Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick: Tease

20 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In short

Steve Sedgwick teases his upcoming CNBC podcast “Executive Decisions,” focused on how leaders make tough, sometimes unpopular choices, and what listeners can learn from those pivotal moments.

Guest backgrounds

No guests are named in this teaser; it’s a preview of the show’s format.

Key claims

Leadership requires accepting disagreement; the best decisions can be career-defining; it’s acceptable to change your mind; Sedgwick says he wouldn’t “give any decision-making to AI.”

Notable examples

None are provided in the transcript—only the promise of future stories from decision-makers.

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Transcript

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0:00I've spent my career asking powerful leaders questions that reveal the decisions that changed everything. Being a leader today, you have to accept that some of those decisions are going to be unpopular and people won't agree with them. Now I'm bringing you my new CNBC podcast, Executive Decisions. From a career perspective, it was the best ever decision. Where leaders reveal their toughest calls, their most personal crossroads. It is absolutely fine to also change your mind. And the decisions that shaped our world. And there's something in my gut that said, this isn't for you. I wouldn't give any decision-making to AI.

0:33But something like that is never going to be easy. These are the stories decision-makers like you can learn from. Coming soon, Executive Decisions with me, Steve Sedgwick.

From the publisher

‘Executive Decisions’ is a CNBC original podcast offering a rare window into the minds of top decision-makers. Hosted by Steve Sedgwick, each episode explores the pivotal choices that shape the careers and legacies of business leaders and policymakers. Watch the promo previewing the first season above, featuring guests like entrepreneur Ms. Jo Malone CBE, Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch, London Stock Exchange CEO Julia Hoggett and more. The first three episodes drop on Tuesday, November 11.








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