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

What is conflict? In the book Images of Organization by Gareth Morgan, the author states “ Conflict arises whenever interests collide …what...

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md) said that an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)—“it would bring down the whole [electrical] grid and cost between $1 ...

Traditional management espouses that executives are supposed to develop a vision, chart a course for the organization, and guide it to that ...

In the book Images of Organization by Gareth Morgan, the Nobel Prize winner Herbert Simon is cited as exploring the parallels between human ...

There is a fascinating article in Wired (Oct. 2009) on a Doomsday Machine called “the Perimeter System” created by the Soviets. If anyone ...

I came across some interesting leadership lessons that can be helpful to enterprise architect leaders in the book Good to Great by Jim Colli...

“Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. In its original sense, 'nanotechnology' refers to ...

We are all familiar with conflict management and day-to-day negotiations in our everyday leadership role in our organizations, and the key t...

Optimism can be a key to success in your personal and professional life! The Wall Street Journal reported in Nov. 2007 that optimism leads t...

Organizations are intrinsically political systems, “in the sense that ways must be found to create order and direction among people with pot...

In enterprise architecture, we develop IT targets and plans for the organization, but these are usually not tested in any meaningful or sign...

Recently, I was reminded of two pointers in developing an effective IT strategic plan: Strategic planning is about leadership and setting d...

In the computer world, free is often the architecture and economic model of choice or is it? We have various operating systems like Linux, C...

How many of you ever wondered why we continue to use dollar bills and coins when we have credit and debit cards that make cash virtually o...

A colleague sent me this article about " Electronically Challenged Seniors " with the comment "I think this sums up my abilit...

On September 2, 2009, the Internet celebrated its fortieth birthday. ComputerWorld (14 Sept. 2009) reports that 40 years ago “computer scie...

J ust some reflection for the Jewish new year this week. Enterprise architecture is about planning, governance, and the bigger picture. This...

Being in a technical field like IT, we often see disconnects between the “techies” and the business people—almost like they are speaking f...

True IT leadership means that those who are in charge of information technology really care about and drive the success of the mission, ...

Yes, people talk about having an Internet addiction and chuckle. But this is becoming the real thing! AP (3 September 2009) reports that...