What's Changing in Season 7?

About this episode

In this episode, Roger Christie introduces Season 7, discussing the new era of leadership characterized by visibility and the importance of building trust in a digital environment.

Leadership today doesn’t happen behind closed doors. It happens in public view - and that changes everything. In this opening episode of Season 7 of Your Digital Reputation , host Roger Christie sets the scene for a new era of leadership. One where visibility is a given - even risky, at times - and where trust and belief are the ultimate goals. As a precursor to his guest conversations this season, Roger explores a series of real-world scenarios where leaders and organisations are so easily exposed online, and the ramifications that has for stakeholder engagement offline. He also flags what leaders must do differently to build trust in a world where everything is visible, searchable and scalable. Roger charts the journey of executive trust online: from the watershed moment of COVID; to the rise of the CEO celebrity; and the crucial role generative AI plays in building and undermining credibility today. He also introduces key concepts for this season and beyond: trust leak; signals and behaviours; and why the risk of not being believed is far greater than the risk of not being seen. Whether you’re a leader navigating these challenges, or leaders are urgently looking to you for…

People in this episode

Host: Roger Christie

Topics covered

• leadership
• trust
• digital reputation
• stakeholder engagement
• visibility
• CEO celebrity
• credibility

Keywords

• leadership
• trust
• digital reputation
• stakeholder engagement
• generative AI
• CEO celebrity
• visibility

Mentioned in this episode

Products: generative AI

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