Rachel Botsman
About Rachel Botsman
“Rachel's talk gave fascinating insights into how collaborative innovation is shaking up traditional business models. Rachel was engaging and inspiring. Her presentation fuelled a lively discussion about how businesses need to reinvent themselves to cope with this revolution in consumer behaviour.”
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Leading with Trust in Uncertain Times
When the world feels complex and fast-moving, trust becomes a powerful source of clarity and confidence. It gives people the courage to take smart risks, collaborate across teams, and lean into change instead of resisting it. Yet despite how often we use the word, trust is still clouded by myths. In this keynote, Rachel Botsman deconstructs those misconceptions and invites audiences to rethink trust as something they can actively shape. With her ‘Risk–Trust Lens’ framework, she shows why the balance between risk and trust is the hallmark of adaptive leadership and shares practical tools leaders can use to build cultures where people feel safe, supported, and ready to step into the unknown.
Participants will learn:
- Why trust is the foundation of resilience in uncertain times.
- How to use the ‘Risk–Trust Lens’ to make smarter decisions under pressure.
- The four traits every leader must consistently demonstrate to earn trust.
- Why cultures built on trust consistently outperform those built on control.
Speaking videos
Media coverage
Rachel Botsman on the Collaborative Economy
Rachel Botsman, co-author of What's Mine is Yours, tell us where the collaborative economy is heading and why it requires a fundamental shift ...
Books by Rachel Botsman
“Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart” (2017)
“What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption” (2010)
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