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6 Practices to Become a High-Performance Head of Enterprise Architecture

The head of enterprise architecture role is personally challenging. Being successful requires focus, commitment and endurance.

Experts: Marcus Blosch, Saul Brand, Andreas Frangou

It’s often said that enterprise architecture (EA) is a team sport. EA involves individuals and teams from across the business and IT that have to come together to deliver an outcome. This organizational “team” involved in architecture is spread widely, in business units, at the center of the organization, involving a range of roles.

This research explains how heads of EA can raise their performance by using the techniques of high-performance athletes:

  •  Develop your ambition; set goals to provide focus and balance. 
  •  Develop a growth mindset; train to drive continuous improvement. 
  •  Cultivate the building blocks of resilience. 
  •  Learn about yourself.

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