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

Thought this was an amazing painting of the medieval battlefield. The warrior in the center is using his war hammer to literally split h...

I liked this categorization of three types of tools of persuasion developed by Aristotle:  - Ethos: Appeals to a sense of ethics, mor...

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

Sometimes things happen that we don't agree with or like.  We may even get blamed for them when we didn't do anything wrong.  ...

So I like this quote by Carl von Clausewitz: "War is an extension of politics by other means." There is diplomacy and then t...

There is an old Jewish parable about the body parts arguing which is most important.  Each makes it's case that without that part, w...

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

This was a funny picture when we were out west.  This guy is standing on the corner dancing around in his apron and chef's hat.  H...

This was a humorous engraved stone that I found in a gift shop today.  It is a Concord  "Words From The Wise," engraved pape...

According to the New York Times (12 April 2013) a high school English teacher in Albany, New York on Monday asked students to write a per...

This is a great video on the power of words, but also on the caring of one for another. We can make a difference with our words! Words can ...

In Fortune Magazine, 12 November 2007 , Retired General Wesley Clark explains “ Leadership is the art of persuading the other fellow to want...