

Podcast 1240: Seeing Around Corners: CEO Secrets to Leading Through Crisis | Ken Banta on Leadership, Trust & Change
Jul 16, 2025
44:20
What does it take to lead through chaos?
In this powerful conversation, Ken Banta, CEO of The Vanguard Network and author of Seeing Around Corners: C-Suite Wisdom from America’s Most Insightful Leaders, shares lessons from over a decade of executive turnarounds, global mergers, and elite leadership networks.
From navigating cultural clashes in billion-dollar mergers to building trusted communities of top executives, Ken offers real-world leadership strategies to help you stay calm, adapt fast, and lead through disruption whether you're a startup founder or Fortune 500 CEO.
Topics We Cover:
-Why most change initiatives fail and how to fix it
-Crisis leadership: staying calm when everything's falling apart
-Realistic optimism vs blind hope
-The power of peer-to-peer executive networks
-Why strategy is overrated and agility is everything
-How to truly earn trust as a leader
-What AI and the next decade demand from human leadership
What Listeners Will Learn:
-How top CEOs and executives navigate uncertainty and rapid change
-Practical techniques to build trust, manage crisis, and align teams
-Why leadership is about human connection, not just strategy
-What the future of leadership looks like in the age of AI
-Actionable ways to build resilient, adaptable organizations
🎧 Whether you're looking to lead through uncertainty, build resilience, or see around corners in your own life or business, this is a must-listen.
Our Guest, Ken Banta:
➥ Book: Seeing Around Corners: C-Suite Wisdom from America's Most Insightful Leaders
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/fqq1y0w
➥https://www.thevanguardnetwork.com/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenbanta
➡️Company's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thevanguardnetwork
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
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