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

This is an interesting sign to put on the bathroom door. Please do not use when meeting is in progress Hmmm, no bathroom breaks allowed.  Su...

So conducting large meetings is not often easy.  People have their own concepts as to where they'd like the discussion to go. Yes,...

So this is an interesting meeting facilitation technique.  Sometimes people get carried away in meetings either as  broken records,   sp...

So it's been raining so much here in the DC area lately. The result is that the hot Summer July temperatures are down in the cool 70...

Happy Friday everyone! Yesterday, someone gave me a couple of these bright yellow smileys--one on the back of each of my hands.  I was...

The title sounds ominous, but I mean it differently. People like to play games--the type you have fun at.   We learn to play when we a...

Some people have a negative perception of government workers ("govies").   They think that it's just a cushy job with a lo...

This is a photo of a beautiful embroidery. It is called "Creation" by Leonard Nierman.  Really liked it! Also, wa...

Ok, we've all heard of "Death by PowerPoint" (well, I'm advocating death to PowerPoint). It's the unfortunate occ...

So occasionally in the office, people perhaps forget where they are... And instead of working together to solve problems, they go to war...

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

So, having grown up in New York, I've definitely heard of a drive by shooting, but never a "drive by meeting".  Until a co...

So one of the advantages to working in Washington, D.C. is that I get to meet lots of new and interesting people.  Never thought though ...

It's tough to get the truth from people in the organization as to how things are really going. Are their programs successful...

The Wall Street Journal (16 May 2011) had a interesting portrayal this week of the various types of people that tend to spoil meetings...

While most companies run to do business with anyone with a checkbook or credit card, some amazing others are more discriminating.  In ...

I have a new article in P ublic CIO Magazine (April/May 2011) on the topic of Accountability In Project Management : We've all be to &...