J.R. Jesson hosts a conversation with Roche’s Hemerson Paes about what it really takes to make work visible inside a modern organization. Hemerson shares lessons from Roche and the broader Feld Group community about the realities of teams in motion, the limits of traditional org charts, and why clarity and connectedness matter more than ever. Together, they explore how leaders can create the conditions for alignment, flow, and meaningful progress.

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In this Thanksgiving week episode, we take a quick walk through how gratitude actually shows up in real leadership and team culture. We reflect on gratitude, teamwork, and the long arc of real transformation. A short listen for a busy season.

In this recording from 1998, Charlie Feld reflects on why high-performance IT is really a team sport. He talks about building shared values, rewarding the right behaviors, and focusing on quality instead of “just shipping it.” Charlie also shares how pattern recognition, not perfectionism, is what truly defines strong leadership. It’s a timeless reminder of what great teams are built on.

In this reflection from The Feld Group Institute archives, Charlie Feld shares his timeless perspective on technology as a digital fabric woven through every part of business and life. Recorded in 2021, his words about AI and the “augmentation of the human spirit” feel even more relevant today.

We revisit Charlie’s message and reflect on how, four years later, his vision of technology amplifying human potential has become a reality.

Legacy systems are expensive, slow, and inflexible, but AI is rewriting the modernization playbook. In this episode, Charlie talks with Nitin Rakesh (CEO of Mphasis) and Mike Childress (TFGI Affiliate and seasoned CTO), who explore how enterprises can transform core systems in months, not years, by combining AI-powered tools with serious engineering discipline. A must-listen for leaders tackling legacy debt.

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In this clip from 2021, J.R. Jesson explores the distinction between an “organization at rest” and an “organization in motion.” His insights on structure, alignment, and empowered execution remain as relevant today as we continue to navigate the creation of cross-functional teams, the adoption of DevOps, and driving organizational flow.

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Michael Simmons, VP of Information Security at Ulta Beauty, talks with Sarah Bird, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer for Responsible AI, about how AI, security, and trust intersect. Sarah shares Microsoft’s approach to safe deployment and real-world examples of balancing innovation with responsibility. This episode is packed with insights for anyone exploring or expanding their AI journey.

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As we enter September and the back-to-school season, it’s the perfect time to reexamine our Masterclass video series, Demystifying Digital Transformation, and explore how the series can be used to engage with your gamechangers and business partners.

In this episode, we join Kenny Feld to expand on a powerful three-minute clip on the importance of layered architecture, and get into what it really means for leaders to be change-ready. We’ll talk about why architecture isn’t just for tech folks, how loosely coupled systems create speed and agility, the role of a durable digital brain in unifying data, and why the real promise of AI depends on getting the foundation right.

This episode demonstrates how these ideas and videos can spark meaningful conversations with your teams, gamechangers, and business partners.