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It's that time of year. Overeating. Overthinking. Overimbibing. But full of festive spirit and reflection. What are YOU reflecting on this last week of 2024? On this show we have a tradition of recording an end-of-year discussion. This year we share our most profound learnings from 2024... But it isn't pie in the sky stuff... No. We always keep it fresh and practical for the cats out there... We Discuss: What's the one thing that each of us has learned from this year that other consultants might benefit from? If you're just an associate at a big consulting firm, how can you incorporate and influence culture when you're not setting it? How do you know what the right amount of risk is when making career decisions? How can you maintain focus and avoid "squirrel brain" when there are multiple exciting opportunities? What are the cast's "things of the year" that had the biggest impact? 7 Takeaways: The value of embracing a beginner's mindset was highlighted through Whynde Kuehn's personal journey of learning Norwegian and sailing, demonstrating how stepping out of expertise and into unfamiliar territory can lead to personal and professional growth. Consultants often struggle with maintaining focus and avoiding "squirrel brain," as illustrated by Oliver Cronk's experience of chasing multiple interesting opportunities while needing to learn when to rein in distractions and prioritize impactful work. The tendency to become risk-averse as careers progress and comfort levels increase can limit growth potential, suggesting that professionals need to consciously balance risk and reward even in later career stages. Establishing the right culture, particularly in virtual team settings, is crucial for group success and requires intentional focus on elements like psychological safety and clear communication norms. The definition of enterprise architecture as "the architecture of the enterprise, not just information systems" emerged as a crucial clarification for the field, helping to resolve ongoing debates about its scope and purpose. The podcast's evolution to include live recordings at prestigious venues like the British Computer Society demonstrated how taking calculated risks with new formats can lead to unexpected success. The current state of AI technology was compared to historical necromancy, suggesting that while AI tools can provide valuable insights, their outputs should be treated with careful skepticism as they can be unpredictable and occasionally incorrect.

Our podcast guest Whynde Kuehn brings a piquing frame to Catalysts - while we set big, hairy goals, we spend most of our time on the journey to achieve those goals. And yet many of us suffer through resistance and burnout on that path. As an ultramarathoner and mountaineer Whynde sees her most important catalytic skill as 'taking a journey'. While climbing Aconcagua she spent only 0.12% of the time on the summit, while 99.88% was the journey to get there and back down. In this podcast she helps us understand how to love the journey, as much as the summit! Find out more about her consultancy and check out her book. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Which is worst? Too much ego in the workplace, not ENOUGH ego in the workplace, an inability to read the room and tune to the right level of ego needed for the moment? The answer is Yes. Ego can lead to self-deception and self-sabotage. Where humility is required, we often find exactly the opposite. We so often encounter (or embody) a total lack of awareness of how actions and behavior are perceived. In the workplace, especially as consultants, this is amplified by clients, context and environment. Getting it right is just not an easy thing to do. I asked my good friends to join me for a discussion the topic of ego. Watch as Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn, and Oliver Cronk help me sort it out. Please do indulge us and our egos. For this, our 60th episode and the end of Season 5, we have a record-setting 5 minutes of cold open... It definitely is worth it. Well, at least partially. In this episode: What does the word "ego" actually mean outside of a clinical context? What is too much or too little ego? How does one fine tune the ego for the situation? How do you know when ego is getting in the way of your objectives and how do you correct that? How do we hold ourselves accountable for our ego? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Industrial Talk is onsite at the OMG Quarterly Standards Meeting and chatting with Whynde Kuehn and William Ulrich with Business Architecture Guild about "The Aggregation and Dissemination of Business Architecture Best Practices". Tune in and hear more about the importance of Business Architecture and Team Business Architecture Guild's unique insights on this Industrial Talk. Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2023. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! WHYNDE KUEHN'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whynde-kuehn/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-architecture-associates/ Company Website: https://www.businessarchitectureguild.org/ WILLIAM ULRICH'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamulrich/ PODCAST VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ju3UXLwYo0k THE STRATEGIC REASON "WHY YOU NEED TO PODCAST": OTHER GREAT INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES: NEOM: https://www.neom.com/en-us Fictiv: https://www.fictiv.com/ Hexagon:  https://hexagon.com/solutions/enterprise-asset-management Arduino Pro:  https://www.arduino.cc/pro/ Hitachi Vantara: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/home.html CAP Logistics: https://www.caplogistics.com/ Armis: https://www.armis.com/ Saviant Consulting: https://www.saviantconsulting.com/ Industrial Marketing Solutions:  https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-marketing/ Industrial Academy: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-academy/ Industrial Dojo: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial_dojo/ We the 15: https://www.wethe15.org/ YOUR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TOOLBOX: LifterLMS: Get One Month Free for $1 –

