1. Include the words “always” and “never” in your architectural principles and policies

2. Believe positional authority trumps ability to influence

3. Practice methodology without anthropology

4. Hire an innovator and proceed to micromanage him/her

5. Utilize crowd wisdom for decision making rather than intelligence collection

6. View your architecture as an end, rather than a means

[Note: This post originally appeared on my Business-Driven Architect blog on September 23, 2007, brought over to elemental links on June 7, 2008]