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

A colleague was talking to me about negotiating and working with others: He said something I liked:  Listen, empathize, and give a lit...

Tonight is Purim and it's a holiday of joy and celebration.  It commemorates when the Jews where saved from Destruction by the P...

So while we were in Florida, we went into one of the many art galleries.  And on the wall was this painting of the Israeli Flag with the...

Ok, so here is what I learned over the years about communication... Question everything, believe nothing (except in G-d). It's not...

Walking through the halls of one of the local schools, there was this awesome display of cutout hands.  Each hand, done by a student, wa...

In the context of the brutal raping and murder last year of a 23-year old women on a bus to the disgusting rape of a 5-year girl more rece...

As I would imagine most of you felt this week, I was really surprised by news that individuals in the IRS targeted certain political oppo...

An article in Fast Company (1 April 2013) by Chip and Dan Heath tells us to use the 10/10/10 rule for making tough decisions. That is t...

One man's trash is another man's treasure--funny, interesting, weird, how does it make you feel? This car, aside from the m...

This was another odd site around Washington, D.C. today. A guy carrying around this bust on his back--almost like a backpack.  I do...

Waiting for the train this morning--on the platform, there is a blind woman. The train pulls up, and I help the blind lady to the tra...

Unbelievable video of Nick Vujicic coaching people to believe in themselves. The catch is that Nick himself is missing all four limbs. Yet ...

New article in Public CIO Magazine by Andy Blumenthal: Aligning Your Stars: Leadership Success Often Depends on Finding the Right Situation ...

I really like Tony Robbins and especially his show on NBC "Breakthrough." Tony Robbins is incredibly motivational, inspirational...

Many organizations have a value statement that identifies what traits are most important to them. Organizational values are similar to an en...

David F. D’Allesandro, the CEO of John Hancock insurance group has a bunch of wonderful books on building brand and career, such as “Brand W...