Podcast 1240: Seeing Around Corners: CEO Secrets to Leading Through Crisis | Ken Banta on Leadership, Trust & Change

from Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen · host Greg Voisen

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 ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

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