{"id":282426,"date":"2026-06-26T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:16:07","slug":"cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardenas: Technology should never be the goal. Results should be."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riograndeguardian.com\/stories\/cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be,74527\">Cardenas: Technology should never be the goal. Results should be.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riograndeguardian.com\/stories\/cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be,74527\">https:\/\/riograndeguardian.com\/stories\/cardenas-technology-should-never-be-the-goal-results-should-be,74527<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-26 09:12:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"riograndeguardian.com\">riograndeguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Jorge Cardenas<\/p>\n<p>Most technology projects don&#8217;t fail because of technology.<\/p>\n<p>They fail because leaders never answer three simple questions:<\/p>\n<p>Why are we doing this?<\/p>\n<p>Who benefits?<\/p>\n<p>How will we know if we succeeded?<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: City of Brownsville\/Jorge Cardenas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve learned that technology is often the easiest part of a transformation effort.<\/p>\n<p>The hard part is aligning people around a common outcome.<\/p>\n<p>When we launched major initiatives in Brownsville, whether it was broadband expansion, AI capabilities, cybersecurity programs, or modernizing service delivery, the conversation was never about fiber, servers, or software.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation was about outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Would residents receive better services?<\/p>\n<p>Would businesses have better opportunities to grow?<\/p>\n<p>Would employees have the tools they need to be successful?<\/p>\n<p>Would we become a more resilient organization?<\/p>\n<p>Technology was simply the vehicle that helped us get there.<\/p>\n<p>Too many organizations start by talking about the solution before defining the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The most successful leaders I&#8217;ve worked with do the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>They focus relentlessly on the outcome and allow technology to become an enabler of that vision.<\/p>\n<p>Technology should never be the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Results should be.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s one technology initiative you&#8217;ve seen succeed because leadership stayed focused on the outcome instead of the tool?<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: The above commentary was provided by Jorge Cardenas, chief information officer for the City of Brownsville. 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