This morning, I delivered a Metadata Management workshop grounded in reality — not theory. No buzzwords. No recycled slides. Just myths dismantled and practical steps shared, drawn directly from 26 years of verifiable, hands-on experience delivering metadata, data governance, and data strategy across global organisations. Metadata is not documentation for compliance. It is the operating system of trusted data. Those in the room didn’t just learn metadata — they learned how to apply it on Monday

This morning, I took our January North America cohort deep into the Data Quality Module — and a mentee asked a critical question. I answered it. But more importantly, I corrected a dangerous misconception that is quietly damaging careers in data. Let me be clear. ❌ Data Governance is NOT a standalone skill. ❌ Data Quality is NOT a tool. ❌ And any curriculum that teaches fragments is adulterated and not fit for purpose. Yes, many fresh entrants to the field are eager — they are my STUDENTS too —