Episode #141
Lead Through Uncertainty: Make Trust a Business Metric | Dylan Piatti | E141
In this episode, Michael Apollo speaks with Dylan Piatti, Managing Director at Advantage Group International, about how leaders can navigate rapid technological, geopolitical, and organizational change without losing strategic focus or the human relationships that drive performance. We discuss iterative scenario planning, vulnerability and reverse mentorship, how leaders can distinguish meaningful strategic shifts from noise, and why trust, collaboration, communication, and partnership should increasingly be treated as measurable business metrics. Drawing on his work with organizations and senior executives across global markets, Dylan explores how proactive, transparent communication can preserve trust even when execution falls short, and how regular feedback loops can help leaders adapt without constantly resetting strategy. This conversation offers practical ways leaders and organizations can stay future-focused, challenge their assumptions, reduce reactivity, and build resilient, human-centered organizations as AI continues to reshape the nature of work. Leading Minds Revealed with Michael Apollo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelapollo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelapolloofficial/ Website: https://www.mindfulinstitute.org/leading-minds-revealed-podcast Newsletter: https://www.mindfulinstitute.org/leading-minds-revealed-podcast#section-1751049894114 Dylan Piatti Managing Director, Advantage Group International LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanpiatti/ Website: https://www.advantagegroup.com/ Timestamps 00:00 — Leading with clarity, humanity and trust 02:30 — The leadership mindset needed for uncertainty 03:30 — Why leaders need ongoing scenario planning 06:40 — Managing context switching and competing priorities 09:00 — Vulnerability, reverse mentorship and continuous learning 14:00 — Thinking beyond the most obvious future 18:20 — The hidden pressure and loneliness of senior leadership 27:55 — How often should leaders revisit strategy? 30:00 — Learning to say no and protecting what creates value 33:00 — Turning trust and collaboration into hard metrics 38:50 — Listening, bias and challenging your assumptions 42:00 — Why trust is a measurable business advantage 51:20 — How organizational change can erode trust 54:00 — Why transparent communication matters during disruption 57:45 — How AI may change the nature of trust 59:45 — What a humanoid robot revealed about being human 1:02:00 — Why leadership becomes more human as technology advances #LeadingMindsRevealed #Leadership #StrategicLeadership #Trust #FutureOfWork
