Trust Under Pressure: What Leaders Get Wrong When Everything Is Changing with Kim Bohr

In this conversation, we sit down with Kim Bohr, President and CEO of SparkEffect and host of the Courage to Advance podcast, to explore how leaders can build trust during disruption and why uncertainty demands a different approach to leadership. Drawing on SparkEffect's Trust in Turbulenceresearch and her own leadership experience, Kim shares how managers influence organizational trust, why AI transformation requires more than technology, and how transparency, empat hy, and consistent communication can help leaders strengthen and rebuild trust. 00:00 Intro 01:48 When Trust Is Won or Lost During Disruption 04:06 Why Leaders Must Stop Treating Disruption as Temporary 05:44 Rethinking Leadership in a Constantly Changing Environment 07:14 Why Engagement Scores Don't Reveal the Full Picture of Trust 08:38 How Disruption Can Strengthen or Destroy Trust 12:41 Why Managers Carry the Greatest Responsibility for Trust 15:36 Where Manager Responsibility Should End 18:15 What Leaders Get Wrong About AI Transformation 21:38 Can Trust Be Rebuilt After Leadership Mistakes? 23:27 Leadership Behaviors That Unintentionally Destroy Trust 26:01 The One Thing Leaders Can Do Tomorrow to Strengthen Trust 28:42 How to connect with Kim Bohr Follow Executive Edge: LinkedIn:   / executive-edge-official   YouTube:    / @executiveedgechannel   Website: https://www.norapaxton.com/leadership... Connect with the host, Nora Paxton: LinkedIn:   / norapaxton   Website: https://www.norapaxton.com/ Connect with Kim Bohr: LinkedIn:   / kimbohr   Instagram:   / kimbohr_sparkeffect   Explore SparkEffect: Website: https://sparkeffect.com/ Blog: https://sparkeffect.com/blog/ Instagram:   / sparkeffect_   Facebook:   / 61555355996682   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sparkeffect_ YouTube:    / @sparkeffect-us   Explore the Courage to Advance Podcast: Website: https://sparkeffect.com/sparkeffect-p... YouTube:    / @thecouragetoadvance   Learn more: https://sparkeffect.com/executivedge/ #Leadership #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalTrust #ChangeManagement #LeadershipDevelopment #AITransformation #ExecutiveEdge