It's Whynde Kuehn's final round with Randy in this episode of Tech Sales Insights. In this episode, Whynde runs through some questions and shares her insights about engagement models, working together for the customer, spiritual foundations in leadership, taking action on ideas, and many more so make sure to stay tuned only here in Tech Sales Insights. INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: IT'S ALL ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THE CUSTOMER“At the end of the day, it's not about what you're modeling or what you're doing or you're delivering or who you have access to, and what room you're in the conversations with, it's about all of us working together, to help the organization get ideas into action, and to be able to help the customers” WHYNDE: INSIGHT ON SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION AS A LEADER“My personal belief is, maybe this is a little bit long lines, what you're saying, Randy, I don't know that one has to be outright about it. But if one does have a deep spiritual grounding, that person will show up in every interaction and everything you write in everything you do in the decisions you make and how you treat people.” Don't miss out on the previous episodes with Whynde and watch out for the next ones! E110 Part 1 - STRATEGY TO REALITY: A Look Into Whynde Kuehn's Insights On Business ArchitectureE110 Part 2 - MULTIDIRECTIONAL: Directional Approaches  Within The Hybrid Environment Find out more about Whynde in the links below:Whynde Kuehn | S2e Transformation | Book This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by: Sales Community | OpenSymmetry

Randy continues his conversation with Whynde Kuehn in this latest episode of Tech Sales Insights. The two discuss the effectiveness and the risks involved in the growing trend of hybrid working environments and how it correlates with business architecture. Whynde further discusses the metrics involved in the hybrid environment and other good stuff like change management, strategy execution, top-down vs bottom-up approach, and many more so stay tuned.INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: “Bring it to the doers. So there's two sides of this one, there's the doers, the people who will create the business architecture, and play a unique and often missing role to inform and translate strategy. There's an actual new role around that. It's business architect, it's been in place for a while, but is more emerging, but then there's also how do you actually change the rest of the organization to be able to do cohesive end-to-end strategy execution where you have accountability? And you as we were saying earlier, right, you actually look at it as a muscle, and you actually know how the teams work together and fit together.”Don't miss out on the previous episodes with Kevin and watch out for the next ones! E110 Part 1 - STRATEGY TO REALITY: A Look Into Whynde Kuehn's Insights On Business ArchitectureFind out more about Whynde in the links below:Whynde Kuehn | S2e Transformation | Book This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by: Sales Community | OpenSymmetry

In this episode, Randy welcomes Whynde Kuehn, author of the book Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders. Whynde shares her humble beginnings and how she got into sales. Whynde's conversation with Randy centers on the importance of Vision and Mission statements, their parallels with strategies, the importance of business architecture in designing strategies, and many more. Learn more about Whynde in this latest episode of Tech Sales Insights. INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: ALIGNMENT OF STRATEGY AND CAPABILITIES THROUGH BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE“The architecture sort of the golden thread, right, allows us to keep this continual balance and alignment between strategy, the capabilities we're investing in, and the initiatives and solutions, especially if we need to replan what we're doing very quickly.”WHYNDE: INSIGHT ON VISION, MISSION, AND STRATEGIES“Those are sort of the blocks that we anchor back to. And they're, they're also the things that nobody kind of thinks about on a day-to-day basis unless you bring it up, where things start to change, which is where I focus is the strategies, the goals, the objectives, the metrics, the courses of actions, the where we play, how we win, and that's where we spend most of our time because that's where the change is happening, and that's where we need to be really clear.” Find out more about Whynde in the links below:Whynde Kuehn | S2e Transformation | Book This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by: Sales Community | OpenSymmetry

