Kenneth Lay – Progress is Rarely Linear
Meet Kenneth (Ken) Lay, President and Founder of Perspective Always Matters, where he helps C-Suite and emerging leaders navigate complexity, build resilience, and deliver results. With 30+ years in senior roles at Fortune 100 companies (EVPCIO, Citizens Bank), leadership posts at Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, and earlier executive roles at IBM, Ken applies organizational psychology with hard-earned, hands-on operating experience.
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01:04 Intro to Ken
02:32 Rapid-fire questions
04:39 Growing up
06:13 University
07:48 First job at IBM
10:28 Pivot #1: software developer to sales
14:50 Career at IBM
16:51 Pivot #2: moving to Chase
19:08 Pivot #3: leaving Chase
21:26 About CMP
22:13 Pivot #4: becoming the Secretary of Revenue for North Carolina
28:23 Post-North Carolina
29:12 Pivot #5: back to university and organization coaching
31:41 Golden Nuggets
35:22 Contact Ken
