My guest today is Barry O’Reilly, an entrepreneur, executive advisor, and bestselling author who spends his time helping leaders rethink how organizations actually work in a world that seems to reinvent itself every five minutes. He’s the co-founder of Nobody Studios, a global top 10 AI venture studio with a pretty ambitious goal of building 100 companies in five years. 

He’s also the author of Lean Enterprise, Unlearn and Artificial Organizations, where he explores what it takes for companies and leaders to adapt, evolve and avoid getting trapped. Barry advises boards and executive teams around the world on enterprise transformation in the age of AI. And today we’re going to get into what leadership looks like when the rules are changing in real time.

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