Social media is a wonderful, terrible thing. It is a cosmos of tools that allow us to be our best or, perhaps more often, our worst. If we're a knucklehead in real life, Facebook can make us a louder knucklehead... For consulting professionals, the use of social media is typically career related or career-adjacent. Given there are so many ways to engage, given the sheer amount of noise, given our own proclivities to react emotionally to things we read, how does a professional get their message out while avoiding the combative social trap? I asked my friends Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk and Whynde Kuehn what they thought. What are the right ways for professionals to leverage social media to connect, build a brand, share ideas, communicate and learn? In this episode: Why should a professional care at all about social media? What are some ways to avoid the social media conflict zone? How does one cut through the noise on the socials? What are some tips on maintaining equanimity while still engaging? What are some common pitfalls to avoid and useful tips to employ? There's some extra goodness in the outro. Hope you enjoy. Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Do you long for practical tips that will actually yield results? That will take your strategy and turn it into reality? It's time to make the impossible possible with this week's guest Whynde Kuehn! Welcome to this episode of the Beyond Success Podcast. This series of conversations with business experts and captains of industry, is here to serve you in your growth as an entrepreneur. No matter what level of success you are at, there are always areas of growth open to us. So please join us in the collective uplift by listening, learning, enjoying and sharing this podcast! Whynde Kuehn is recognized globally as a highly sought-after pioneer and thought leader in business architecture, with a distinguished track record of creating successful strategic business architecture teams worldwide.She is a Fellow with the Institute for Digital Transformation and a member of the Fast Company Executive Board. She is also the co-founder of a not-for-profit business architecture association that has helped advance and formalize the discipline across the globe. Whynde is author of the book Strategy to Reality. Connect with Whynde here: Strategy to Reality website (book site): https://strategyintoreality.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whynde-kuehn/ Twitter: @IncS2E Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strategytoreality/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/s2etransformation/ S2E Transformation website (corporate site): https://www.s2etransformation.com/ Biz Arch Mastery website (online platform for mastering business architecture): https://bizarchmastery.com/ To subscribe to my YouTube channel, please go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMdAvGk6xa5fptmdULliJrg Want to manifest money now? Play the 'Money Game' to harness the power of micro-shifting to attract abundance immediately. Get your Ebook for $1. Buy NOW. Do you want inevitable & sustainable financial abundance, based on your own unique 'Money DNA'? Watch our brand new webinar Interested in working with Dan 1-2-1? In collaboration with other highly successful experts, he will help you reach financial freedom in 6 months or less: Apply Here *PLEASE RATE US AND SHARE* Join me on: Facebook Instagram Twitter Music Credit: "Freeling", Lauren Duski Timestamps of interest: 02:10 - Welcome Whynde 06:00 - All the adventures & the birth of a book 08:00 - What does Whynde think about science vs magic? 13:15 - The stigma of wealth 18:46 - I don't care why they're doing it, just do it! 23:30 - What can you expect from Whynde's book?

The knock on consulting is that so much of what goes on is either a bunch of fluff and hand-waving at a stratospheric, impractical level or narrowly focused on mostly useless technical gee-wizardry with little connection to actual business need. How do you connect strategy to reality? Luckily there's a new book that takes dead aim at this issue and serves as a practical guide to developing strategy that delivers real-world value. And even more luckily, the author is one of our own... "Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders" by our own Whynde Kuehn is practical, digestible, and evergreen. She applies decades of knowledge and experience in what works and what doesn't and lays out a prescriptive plan for matching vision with delivery. We wanted to sit down with her and discuss the book, how consultants can apply the knowledge within for their clients, and how leaders in industry can use it as a guide for change. In this episode: What inspired Whynde to write this? What did she learn about the process What are the central factors at play when developing and applying strategy? How does business architecture factor in to strategy? How do you get real-world change from what seem like fluffy concepts? How do these practices sustain themselves inside of organizations? How do consultants help clients connect strategy and execution? Hit up Amazon right now and get her book. It's an easy read with so much useful stuff that you'll definitely want a highlighter handy. Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Do you long for practical tips that will actually yield results? That will take your strategy and turn it into reality? It's time to make the impossible possible with this week's guest Whynde Kuehn! Welcome to this episode of the Beyond Success Podcast. This series of conversations with business experts and captains of industry, is here to serve you in your growth as an entrepreneur. No matter what level of success you are at, there are always areas of growth open to us. So please join us in the collective uplift by listening, learning, enjoying and sharing this podcast! Whynde Kuehn is recognized globally as a highly sought-after pioneer and thought leader in business architecture, with a distinguished track record of creating successful strategic business architecture teams worldwide.She is a Fellow with the Institute for Digital Transformation and a member of the Fast Company Executive Board. She is also the co-founder of a not-for-profit business architecture association that has helped advance and formalize the discipline across the globe. Whynde is author of the book Strategy to Reality. Connect with Whynde here: Strategy to Reality website (book site): https://strategyintoreality.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whynde-kuehn/ Twitter: @IncS2E Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strategytoreality/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/s2etransformation/ S2E Transformation website (corporate site): https://www.s2etransformation.com/ Biz Arch Mastery website (online platform for mastering business architecture): https://bizarchmastery.com/ Discover the wealth blocker holding you back and reset your relationship to money - https://dreamwithdan.com/money-mindset-quiz/ To subscribe to my YouTube channel, please go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMdAvGk6xa5fptmdULliJrg Want to manifest money now? Play the 'Money Game' to harness the power of micro-shifting to attract abundance immediately. Get your Ebook for $1. Buy NOW. Do you want inevitable & sustainable financial abundance, based on your own unique 'Money DNA'? Watch our brand new webinar Interested in working with Dan 1-2-1? In collaboration with other highly successful experts, he will help you reach financial freedom in 6 months or less: Apply Here *PLEASE RATE US AND SHARE* Join me on: Facebook Instagram Twitter Music Credit: "Freeling", Lauren Duski Timestamps of interest: 02:10 - Welcome Whynde 06:00 - All the adventures & the birth of a book 08:00 - What does Whynde think about science vs magic?

