From the Horse's Mouth: Intrepid Conversations with Phil Fersht

Episode 8: Pascal Bornet: Lead with Agentic AI — or Risk Being Replaced

16 May 2025

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Hands-On Leadership in the Age of AIwith Pascal Bornet, author of Agentic Artificial Intelligence“If your C-suite isn’t using large-language models to make decisions, you’re already behind.” — Pascal BornetWhat You’ll Hear in 30 Minutes• Three competencies every leader needs now – AI-readiness, change-readiness, and uniquely human skills• Why 15–20 % “experiment time” should be baked into every employee’s week• How AI agents fuse LLM context with automation action—and what that means for ROI• Taming “AI overwhelm” and choosing the right pilots• Pascal’s journey from McKinsey & EY to 2 M+ social followers and a #1 Amazon AI bestsellerGuest SnapshotPascal Bornet is a former McKinsey and EY partner who built both firms’ intelligent-automation practices. His newest book, Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Harnessing AI Agents to Reinvent Business, Work and Life (co-authored with Jochen Wirtz, Thomas H. Davenport, Phil Fersht, David De Cremer & others), explores how agentic systems bridge the gap between powerful language models and real-world business automation. The title currently ranks at #1 in Amazon’s Robotics category and top-10 in AI & Semantics.Timestamps00:00 — Intro & Pascal’s origin story02:48 — “Tech is nothing without people”04:50 — The three future-proof competencies15:25 — Why CEOs must fund a culture of experimentation21:58 — Large-language models in the C-suite28:55 — Agentic AI: the convergence of LLMs + automation30:40 — Closing & next-step resourcesResources & LinksBook – Agentic Artificial Intelligence → https://a.co/d/9DD7S23Follow Pascal on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascalbornet/Follow Phil on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfersht/Loved the conversation? Follow, rate ★★★★★ & review From the Horse’s Mouth to keep bold, practical AI insights flowing to your feed.

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