In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, Denise Griffitts speaks with Ken Banta, a leadership advisor and founder of The Vanguard Network. Drawing on insights from his book Seeing Around Corners, Ken explains how leaders can navigate disruption and crisis while keeping their organizations aligned and resilient. The discussion highlights common mistakes executives make, the importance of communication, and how to anticipate change before it arrives. Listeners will gain actionable insights into making better decisions, strengthening their leadership presence, and guiding their teams through transformation.

Timothy Chow, managing director and senior advisor at Patrick Doerr LLP, visits the Vanguard Network to share practical uses for AI, including applications for corporate problem-solving.

Wes Adams is an organizational psychologist and author who studies what makes our work matter to us. Unsurprisingly, leadership has a lot to do with it.

Ryan McMullan, principal consultant at Lean Green Way, spoke with Vanguard about the evolution of sustainability in business, setting industry standards, and the importance of having patience.

Dr. Jeremy Collins, MD, is the director of medical services at Encompass Health. He shares how his prior career in ballet informs his leadership style today.

Aileen Gonsalves is an actor/director with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. She speaks with Vanguard about how this led her to a business consultancy.

Terry Szmagala is founder and principal at TGS Advisory and former executive vice president and chief legal officer for Eaton. He speaks to Vanguard about how companies can benefit from cultivating a more proactive relationship with the government.

In a turbulent era for biopharma, leadership demands clarity, resilience, and adaptability. In this candid podcast conversation with Pharm Exec, Ken Banta, founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, shares high-level insights on what CEOs can do to thrive amid the disruption—from regulatory agility to cultural resilience. The corporate strategy expert explains why the best leaders are the best learners—and how prioritization, honesty, and boldness will separate those who merely survive from those who shape the industry’s future.

Just how valuable is the GC to the Board of Directors? Immeasurably, according to Deb Boyda. In fact, the GC holds the unique position of representing shareholder interests with a deep understanding of a business's inner workings. Listen to her insights into how a GC can become both trusted and invaluable to the Board.

In this episode of Unlocking Leadership we explore the imperative for C-suite leaders and boards to realign their strategies and operating models to respond to the evolving geopolitical landscape. A team of international experts from the EU, Washington, D.C. and China join us to discuss this and more, exploring how organizations can:

- Create intelligence-gathering mechanisms and protocols that enable smart decision-making across increasingly divergent global markets

- Cultivate strategic relationships that creates “buffers” and “accelerators” while recognizing the influence of non-traditional stakeholders

- Protect corporate interests by balancing “America First” policies with global stakeholder expectations 

Participants will gain insights into creating agile strategies that accommodate the reordering of international norms and alliances.