Whynde Kuehn shares valuable insights on her new book about business architecture.Charting an operational path as one of the original business architecture pioneers, Whynde Kuehn takes our audience on a guided tour of this foundational discipline for enabling end-to-end transformation and organizational agility. Bridging alignment gaps and connecting strategy to execution are enterprise necessities tucked inside the digital transformation era. Whynde has devoted her career to becoming a specialist in this business architecture arena. Join us for our fast moving and enlightening chat about Whynde, this discipline and her book. Support the show

What is an architect? What is architecture? In the business technology context, is architecture a profession? What do architects do? A quick Google search reveals an endless debate on these topics that's been raging for several decades. Let's add more fuel to that fire and stir that pot... This episode is the third in a mashup series on this topic that began with an episode of IASA Global's "The Argument" podcast hosted by Paul Preiss (https://youtu.be/A6Bli8FYXz0) and continued in an episode of Tanium's "Architect Tomorrow" podcast hosted by Oliver Cronk (https://youtu.be/e6Q5y2o6JWU). Check these out as they each have a thematic take on architecture! While I enjoy a good endless debate with smart people, I wanted to focus on the topic of Architecture through the lens of Consulting. Joining me is Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk, Whynde Kuehn and Chris Potts. Chris is an internationally recognized enterprise architect and mentor for small and large businesses across industries. He's also the author of a number of business novels about change called The FruITion Triology (https://technicspub.com/the-fruition-series/). In this episode: Consulting is known as a profession. Is architecture a profession? Can any consultant become an architect? Are architects actually consultants? Is there a difference between an architect inside a company versus an architect in a consulting firm? What skills do architects have versus consultants? This episode represents the third entry in the Podcast Mashup series representing the following totally awesome podcasts: Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - https://www.consultantssayingthings.com The Argument by IASA - https://iasaglobal.org/Public/Public/Events/Use-as-templates/TheArgument.aspx Tech After Five - https://www.techafterfive.com/ Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

