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Ep. 498
Technology Strategy Is Not a Plan
The greatest obstacle to successful technology strategy is rarely a lack of effort, resources, or execution. More often, it is our inability to question the assumptions and mental models that guide our decisions.
Ep. 497
A Safe Place to Grow
One day, I will become a father. Somewhere in the future, a little girl whom I have not yet met will enter my life and change it in ways I can barely imagine. I feel an extraordinary mixture of excitement, anticipation, responsibility, and quiet anxiety. I wonder what she will look like, whose smile
Ep. 496
AI Agents in the Enterprise
The most consequential change in enterprise AI begins when a system stops suggesting what someone should do and starts doing it on their behalf. A flawed answer can mislead a reader. A flawed action can alter a customer record, disclose confidential information, or create a commitment the enterprise
Ep. 495
How Enterprises Turn Technology into Business Value
An Enterprise Architect's perspective on six connected choices that turn technology investment into customer outcomes, stronger economics, and lasting capability.
Ep. 494
Learning How to Learn
We live in a world that celebrates knowledge, yet rarely questions how knowledge is acquired. From childhood, we are taught to accumulate information, memorize facts, pass examinations, and demonstrate competence. As professionals, we continue this pattern by attending training courses, collecting c
Ep. 493
From the Day You Are Old Enough to Read This
My dear future child,I am writing this before I know who you will become.I do not yet know the sound of your voice, the things that will make you laugh, or the dreams you will one day carry quietly inside you. I do not know what you will be good at, what will frighten you, whom you will love, or whe
Ep. 492
How to Handle Anger
Anger rarely asks for permission. A careless remark, a disrespectful colleague, an unreasonable demand, or a stranger who behaves as though no one else exists can alter our internal state in a matter of seconds. The event itself may be brief, but the mind is remarkably skilled at extending its life.
Ep. 491
Stakeholder Management Is a Core Enterprise Architecture Capability
Enterprise Architects are trained to think in systems. We map capabilities, applications, information flows, integrations, technology platforms, dependencies, risks, and target states. We learn to describe complexity and to design pathways from the current state toward a more intentional future. Yet
Ep. 490
Enterprise Architecture Must Start Outside the Enterprise
Enterprise Architecture is often described as the discipline of understanding an organisation from the inside out: its business capabilities, processes, applications, data, technology, governance, and operating models. We create architecture principles, reference architectures, roadmaps, standards,
Ep. 489
Why Enterprise Architects Must Design for Results, Not Just Systems
Enterprise Architecture has traditionally been associated with the internal structure of an organization. We map applications, rationalize technology portfolios, define data models, establish standards, and design target architectures. These activities are necessary. But they can also create a dange