by John Macdonald | May 24, 2025 | The250
I’m coming out of the closet. The best car we ever owned was a minivan. Specifically, a 2004 Toyota Sienna. Dark green. Tan interior. Stone-cold awesome. We put 250,000 miles on that thing. Three kids. Countless vacations. Thousands of sporting events,...
by John Macdonald | May 23, 2025 | The250
Disagreement feels like rejection. Agreement feels like validation. Disagreement is discomfort. Agreement is comfort. But if you’re a leader, agreement can be a trap because your idea isn’t always the best. The best ideas, or maybe the best outcomes, come...
by John Macdonald | May 22, 2025 | The250
More is many things. We chase more because it looks like progress, value, and better. More is easy to sell. It’s harder to maintain. More meetings mean more overhead.More stuff means more stuff to deal with.More choices mean more decisions.More features mean more...
by John Macdonald | May 21, 2025 | The250
That’s about 450 words. What will you say? It’s a hallway conversation. A coffee line moment. A surprise introduction or run-in at the grocery store. That’s just enough time to either make someone lean in or check out. It isn’t long enough to...
by John Macdonald | May 20, 2025 | Mindset
The elevator pitch has several origin stories. Here’s one I like: In 1854, Elisha Otis dramatically demonstrated his safety elevator at the New York World’s Fair by cutting the support rope on a hoisted platform on which he was standing. The platform...