The work environment can be tough. It is often political and tiresome and exhausting. The work week can be a tough slog. However... the workplace can often be very funny. Or at least, worthy of mockery and parody. We set about trying to lighten the mood by taking a look at various tropes and memes about work in general and consulting in particular. The jokes are many and can often be NSFW. We selected a number of memes off of Instagram and discussed them, had a laugh, and tried to decipher whether there was any merit to the meme. Are they true? Are they exaggeration? Are they simply myth? I'm joined by Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk and Whynde Kuehn. In this episode: What are some good consulting memes that capture the essence of this line of work? For each meme, what are the real aspects and what is simply hyperbole? Can consulting memes teach anything to those wanting to enter the field? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Change is the new constant. we used to experience disruptions followed by periods of stability, but now the change is increasingly perpetual, pervasive, and exponential. Leading during a time of transition has become the norm as technology, globalization and new competition disrupt established business models. So how leaders around the world are leading through a time of transition. This is your host – Swamy Sriperumbudur and you are listening to “LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS”, and we have invited two very special guests Mark Johnson & Whynde Kuehn Mark Johnson is Southwest Ohio Regional Vice President, and Strategic Data Management & Analytics Executive Leader at Fusion Alliance. Mr. Johnson's distinguished career spans more than 40 years in the IT industry, with a deep concentration in data management and analytics over the most recent 25. At Fusion Alliance Mr. Johnson is responsible leading Fusion's engagement with major clients to accelerate data-driven digital transformation. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Editorial Board Chair for the Chief Data Officer Magazine – cdomagazine.tech – and as Co-Chair MIT CDO IQ Symposium Program. Whynde Kuehn is the Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation, helping organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution. She has extensive experience in enterprise transformation and planning and she is a passionate advocate for using business architecture to enable effective strategy execution and digital transformation. Whynde is a long-time business architecture practitioner, educator, author, recognized global thought leader, and community builder, with extensive experience applying the discipline at leading Fortune 500 and global enterprises, governmental and non-profit organizations, and a range of entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and cross-sector initiatives. She is the Founder of Biz Arch Mastery, a dedicated online platform and community that helps professionals master the art and science of business architecture. She is also a Fellow with the Institute for Digital Transformation, Co-Founder at Business Architecture Associates, Senior Consultant for Cutter Consortium, and Co-Founder, Vice President, and Academic Chair of the Business Architecture Guild. Whynde is author of the book Strategy to Reality, being published in 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cswamy/message

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Whynde Kuehn, Founder, and CEO of S2E Transformation, an established consulting practice accelerating successful business transformations with a focus on Fortune 500 companies. It helps clients bridge the gap between strategy and execution and achieve their greatest visions for business transformation in a practical and business-focused way. Whynde explains that transformation starts with big visions and strategies. The organizations that can execute upon them in a coordinated way, with agility, will win. Tune in to learn more!

In the battle for talent, how do you identify people who are likely to exhibit the qualities you want? How do you do the same with your existing employees? Assessments? Reviews? Rorschach Tests? Many of us have been part of organizations that sought to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their staff by utilizing personality tests and skill assessments. They've been around for a long time. In fact, the first modern personality test was applied by the US Army in the early 1900s to identify soldiers that may be susceptible to shell shock. Fast-forward a hundred years and a quick Google search reveals the dozens of tests, frameworks, metamodels, questionnaires, and the like, which all purport to assist people in understanding each other. Whether it is Myers-Briggs, DISC, True Colors, 16PF, Winslow Personality Test, PCM, the Five Factor Model or any of a few dozen other tests and assessments, the question I had was simple: is any of this useful? Along with Oliver Cronk, Whynde Kuehn and special guest Andrew Tanner, we delve into that question and attempt to see how practitioners or consultancies might apply the various models. Andrew is an Organization Development and Change expert who's practiced in the field for over 20 years through his firm, Summerhill Consulting, and is currently the head of Learning and Development for PCF Bank in the UK. In this episode: Why do organizations use these tools? How are they typically used? How effective are they? Why would a consultant want to understand their personality type? What do these tools tell us about the skills needed for consulting? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

