Guidehouse
- Stannon Banks
Stannon is a Senior Consultant with Guidehouse Federal, supporting the Defense and Intelligence industry in the Greater Huntsville area. With more than 12 years in Defense Contracting in Consulting, Stannon has extensive experience in Change Management, Training and Talent Management, Simulations and Human Factors Analysis, and numerous Programmatic Roles.
His professional career started with a Reserve commission in the US Army (Signal Officer) in 1995, and civilian employment in the Insurance, Technical, Medical, and Athletic Sales and Marketing arenas. After a mobilization for the Global War on Terror, Stannon shifted his career to supporting the Department of Defense, to include a brief stint as a Department of the Army Civilian (Chief, Talent and Training Management).
Stannon retired from the US Army Reserves with 24 years of service, finishing his career as an instructor for Fort Leavenworth. Selected as a finalist for instructor of the year, and certified as a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Facilitator, DiSC Facilitator, Conflict Negotiation lead, and Emotional Intelligence Facliitator, he also has certificates in Executive Coaching and Curriculum Development.
“Twice the Graduate” of the University of Alabama, he has an Undergraduate in Psychology and Human Development and a Masters degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Higher Education Administration. With a growth mindset, Stannon lives and works to improve in soft skills development, team and interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, innovation, and adaptability. Stannon lives in Madison, AL (Huntsville) with his wife (Jenn) and 3 children.
Work style
How I prefer to work
Office
Mostly in a team
Qualities I value in my colleagues
- Adaptability
- integrity
- reliability
- bias toward action
- sense of humor
Looking through the pre-selected options, how could you not like someone with a strong work ethic, or tenacity? What about politeness or creativity? I want someone who is okay taking the chance to step out into the unknown and grab the challenge of an ill-conceived task/problem. Don't let fear of failure hold you back, but I must understand the ownership of grace and forgiveness when that occurs. Today's workforce must always adapt and continue learning - taking well-intentioned risks will ensure this happens.
My communication style
- Casual
- open
- tactful
- articulate
- direct
I attempt to start thinking about the people involved in the conversation and the direction it needs to go - if there is an issue, or a challenge, I'll dive in and move towards resolution. Conversations of sensitive nature require a bit more effort, because the focus is more delicate and relationships are not "problems to be solved". Almost always direct, I've greatly improved my communication style, but always have room for more growth.
My pet peeves
- Unreliability
- micromanagement
- poor communication
- politics
Fun fact
I had the privilege to perform in front of 3600 people at Carnegie Hall, along with schools from across the United States.