by John Macdonald | Oct 25, 2024 | The250
I played and coached ice hockey for almost 40 years. I’ve heard and given the advice of, “keep your head up!” a million times. It’s great advice, for several different reasons. The first is for safety. I had a tendency to watch the puck on my...
by John Macdonald | Oct 24, 2024 | The250
What is our mission? Does that mission help a person, organization, or community? Do we know how to find that person, organization, or community? Are we talking to that person, organization, or community? How do we help versus how others help? Does our success require...
by John Macdonald | Oct 23, 2024 | The250
If the robot can drive the car, should you?If the robot can harvest the corn, should you?If the robot can serve the drinks, should you? But what if the robot can negotiate border disputes? Should you?Or what if the robot can decide value? Should you?What if the robot...
by John Macdonald | Oct 22, 2024 | The250
Were the Beatles good or just famous?What about Madonna?Is Dwayne Johnson good or just famous?What about Meryl Streep?Is a Ferrari a good car or just a famous one?What about a Tesla? Is your friend a good interior designer even though they’re not on HGTV?Are you...
by John Macdonald | Oct 21, 2024 | The250
We mostly think of deadlines in relation to time. The deadline is a date on the calendar. In order to meet the deadline we focus, sharpen, make decisions, and clarify what we’ll get done by that deadline. All the things you need to do to make it better anyway....
by John Macdonald | Oct 20, 2024 | The250
Your desire to optimize might actually be Resistance keeping you from doing the work that matters. You can’t optimize your sales funnel if you have zero sales.You can’t optimize your business strategy before you have any business.You can’t optimize...