There is often a tendency for companies to prioritize action and delivery over planning and analysis. More "Deliver the widgets!" and less "What does our company actually do?" This can be seen in places where decision making is driven by technology and timelines instead of desired business outcomes, where the "How" and "When" is obsessed over while the "Why" is practically forgotten. But friends! It doesn't have to be this way! In the world of effective Business Architecture, understanding the "Why" actually enables and accelerates the "How" and the "When". In other words, if people on Project XYZ actually see and understand what the company does, why it does it, what business problem is being solved by their project and how the thing they're delivering helps move the entire enterprise toward its goals... well... things go faster, smoother, cheaper and end up better for everyone. My 100,000-foot view sounds easy. To dig into the right level of detail and understand Business Architecture, how it works and what it can really do, I turned to my smart friends Whynde Kuehn, Oliver Cronk and Phil Yanov. (By the way, Whynde is a globally recognized expert, consultant and educator in this space. A quick peek at her LinkedIn profile will give you the scoop...) In this Episode: What the heck IS Business Architecture anyway? How is it practiced? What are the methods and frameworks? What benefits does it provide? Who in the company should care? What are good examples of Business Architecture practice? What are bad ones? How does Business Architecture relate to Enterprise Architecture? How can you, yes YOU, get started in Business Architecture either as an employee in a company or as a consultant? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Whynde Kuehne, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation Inc., teaches us how to lead through a crisis from her firsthand experience. She was having a normal, fabulous day when she receives a call from the big boss saying her boss was out immediately and she's now in charge of a 100-person team. Gulp. In a matter of days she came up with a way forward for the entire team. Listen in for these key insights and so much more from our powerful conversation. Why a "bridge" is a powerful metaphor for leadership Technical, consulting, and thought leadership are different than people leadership Acknowledge the different roles you play in people's lives and work Leadership is a responsibility to your employees and their families Work is an ecosystem, not a place About Whynde Kuehn Whynde Kuehn is the Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation Inc., helping organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution. Whynde has extensive experience in enterprise transformation and planning and is a passionate advocate for using business architecture to enable effective strategy execution and business and digital transformation. She was a key business architect in one of the largest business transformations in the world and also led one of the largest business architecture consulting practices. Whynde has worked with an extensive array of organizations around the world to help them improve their strategy execution ability, including Fortune 500 companies, governmental and non-profit organizations, social enterprises, startups, and cross-sector initiatives. Whynde is a long-time business architecture pioneer, practitioner, educator, community builder, and recognized global thought leader. With a strong track record of creating successful teams that become embedded into their organizations, one of her most recognized competencies is helping clients build their business architecture practices. She is author of the book Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders, to be released in September 2022. Whynde is also the founder of Biz Arch Mastery, a dedicated online platform that helps professionals master the art and science of business architecture and its practical usage. She is Co-founder, Vice President, and Academic Chair of the Business Architecture Guild®. Whynde is also a Co-Founder and Principal Instructor at Business Architecture Associates, a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium, and a Fellow with the Institute for Digital Transformation. Connect with Whynde on LinkedIn About Her Companies S2E Transformation Inc. is a global management consulting practice devoted to connecting strategy to execution at the enterprise level, with a focus on business and digital transformation. Our company name aligns our core strength — transformation — with our namesake — strategy to execution. At the heart of our approach we leverage the power of business architecture, a foundational discipline for enabling end-to-end transformation and organizational agility. S2E on LinkedIn S2E on Twitter Biz Arch Mastery is a dedicated online platform offering coaching and resources to simplify business architecture and facilitate its practical usage. It is for business architecture practitioners and practice leaders as well as executives, business and technology professionals, and startup leaders across all sectors who want to leverage architectural thinking and the discipline of business architecture for better strategy execution and transformation, decision-making, and effective organization design. Lead Kick Ass Meetings: Complimentary Resource Meetings are a really expensive use of your time. It only makes sense that they need to be more productive and valuable. Instead of running meetings that could have been an email, lead powerful meetings that have purpose, participation, and problem solving.

In our connected world of technology, the ways in which we engage with businesses and clients can have a big impact. And as we've seen with the ways in which our public and private data is used by companies like Meta, not all impacts are positive. Some are downright manipulative. How does a company or an employee or a consultant working with a client know how to operate with transparency and integrity? We know that certain industries have regulations that define what is acceptable and compel compliance (law, medicine, accounting). There are also voluntary standards and practices established by working groups and business consortiums that can serve as guides to ethical behavior. However, many industries and especially many different forms of consulting lack clearly articulated and codified ethical rules. Is it right or wrong to give or receive bribes (or dinners, or gifts) as part of doing business? Where are the guardrails in fudging timesheets? Is it okay to use user-data, given voluntarily or not, to target ads or shape opinion or manipulate thought? Even if these things are done for 'good' purposes or without ill intent? Beyond employees or corporate entities, there is an opportunity for those of us who advise and solve problems for our clients to be better Philosopher-Consultants and operate with virtue and integrity. But ethics can be complex issues, often culturally specific and rarely black or white. Tough scene for consultants to navigate. So I asked my friends Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk, and Whynde Kuehn to chat with me about it. In this episode: What does it mean for a company or a person to act with virtue? What does it mean to be ethical? When are ethics clear? When are they ambiguous? What are the cultural contexts at play here? How does a person in a company navigate ethics? How does a consultant work ethically and advise clients ethically? How does an employee or consultant know that they're acting ethically? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Consultants often help clients think about complex problems with few easy answers. There are almost always trade-offs to be made, regulations to follow, expenses to incur all while trying to run a business and make a profit. One of the most complex issues involving tough decisions is around how best to utilize business (or national) resources in a manner that ensures the business (or nation) can continue to grow and thrive in a way that doesn't negatively impact everyone else. Are you an oil company looking at how you'll be in business in 40 years if no one is buying gasoline or oil-based plastics? What alternative product lines should you be looking at? Are you a search-engine giant that uses more electricity than some countries to power your data centers? How do you supply that business need without causing brownouts? Solar? Wind? Fusion? Are you a Northeastern Pennsylvania-based mid-size paper company that uses a lot of trees? Perhaps finding a way to make your product from fast-growing varieties like bamboo instead of old-growth oak is a good way to ensure your business can continue to make product into the future. Decisions... some forced by the State, some forced by shareholders, others just good business planning, others perhaps totally altruistic. Sounds like an opportunity for a consultant looking to make a difference. I gathered my friends to discuss Sustainability and opportunities in that space. Along with Oliver Cronk, Whynde Kuehn and Phil Yanov, I was joined by Jonathan Gibbard who is a Business Unit Director for Sustainable Infrastructure & Operations at Ricardo Energy & Environment in the UK. In this Episode: What do we really mean by Sustainability? What is driving companies to invest in Sustainable practices? What is the state of the Sustainable Consulting industry? Where are there career opportunities in this space for new or experienced consultants? What does a consulting engagement look like that deals with Sustainability? Who has the worst middle-name combo, Chris or Oliver? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

