How to Fight ‘Technostress’ at Work
For many employees, the constant pings, buzzes and flashes on their phones, computers and other devices are just a normal part of working life, which thanks to technology extends to all hours. An abundance of […]
How Ardoq Accelerates Digital Transformation in Healthcare
In the quest for better patient and customer experience, reduced wait times, and higher quality of care, both IT and business leadership agree that digital transformation is paramount in healthcare. A McKinsey survey in June 2024 found that a …
1,000 Days of Existential Purpose
Andriy Rozhdestvensky, Sofiya Opatska, and Gerard Seijts (coauthor of Character: What Contemporary Leaders Can Teach Us About Building a More Just, Prosperous, and Sustainable Future) move us to extraordinary purpose, counting up to the 1,000 days of U…
Reclaiming Purpose: The Art & Science of Asking Good Questions
Kanina Blanchard coaches leaders on how to recognize, resist, and redirect deviance from purpose. Her article reminds us that asking questions that matter is more an art than a science. It takes us behind the scenes, where vulnerability often makes oth…
Purpose & the Professions
Ananthi Al Ramiah, Gretchen Reydams-Schils, and Matthew Phillips focus on the crisis of purpose within professions. Premised on purpose to begin with, many professions are struggling with inner distress and outer distrust. Instead of taking purpose for…
Expect the Unexpected: Organizational Purpose as Enabler of Serendipitous Impact
Christian Busch, author of The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck, and Nele Terveen explain how purpose helps leaders connect the dots between grand challenges and strategic responses. When leaders expect the unexpected, the…
Purpose-Driven Systems Change
How far forward can hardship take purpose-driven leaders? Lara Liboni, Luciana O. Cezarino, Alessandro Goulart, Vera Goulart, and Rafael Petry offer a real-life case of success created from adversity. Before there was a solution, they tell us, there wa…
Developing Corporate Purpose Through Deliberation
Frank Jan de Graaf invites us to try on deliberative practices. Firmly rooted in pragmatism, deliberation has historically played a significant (some say central) role in democratic societies. It also comes in handy when opposite perspectives invite us…
Please Say No! How Empowered Refusal Upholds Purpose
Vanessa M. Patrick, author of The Power of Saying No: The New Science of How to Say No That Puts You in Charge of Your Life, and Murali Kuppuswamy explain how saying no can be an essential antidote to purpose washing. Leveraging insights on empowered r…
Best Practices for Sunsetting Mainframe Applications
By Alok Mehta (CIO, Business Systems, Kemper), Shravan Kumar (AVP Information Technology), and Partha Dash (Director Information Technology) In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, organizations are increasingly transitioning from traditional…
How To Create Persuasive Enterprise Architecture Artifacts
Enterprise architecture artifacts are powerful tools for educating and engaging your stakeholders in your enterprise architecture efforts. Let’s explore the basics of building artifacts with real impact.
Like we don’t see air, we don’t see the Digital Revolution
Fundamental properties of digital IT have set ons on a road not to a Singularity Point, but towards Complexity Crunch. That has consequences for our strategic (IT) choices and landscapes.
A ‘long read’ (sorry) about lessons we can learn by now after h…