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 18, 2025 | The250
I’ve written a few proverb lists over the years. Here’s a curation of those, plus some new ones that apply to the professional. No matter where you are, what you do, and what role you have, these are for you. The same old mistakes form the walls...
by John Macdonald | May 17, 2025 | The250
Stuff you can’t control directly: If someone else says “yes.”What politicians decide.The price of gas. Stuff you can: How many conversations you have.Who you vote for.What you buy, where you go, how you get there. It’s important to both...
by John Macdonald | May 16, 2025 | The250
Somehow it all got away. Have you ever, if even just for a second, stepped out of yourself, out of your existential presence, looked around and realized, “this is not as I planned it” or, “this is not how I imagined it” or, “I don’t...
