by John Macdonald | Feb 25, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Sometimes you have a moment, usually when you’re down in the trenches with sore muscles and dirt all over your face, and you just say to yourself, “What are we doing here?” That’s a powerful moment. Embrace it. Lean into it. That moment can generate change. It can be... by John Macdonald | Feb 24, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Only you can determine what time well spent means to you. However, if you’re a knowledge worker (of any age, title/role, or career path), I’d recommend spending some time determining how you will be at the forefront of using AI in your role and in your organization.... by John Macdonald | Feb 23, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
One of the surface-level benefits of asking AI is its ability to do it quickly. Here’s a couple from my recent history: “Fix this error…” “Write a bash script that recursively finds all of the log files in the given directory and sorts them by creation time into... by John Macdonald | Feb 21, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
If companies had no problems, they’d need no employees. If people had no problems, they’d need no products or services. And those two statements relate circularly. Your job, product, or service has one purpose: fix a problem. First, you gotta find it. Share this:... by John Macdonald | Feb 20, 2026 | Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
I’m both a software engineer and an electrical engineer. Here are some things we say (a lot) to the marketing and product teams. “That won’t work.” “It can’t do that.” “That’s impossible.” We say these things because we believe our job is to be the source of truth. We... by John Macdonald | Feb 18, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, The250
Struggle first on your own. Then pull in AI. David Epstein wrote a great article about whether AI is rotting our brains, based on an MIT study. I wrote about it also. Spoiler Alert: It depends. Basically, start with yourself, rather than starting with AI. The best...