In this episode of IASA Global's podcast series, The Argument, IASA CEO, Paul Preiss has an unscripted, candid conversation with two leaders in architecture transformation and leadership: Whynde Kuehn and Eva Kammerfors. This discussion focuses on how to create a true business-impacting architecture practice, how to become a transformational chief architect, and how to help organizations manage change in a dynamic business environment. Participants discuss the qualities of bringing architects together, shared interactions between business and solution architects, and how to grow a practice that delivers on the promise of digital. Whynde Kuehn is the Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation, helping organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution. Whynde has extensive experience in enterprise transformation and planning and is a passionate advocate for using business architecture to enable effective strategy execution and digital transformation. Eva Kammerfors is an experienced enterprise and business architecture practitioner specializing in architecture management and governance, change leadership, and business and IT transformation. Eva is a Senior Advisor and owner of network organization Teama AB, where she acts as a mentor and leader in companies and organizations using architecture as a tool for digital transformation. Eva is an engaged speaker in the chief architect community, trainer in business and IT architecture and certifies Chief Architects at the Computer Society.

If I were to only read my LinkedIn feed, I'd think every industry is being disrupted all the time, every day... Certainly a search for "future of consulting" yields plenty of opinion along with thought pieces about new business models and such. Many of these results are a bit frenzied, foreboding and filled with gloom about AI and Gen Z taking over consulting. I'm not sure exactly what the future of consulting looks like. So I asked my friends, Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk to give me their thoughts on the subject. In this episode: What do we think is changing? What was the impact of COVID-19 on consulting? How do consultancies change with the times? How does automation impact consulting? How do consultants position themselves to take advantage of changes to the industry? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. Be sure to sign up for email updates whenever we post new content. It's right over there on the right hand side of the page >>>>> You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Is it The Great Rebalance? The Great Reshuffle? The Great Resignation? The Great Discontent? To read about it, companies are really struggling to find workers these days. Clearly there aren't enough people that want to work. We think that's just a load of codswallop. There was a recent LinkedIn News story about the consulting boom/bust job cycle that caught my eye. The story said that 2 in 3 consulting firms are short-staffed and 1 in 5 have to turn down work as a result. More than half said that recruiting and retention have become much harder this year. I wondered, is this because the firms didn't forecast demand correctly? Were they spooked by COVID and didn't plan recruiting properly? We know labor force participation in the US is declining... are consultants just dropping out of the workforce? Are people doing their own entrepreneurial thing? I wanted the input of my smart friends Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this episode: Is there really a shortage of consultants? Why might there be one? What is going on in the overall labor market that might add context? Is there a labor shortage or just a labor realignment or are the workers just hiding in plain sight? How do consultants navigate this boom/bust cycle of demand for their skills? What should existing or aspiring consultants be considering as they look at this landscape? What changes should consulting firms be making to attract and retain talent? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Architecture disciplines in general, and business architecture in particular, tend to be viewed as only applying to large, private and public sector institutions as opposed to non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs, and other organizations seeking to make a social impact. While approaches vary based on the organization involved and its corresponding mission, architecture delivers value to organizations seeking to directly or indirectly contribute to the social good. Non-profits, NGOs, and other organizations seeking to improve people's lives and the environment in which they live face many of the challenges shared by the private sector and government. While mission-driven versus profit-driven, organizations seeking to make a difference in the world nevertheless face a wide variety of opportunities and challenges that must be addressed. Join William Ulrich and his guest Whynde Kuehn as they discuss ways in which formal business disciplines can be applied to maximize the ability of mission-driven organizations to contribute more effectively to the global good. The discussion will focus on the need for architecture in mission-driven organizations, how approaches differ for mission-driven versus profit-driven organizations, examples of architecting for good in practice, and how qualified and inclined individuals can contribute in positive ways to architecting for good.

