Pushing boundaries and in challenging team members to deliver better than the best has been inspirational for my teams. While I push for outcomes, I am flexible on work timings. When you push your boundaries yet you fail, how you accept failure and react to it, also encourages the team to put in their best again. Hence it’s important to create the safe space and outcome driven culture

Here's what I've learned about walking that fine line: I always start with solid research and data to ground my ideas. But I'm not afraid to say "I think" or "I'm exploring" when pushing into new territory. It's actually built more trust with my audience – they appreciate the transparency of seeing my thought process. When I'm testing boundary-pushing concepts, I first share them with trusted peers for feedback. Their insights help refine ideas while keeping me anchored in reality. Sometimes, the most innovative thinking comes from connecting existing dots in new ways rather than trying to be revolutionary. What's your approach to balancing innovation with authority?

Think of enterprise architecture like a master chef's kitchen - while recipes (frameworks) provide crucial structure, true innovation comes from knowing when to experiment! I've found success combining TOGAF's documentation rigor with design thinking approaches. Try creating "innovation zones" within your architecture practice where you can safely test new ideas while maintaining governance guardrails. Regular architecture review boards help validate concepts, but don't let them become innovation bottlenecks. What's your recipe for balancing structure and creativity?

There is a constant need to keep learning from experts within and outside the industry. Joining influencer conversations, actively contributing, sharing and learning from each other are important aspects to building a strong network. It helps gather content which can be researched thereafter. Being visible and sharing in the right forums with the right messages is a great way to build credibility and thought leadership

Communication and comfort: While setting challenging goals I always ensure that I communicate the goals to the team with proper justification and create an atmosphere of optimism and also giving the confidence that failure to reach the stretched goals would not result in any negative ramifications thereby giving the confidence to the team that they have the leadership backing them. Being involved: Additionally it is also essential to support the team by coming up with innovative ideas and ways to reach the targets. Reward & recognition As said the journey and efforts are more important than the goal itself. Rewards and recognition also play an important role in the journey.