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

So I took this photo of a smashed mirror hanging out of a corner trash can in downtown D.C. Half is reflecting the garbage in the can...

It's the weekend before the anniversary of 9/11, and today in full gear, about 100 firefighters and police officers c...

This the the first fire fighting robot and is built by Howe and Howe called the Thermite.  Key features: - Moves steadily on treads i...

Meet Octavia, a new firefighting robot from the Navy's Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) in Washington, D.C. Octavia...

The Chief Information Officer is a complex and challenging role even for those highly experienced, well educated, and innately talented ....

A strategist frequently has to temper the desire for structured planning and strategic decision making with the reality of organizational li...

Which does your leadership do? Do they play it safe -- staying the same familiar course, avoiding potential change and upset or do they pr...

As a nation are we overworked? Are we just showing up, doing what we're told, and making the same mistakes again and again? Robert Reich...

Vision is often the telltale demarcation between a leader and a manager. A manager knows how to climb a ladder, but a leader knows where the...

See new article in Architecture and Governance Magazine on: IT Planning, Governance and the CIO: Why a Structured Approach Is Critical to L...

Should the CIO focus on day-to-day operational issues or on IT strategic planning and governance issues? From my experience many are focus...

CIOs are consumed by day-to-day tactical/operational IT issues and firefighting IT problems, and as a result, there is a lack of focus on IT...