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Ep. 445
Theories, Crises, and the Purpose of the Corporation
Corporate governance has evolved through decades of economic shifts, corporate failures, and intellectual debates about the purpose of the modern corporation. At its core, corporate governance concerns how companies are directed and controlled, and particularly how power is distributed and exercised
Ep. 444
Understanding Corporate Governance in a Changing World
Corporate governance has evolved into one of the most important disciplines in modern organisational life. At its core, governance defines how power is exercised, how decisions are made, and how organisations remain accountable to the stakeholders who rely on them. Although the language of corporate
Ep. 443
Why corporate governance was slow to evolve
Corporate governance is a familiar phrase today, but its rise was surprisingly slow. Although the underlying ideas were understood as early as 1932, when Berle and Means described the separation of ownership and control, the term “corporate governance” itself did not take hold until the 1980s. For m
Ep. 442
A Letter to Fresh Graduate
Stepping out of university and into the working world can feel like stepping into fog. The path ahead is unclear, rejections feel personal, the job market seems harsh, and everywhere you turn someone is talking about how AI might replace your skills. If you’re feeling lost, you’re not alone, and mor
Ep. 441
Tokenising Money Market Funds — the quiet revolution in short-term cash management
The tokenisation of money market funds (MMFs) has shifted from speculative pilots to a strategic transformation led by the world’s largest asset managers. Firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and others are no longer experimenting; they are actively deploying tokenised fund structures
Ep. 440
Becoming the Architect Your Organisation Needs
As enterprise architects, we spend much of our time shaping the future state of an organisation, its business capabilities, its technology landscape, and its operating model. Yet in the rush to design target architectures, many of us forget the most critical blueprint: the one for ourselves. Becomin
Ep. 439
Architecture That Moves People, Not Just Systems
As enterprise architects, we often gravitate toward the things we can control, frameworks, technical depth, governance, and execution. These are tangible, measurable, and deeply satisfying to master. But if your “career bank account” is full of expertise and achievements while the relationship colum
Ep. 438
Why Networking Is an Important Investment for an Enterprise Architect
In the world of enterprise architecture, we often speak in terms of systems, integrations, dependencies, and capabilities. Yet the most defining architecture we build throughout our careers is not found in a blueprint or a solution design. It is the architecture of relationships. The modern workplac
Ep. 437
Achieving Strategic Goals Through Measurable Small Actions
Achieving strategic goals is often framed as a grand pursuit, a bold vision, a multi-year transformation, a sweeping program to reshape the organization. Yet, in practice, strategy rarely fails because the vision is unclear. It fails because the path between the present and the future is too abstrac
Ep. 436
Enterprise Architect Goals and KPIs - Aligning Strategy, Outcomes, and Real Value
The role of the Enterprise Architect (EA) sits at the intersection of business strategy, technology direction, and organizational change. Yet when it comes to defining goals and KPIs, many organizations struggle to articulate what success looks like. Unlike delivery teams where progress is easily me