091: Barry O’Reilly Reframes Entrepreneurialism and Negative Results

<p>I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 91, Barry O’Reilly talks about something a cousin said that affected how he thought about his businesses. He then shares how he reframed his writing process, and he advises us on how we should build our leadership style.</p> <p><strong>Prologue</strong></p> <p>When you connect business model innovation, product development, organizational design, and culture transformation, what do you find? Answer: Barry O’Reilly. Barry is a business advisor, entrepreneur, author, writer for <em>The Economist</em>, and on the faculty at Singularity University.</p> <p><strong>01:27 Part 1: The Entrepreneurial Myth</strong></p> <p>After quitting a job and launching his first business, Barry explains that the business didn’t work out. A cousin said something that explained how entrepreneurial businesses work.</p> <p><strong>19:48 Part 2: Reframing the Challenge</strong></p> <p>Barry shares how he struggled to write a book using a traditional approach: sitting in front of a keyboard and typing. What resulted in best sellers, Barry used unique techniques to create his books.</p> <p><strong>15:00 Part 3: Building Your Leadership Style</strong></p> <p>Barry advises us on building our own leadership style (think of <em>style</em> as a set of related behaviors, so <em>leadership style</em> is a set of behaviors that you use to practice leadership).</p> <p>_________________________________</p> <p><strong>How You Can Support the Show</strong></p> <p>Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. <a href="https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support">https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>No transcript available (future enhancement)</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Episode links</strong></p> <p>Barry’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryoreilly/">LinkedIn Profile</a