by John Macdonald | Mar 15, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, The250
This token starvation has put me on a path to understand the broader context of what this can mean. Not just for me or any given worker using AI agents to do stuff, but for industry as a whole. Yes, this happened to me, but its not a blip. I’m not the only one. I’ve... by John Macdonald | Mar 12, 2026 | Human, The250
“I said it wrong.” “I used the wrong words.” “I used the wrong tone or body language.” Sometimes we make a mistake. Sometimes we know exactly what we’re doing. If you want to be understood, you have to care about they heard. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new... by John Macdonald | Mar 11, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Malcolm Gladwell describes the tipping point as the moment when an idea, behavior, or trend crosses a threshold and suddenly spreads rapidly like an epidemic. He’s written two outstanding books on the topic. I highly recommend both. The tipping point is determined by:... by John Macdonald | Mar 10, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
We use this phrase as a helpful warning. “You don’t need to care about that.” “Stay in your lane.” “I’ve already figured this out.” But really, it’s self-preservation. We feel threatened, or we want credit for something we’ve already done, or we want to raise our hand... by John Macdonald | Mar 8, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Right now, we generally fall into three camps: a) “we’re doomed,” b) “it’s gonna be awesome,” and c) “we’re not sure yet, but hope it’s gonna be alright.” At some point in the future, maybe 2 years or maybe 10 or more years, we’ll know the impact that AI has had on... by John Macdonald | Mar 7, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Scaffolding helps us fix the places we can’t get to on our own. When you see scaffolding, you know a few things: They’re serious about fixing it Fixing it requires a stable support system It’s temporary, but may take a while The end result is restoration to previous...