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5 leadership lessons from FDR that inspire reinvention during times of change

Greg Bustin — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:13:16 +0000

“The country needs — and, unless I mistake its temper — the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all,...

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George Washington bids farewell to his troops

Greg Bustin — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:30:36 +0000

How Saying “Goodbye” Opened New Opportunities The following article is an excerpt from “How Leaders Decide: A Timeless Guide to Making Tough Choices,” which debuted as the #1 new historical reference book on Amazon. Saying goodbye can be difficult....

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Leadership lessons from JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Greg Bustin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:00:16 +0000

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy In 1962, America and Russia hurtled toward thermonuclear annihilation. World War II’s once-allied superpowers had become lethal adversaries, each distrustful of the other’s clout, motives, and saber rattling....

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I Have a Dream: Why Martin Luther King’s historic speech was almost never delivered

Greg Bustin — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:01:47 +0000

It’s one of the most famous speeches ever given: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. It was a catalyst for confronting and changing...

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Lombardi on leadership: How a team of losers became perennial champions

Greg Bustin — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:07:56 +0000

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” — Vince Lombardi If you’re a leader, you’re a coach. Every team — in sports, business, government, academia or nonprofit — has a roster of talented people. However, some leaders...

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How leaders decide: Three lessons to learn from one of U.S. history’s bloodiest days

Greg Bustin — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 12:46:50 +0000

Winners, we’re told, write history. Yet the history of one of the bloodiest days on the American frontier — June 25, 1876 — was written by the losers. For nearly 100 years, Americans portrayed the Battle of Little Bighorn, commonly known...

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5 reinvention rules that saved 3M from bankruptcy

Greg Bustin — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:00:33 +0000

“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.” — WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT 3M is one of the world’s most innovative companies, having generated more than 100,000 patents since its 1902 founding. But in...

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