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

I liked this saying from the Kibbutz: If you don't say good morning to the tree, it won't say happy new year to you. Wow, th...

Wow, I couldn't believe that this is a real word. Automagically. I thought my colleague was using it as a gag.  But when I asked...

So I had the opportunity to sit in on a colleague teaching a class in Performance Improvement.  One tool that I really liked from th...

This was sort of a funny scene in a project meeting.  One person describing the challenges at one point, spontaneously and dramatically m...

At one time, it was considered a great honor to work for the Federal government, and people fought for the jobs and to take the civil serv...

So I've been helping some family members with some really big decisions lately.  As we all know, there are pros and cons to every al...

Planning is a critical aspect of making progress toward your goals. As they say; If you fail to plan, plan to fail.  However, planni...

So we all know these type of people that love to criticize and bully.   They are the critics in chief.  You have to wonder what thei...

I like this saying that I heard. "The juice has to be worth the squeeze." It's a little like the corollary to "If s...

Thought this was a smart saying from a colleague: "If you ain't the lead dog, the view doesn't change." What the ...

So you're all aware of the 3 legs of project management: - Cost - Schedule - Scope I remember learning the adage that if you ...

So I heard this interesting perspective on information and data analytics... Basically, it comes down to this:  "Most organizatio...

So if you're in customer service... The answer is easy.  It's always got to be YES.  - Any less is a big No-No! The custom...

So some people have this notion about management that is all wrong.  - Management is not a right or entitlement. - Management is a wo...

If This Then That (IFTTT) is a simple, but absolutely fundamental programming principle. It is also the basis for futurist-thinking such...

So we were promised hope and change, but what's the difference? Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal says, " Hope is th...

So new leaders frequently want to come into town like a knight in shining armor riding speedily on their white stallions to "save the...

Just wanted to share this beautiful Fall scene in Maryland. While we are about to embark on a major infrastructure spending spree to mak...

So here are some things that I learned from this awful, drawn out election: 1)  Keep it positive  - Negativity, divisiveness, and hate h...

So life is generally supposed to be a series a peaks and valleys.  There are highs, but also lows.   No one and nothing can perform at...