The Change Story

Kathryn Guarini (ex-IBM CIO) on Org Design, AI Leadership, and Enterprise Transformation

Kathryn Guarini (ex-IBM CIO) on Org Design, AI Leadership, and Enterprise Transformation Kathryn Guarini spent over two decades at IBM leading transformations across product, engineering, and IT, eventually becoming CIO. In this episode, we dive into: The real bottlenecks in digital transformation What AI readiness looks like in the enterprise Building high-trust orgs that can handle change Operating models that scale across 300,000+ employees Her personal leadership lessons from the boardroom to the trenches 🎙 Hosted by Middleware – the software delivery intelligence platform that helps you make engineering workflows visible, measurable, and better.

Digital Transformation That Works: ADKAR, Agile & Building A-Teams | Jennifer Arndt

When companies fail at digital transformation, it’s rarely because of bad tools. It’s because change feels like chaos. In this episode of the Change Story Podcast, Jennifer Arndt — a seasoned transformation leader in academic publishing — shares how she rebuilt her company’s approach to change from the ground up. From mindset shifts to team dynamics, from Agile to ADKAR, Jennifer offers a candid blueprint for leading change with clarity and integrity. 🎙 What you’ll learn: * Why timing matters more than tactics * How to build an “A-Team” of change agents * What ADKAR looks like in the real world * The role of kindness, rewards, and cultural mindset in lasting transformation

Why Thinking Like a Casino Builds a Great Engineering Team | Stephen Fishman & Matt McLarty

Most companies build for the problems they can see. But the leaders who win? They build for the opportunities they can’t yet imagine. In this episode of The Change Story by Middleware, Boomi’s Stephen Fishman and Matt McLarty dive deep into how resilient, adaptive organizations engineer their success — by investing in optionality, seizing opportunity, and optimizing with intention. We explore: 🔹 Why the most successful companies act before the opportunity is obvious 🔹 How APIs and composability create business resilience 🔹 The real reason AI readiness starts with integration and modularity 🔹 Lessons from companies that thrived (and those that struggled) in the age of AI Whether you’re a CTO, Head of Platform, engineering leader, or digital strategist — this conversation will reshape how you think about planning, building, and scaling in 2025 and beyond. 📚 Based on insights from Stephen and Matt’s book Unbundling the Enterprise.

The Change Designer’s Playbook: From UX to Organizational Transformation

Everyone wants to “do transformation.” Few understand the invisible work it takes to get there.In this episode, Kasia Zaniewska unpacks the real reasons teams struggle with change — and what to do about it. From her days in UX research at Klarna to leading cross-functional alignment work, she’s seen how clarity, not speed, drives real progress.Join us as we talk about: * The dangers of starting with assumptions * The mindset shift from outputs to outcomes * Why adoption starts with shared understanding * How design principles apply to teams, not just products This is an episode for leaders who want to build systems that work, not just products that ship.

Calculating The Real Impact of Digital Transformation Efforts

Get ready for another episode of the Change Story Podcast!