Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

Just wanted to share this best practice for Kanban or Visual Task Boards This is a way to layout work/workflow and track and communica...

I thought this was really fascinating about how we interact with others. It's a theory by Martin Buber called the I-Thou relationshi...

So I learned this new phrase today: "Anus Protectus" It's what it sounds like. It when you communicate (or do) somethi...

I liked this guidance from Dr. Britt Andreata on addressing conflict through managing difficult conversations Here's how the typical ...

So I learned this interesting thing about the Fight or Flight response. Fight or flight is not just physically fighting or fleeing, but ...

So I learned this cool acronym for the roles of a project manager: DIRECT The project manager directs the project (similar to a direct...

So many faces, so much phoniness.  Why can't we just deal with genuine people? Not like the dummies in this picture.  Everyone s...

So a friend sent me this hilarious spoof about automatic transmissions, and it goes something like this... A guy calls up the car servic...

So today we were at the Takoma Park Folk Festival.  It was a combination of food, chachkas, art, dance, and music--thank G-d, it was...

Most professional (and even personal) communications should start with... ________________________ BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front). Thi...

I thought this was pretty good.  How do we go from hearing to listening? We have to be silent (and contemplative)! - Check out the l...

Wow this was tough... I was at a luncheon with some friends, including a couple we're friendly with that's been dating a while. ...

As CNN (and other news outlets) continue to go after the President of the United States with a vehemence, and three of its journalists had...

Is silence a good thing or a bad thing--what does it really mean? On the plus or neutral side: Silence can mean modesty and humility -...

There is definitely something to be said for shock value.  When you do or say something that is S~H~O~C~K~I~N~G. And it jolts the othe...

I wanted to share some good tidbits about effective management, collaboration, and engagement that I heard this week at a Partnership fo...

This is an risque t-shirt this lady is wearing. It's a big nutrition label.  And she's wrapped in it! I'm not sure if th...

The Failing New York Times and Fake News CNN... Have become virtually unwatchable.  Aside from their relentless bias, they are so endle...

So it should be so easy... We manage time by the hours and minutes--and moments of life.  This sign was hilarious though: Breakfast ...

Just really loved this emergency preparedness poster by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It builds off of the #1, hit TV show, The ...