Should Tech Leaders be Experts or Experimenters?

In the APAC debut episode of Odgers’ Leading Through Uncertainty podcast, Karen Chiew and Paul Clayson explore how technology leadership is evolving amid disruption, AI acceleration, and market uncertainty.

Together, they discuss whether today’s technology leaders need to be technical experts, commercial translators, continual learners, or experimenters willing to test, adapt and lead through ambiguity.

The conversation covers:

• Why technical expertise alone is no longer enough
• The leadership traits proving most valuable in uncertain times
• How AI is reshaping executive talent and organisational priorities
• The changing role of CIOs, CTOs and digital leaders
• Why curiosity, adaptability and experimentation are becoming leadership imperatives