Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

I thought this was a great message on self-reliance. As they say, take the bull by the horns.  Stop waiting for the light at the end of the ...

So a colleague said something interesting to me about project management: The best day of project management is usually the first day, b...

So I thought this was very telling today about the difference between the public and private sectors... I was teaching a class and gave ...

The Thinker. It's very important to have time (and space) to sit down and think.  Not just go through life in the motions--"d...

I took this photo in the Metro in Washington, D.C.  It says, "Be Fearless." Why? No, it doesn't pay to be wholly fearf...

Lots of people desks seem to look like this. (Not me though...compulsive neat freak and learned from IBM's "clean desk policy&q...

I saw this bumper sticker on a pole in Washington, D.C.  It says "Puppet for President 2012" and I don't know whether this...

There are two common problems where immature or dysfunctional governance results in poor performance. When good governance is lacking, eith...

Frequently employees face double-bind message in the workplace and these not only impair morale, but also can result in poor decision-making...

Let's say yes to sound governance , and no to absolute power... Power is a strange thing: the more you have, the more you want – it’s ne...

To believe or not to believe that is the question. Very frequently in life, we are confronted with incomplete information, yet by necess...

What’s more important speed or accuracy when it comes to developing and implementing a enterprise architecture?’ On one hand, if your targ...

Enterprise architecture is a planning (and governance) function. Planning is a valuable endeavor when it is used to drive meaningful change ...