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Getting a Business Architecture Team Started

I am often asked, “What is the best way for my company to get a Business Architecture Program started?” Though each company has its own unique features, here is a good guide a CEO can follow:1. Carefully read the Bodine-Hilty ...READ»

Perfection May be Holding Your Organization Back

Pursuit of perfection is one of the prime sources of failure within organizations today. It often creates a jeopardy-based workplace that replaces a nurturing environment, shifts employee evaluation criteria from performance-based to ...READ»

Have You Defined your Social Architecture?

The world of business discovered social media in 2009. Business professionals are setting up professional Facebook pages, groups and fan pages for themselves and their companies in a way they never did with LinkedIn, MySpace or Plaxo. ...READ»

Does Your Organization Eat its Young?

There is an expression used in corporate governance called “eating their young.” It defines the practice of hiring high-functioning candidates from the best schools into entry-level positions, working them hard for several years ...READ»

The Hidden (High) Cost of Corporate Announcements

Corporate announcements provide the market with the information needed to properly assess the corporation’s stock price. Some of these announcements include information that may indicate a change in the organization itself, like a ...READ»

Who is the Business Architect in your Organization?

Every organization has at least one Business Architect, though they are not often referred to as such.The CEO often acts in the role of Business Architect when the issues facing the organization do not become too complex.However, when ...READ»

Good Ideas Rarely Rise to the Top (In Your Company)

Many corporate Boards of Directors operate under the belief that "good ideas rise to the top." This is important because these Boards are directly responsible for the long-term health and growth of the company, to which good ideas ...READ»