Why Trust Determines AI Adoption & Leadership Effectiveness | COO Kim Bohr | Measuring the Invisible

95% of AI pilots fail. Welcome to the Implementors podcast, where we reveal what it takes to join the 5% that succeed. Learn how to make implementation smarter, faster, and more human. Subscribe to lead the change.Join host Ted Wolf, Co-Founder and CEO of Guidewise, for a timely conversation with Kim Bohr, President and Chief Operating Officer of SparkEffect. With more than 25 years of experience advising executive teams through disruption, Kim brings a deeply human perspective to AI, leadership, and change. In this episode, she explores why trust—not technology—is often the deciding factor in whether transformation efforts succeed or stall. The conversation examines trust as a measurable business force, the hidden ways organizations unintentionally violate trust, and how leaders can monitor and strengthen trust during periods of change. Kim shares insights from SparkEffect’s Trust Performance Index and Trust Elasticity™ frameworks, highlighting why emotional intelligence and critical thinking are essential leadership skills in an AI-enabled future. This episode is a must-listen for leaders navigating AI adoption, organizational change, and the future of work—where execution depends as much on trust as it does on tools.ABOUT KIM BOHR: Kim Bohr is the President and Chief Operating Officer of SparkEffect, where she helps executive teams navigate disruption without fracturing trust. With more than 25 years of cross-functional leadership experience, Kim advises CEOs, boards, and senior teams on aligning strategy with human-centered practices that drive performance, resilience, and adoption—especially during periods of significant change. Kim’s work centers on SparkEffect’s Trust Elasticity™ framework, a research-based approach to measuring and strengthening trust during moments such as AI integration, leadership transitions, and organizational restructuring. In addition to her executive role, Kim is a published author, strategic advisor, and host of the leadership podcast Courage to Advance, where she explores what courageous leadership looks like in practice. Connect with Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbohr/. Explore the SparkEffect podcast: https://sparkeffect.com/sparkeffect-podcast-courage-to-advance/. Access the SparkEffect 2025 State of Organizational Trust Report: https://sparkeffect.com/implementors.ABOUT GUIDEWISE: Guidewise is building the operating infrastructure for human–agent collaboration at enterprise scale. Our platform, Skytop, serves as a unified control plane for AgentOps and PeopleOps, giving leaders real-time visibility into how AI agents and human teams actually perform together. Skytop enables enterprise-grade evaluation, behavioral and performance analytics, policy enforcement, and continuous governance across agents, workflows, and decision systems. Paired with our Changeworks methodology, Guidewise helps organizations design, deploy, and sustain AI-enabled operating models that people trust and adopt. We equip leaders with the systems, skills, and execution discipline required to move from experimentation to durable, high-performance collaboration between humans and intelligent agents. Learn more: https://www.guidewise.ai/contact/.PODCAST LINKS:- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@implementorspod- Podcast Homepage: https://www.guidewise.ai/podcast- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uliK2fpHOOgjLDgUv1pNF?si=6520239306224710&nd=1- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guidewise-presents-implementors/id1678368738- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8fcf7ddd-bf82-47cf-9339-efc29a75500d/guidewise-presents-implementorsSOCIAL:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@implementorspod- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/implementorspod/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/implementorspod- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/implementorspod- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/implementorspod/