by John Macdonald | Apr 24, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
The people selling life plans tell you that you need to set objectives. Your boss, shareholders, or HR department tells you that you need to set objectives. And then, of course, you gotta measure yourself against these objectives. What happens if you meet all of your... by John Macdonald | Apr 23, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
I can see most storms coming my way. I look out my window, to the west, across the farm field, and see the grey cloud. Gathering darkness as it creeps closer to the hill on the other side of that field. It’s over there. Not here. I see one now. Impending. The cloud... by John Macdonald | Apr 22, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Normally, you hear, “The night is young!” A mantra to keep the party going. We don’t know what might happen, and this could be the best night of your life (if you’re willing to keep the party going). Fine, but why not the day? Work happens during the day.... by John Macdonald | Apr 21, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
We all can run in crisis mode for a time, and it can be fruitful. But it can’t last forever. If crisis mode just becomes “our mode,” a few things happen. We forget how to work on important things. We forget how to plan out what the important things are. We forget how... by John Macdonald | Apr 20, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
Opus 4.7 hit the planet yesterday. For engineers, new model day has become like Christmas Day for an 8-year old. “What great new stuff can I do with this?!” Maybe new model day should have it’s own named holiday. I’ve already got it in my agent configs and have moved... by John Macdonald | Apr 19, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
Evidence. Data. Hypotheses. Findings. Conclusions. “This is what this means.” The first should be objective (assuming proper instruments, methods, and measurements) and hopefully complete. That’s the truth. The second is the story about the first. Human...