by John Macdonald | May 27, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
A chicken with no head isn’t thinking. Its muscles and nerves are firing due to stored energy. The spinal cord just randomly triggers until that stored energy runs out. There is no rhyme or reason. No purpose. Plus, that energy runs out quickly. Running around like a... by John Macdonald | May 25, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
It feels good to have everyone on board. And that’s the right thing to do sometimes. But also, real change might require pushing through when not everyone is on board. In fact, you might want to look for the kind of change that not everyone is on board with. Somebody... by John Macdonald | May 22, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Asking that’s a good start. Not having an answer is a better start. It might work. We think so. We don’t really know. We’re going to have to try. It might be just the right thing to do. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on... by John Macdonald | May 21, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Problem or Situation? Seth Godin’s new one, The Knot, distinguishes between problems and situations. A problem has a solution. You can find the solution. You can implement the change. A situation has no solution. Why? It could be the people involved, timing, culture,... by John Macdonald | May 20, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
You’ve got several tabs open with several agents working on task lists you’ve given them. It’s neat and tidy in the beginning. You’ve given each one a structured and well-thought-out set of instructions. You’ve got a handle on it. But as each one starts its job, the... by John Macdonald | May 18, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
In writing, passive voice is a sentence in which the subject receives the action rather than performing it. “The dog bit the man” is active. “The man was bitten by the dog” is passive. Pro writers learn to write with active voice early on because the passive voice...