is being re-distributed.

Americans celebrate our freedom from tyranny in the month of July. As we begin the second half of the year, it struck me that our personal and professional effectiveness for the balance of the year (and for the rest of our lives, for that matter) can be enhanced by acting more intentionally on our freedom of choice.

Most of us have the freedom to choose.  We can choose where we want to live.  Where we want to work.  What type of work we want to do.  Who we want to associate with at work and live with at home.   click here for more...