Concluding this series, business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn interviews Jake Walker, head of the business architecture practice at T. Rowe Price, a leading global investment firm managing over $1.5 trillion in client assets. Jake and Whynde discuss the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice.

Steven Scott, Director of Business Architecture at US-based multinational software company Autodesk, joins thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Amélie Régimbal, Director of Business Architecture at Desjardins, Canada's financial services cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America, discusses with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Alex Randell, Director of HR Technology at Principal Financial Group, long-time business architecture leader, and member of the Business Architecture Guild joins thought leader Whynde Kuehn for a discussion on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Business Architecture thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, talks with Chris Jarvis, Enterprise Business Architect at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulator in the UK about the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Linda Finley, Founder and President of the Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum, a BIZBOK® Guide primary author, and former Guild board member speaks with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Grant Ecker, Vice President of Global Enterprise Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance and long-time business architecture community supporter talks with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

I used to think that if I could just clone myself a few times I might have the most perfect team and we'd produce the most perfect slides... Aside from that likely being a disaster, I used to think that's how mentorship worked. I mentor or coach someone to do things in the method of whatever firm we were working for so that I had more arms and legs to do work for clients. Luckily I learned better. It isn't about the firm or the client or even the work. It's about individual growth of both the mentor and the mentee. I wanted to explore the concept of mentorship with some of my smart friends. So I sat down with Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this Episode: What do we mean by mentorship? What are the different models of mentorship? How do we compare apprenticeship, coaching, mentorship? Why is it important to people at all stages of the career? What is the difference between mentorship and therapy? What is good mentorship and what isn't? What works? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

Coen de Bruijn, Program Director for Data and Analytics EMEA at Nike, talks with business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Theresa Fannin, practice leader for US-based health insurance carrier, talks with business architecture thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.

Well it looks like things are getting back to normal. Everyone should just go back to doing things like they did prior to Covid. All will be as it was… Or not. As the case may be. Have you heard the predictions for an imminent return to normalcy? Are you excited by the prospect of everyone working the 9-5, Monday thru Friday grind in the old cubicle just like before? Isn’t every consultant thrilled about the notion of going back to that 4am Monday flight to Peoria or Altoona or Wichita to sit in a conference room, face lit by the soft glow of PowerPoint slides and Excel formulas until that late Thursday flight home? What does the looming return to work portend for business, for clients, for consultants? I decided to ask my friends for their input on the matter. Joining me is Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk. In this Episode: Where do things stand a year into Covid now that vaccinations are in play? What about our business models and work routines has changed? Which changes will stick? What will go back to the way it was before? What should we be thinking with regard to our work patterns? Add your thoughts to the conversation on LinkedIn or YouTube. You can also like and subscribe on the YouTube Channel (and you should!)

In this podcast, Dr. Brian Cameron, Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Programs in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University, shares his unique perspectives with Whynde Kuehn, global business architecture thought leader and educator. Brian provides a pulse on business architecture in academics today and shares his vision for the future.

In this podcast, global business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn interviews Paul Preiss, Founder and CEO of Iasa Global, a non-profit association for all Technology Architects. Paul is a leading voice worldwide for architecture as a profession and shares his unique perspectives on what it really means for architecture to be a profession, where it stands today, and what is possible for the future.

Whynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation deep dives into business architecture; the what, they why and they how. The post Business Transformation appeared first on InterVision.

In this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 2 features Coen de Bruijn, Linda Finley, and Steven Scott.

In this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 3 features Jake Walker, Amélie Régimbal, and Alex Randell.

In this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 1 features Theresa Fannin, Grant Ecker, and Chris Jarvis.