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Announcing My Latest Book, Artificial Organizations

Most leaders don’t need more information. They need better judgment. After years of advising CEOs, executive teams, and founders through...
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Six Counterintuitive Trends to Think About for 2026

Most leadership teams are preparing for 2026 by asking the wrong question. They’re asking: “How fast is AI improving?” The...
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The Octopus Organization with Jana Werner & Phil Le-Brun

Back when I first worked with Jana Werner at Tesco Bank, I saw firsthand how a crisis could be a...
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Leading AI Adoption in 2026

AI is about to create the biggest competitive divide since the internet. Not because the technology becomes magical in 2026...
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What Truly Decisive, Agentic Organizations Are Doing with Steve Elliott

In this episode of The Unlearn Podcast, Barry O’Reilly is joined by Steve Elliott, a serial entrepreneur, product leader, and...
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The Human Side of AI: How HR Can Lead the Transformation with Cass Pratt

In this episode of the Unlearn Podcast, I sit down with Cass Pratt, Chief Human Resources Officer at Progyny, to...
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Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results, and co-authored Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale

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Why AI Maturity Models Don’t Work

For decades, organizations have leaned on maturity models to guide their adoption of new technologies. In software and cloud transformations,...
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Scaling HR For Growth with Grace with Theresa Cantwell

What happens when you stop treating HR as a back-office function and start designing it as a competitive advantage? Theresa...
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How Family Offices Are Disrupting Venture Capital and Private Equity with Ron Diamond

What happens when you stop chasing returns and start investing in purpose? Ron Diamond, Founder and Chairman of Diamond Wealth,...
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Winning Your Minutes and Moments Back with AI

What if the real promise of AI isn’t productivity but presence? Ask any time-poor, overloaded executive or team leader why...
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The Power of Real Conversations with David Homan

What if networking wasn’t about schmoozing but about being seen? In this episode, David Homan dives into purposeful networking and...
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The Sound of Freedom and Healing Trauma with Paul Hutchinson

Paul Hutchinson’s life story reads like a thriller, but his mission is deeply real and urgent. Once a multi-billion dollar...
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