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id: "quote-trust-speed-limit"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Human centricity"]
tags: ["trust", "adoption"]
related: ["concept-human-centricity"]
speaker: "Authors"
speakers: ["Rens van den Broek", "Samantha Hellauer", "Dina Wang"]
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/what-companies-with-successful-ai-pilots-do-differently"
source_title: "What Companies with Successful AI Pilots Do Differently"
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-foci-60-successful-ai-pilots"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/what-companies-with-successful-ai-pilots-do-differently"
sourceTitle: "What Companies with Successful AI Pilots Do Differently"
---
# Trust sets the speed limit

## Quote: Trust sets the speed limit

> "Leaders strong on this dimension recognize that trust sets the speed limit for AI adoption."

**Speaker:** the Authors ([[entity-rens-van-den-broek]], [[entity-samantha-hellauer]], [[entity-dina-wang]])

### Significance
The defining aphorism for [[concept-human-centricity]] — adoption cannot outrun the trust employees place in leadership and the technology.


## Related across articles
- [[claim-trust-predicts-hiding]]
- [[prereq-psychological-safety-basics]]