by John Macdonald | Jun 14, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Growing your human team still matters. In fact, in today’s world of AI teams augmenting human teams, it might even matter more as personnel budgets split between humans and tokens. Each person on the team matters more. And they must not only interface with other... by John Macdonald | Jun 13, 2026 | Leadership, Technology, The250
Software releases have version numbers. It’s how we know, both internally and externally, what this thing is that we just unleashed. “We” is many different people: The customer-facing people. The version number serves as a marketing communication tool. “This version... by John Macdonald | Jun 12, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
“What are we doing here?” A good question to ask in both a geographical and operational situation. What are we doing here? Meaning physically here. How did we get here? Do we know where we are? Is this where we want to be? Where are we going? What are we doing here?... by John Macdonald | Jun 10, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
The job has a title and role description. Maybe even KPI’s. That’s the job. But that’s not all there is to your job. Your job also requires curiosity, caring, effort, responsibility, creativity, and generosity. No title, role description, or KPI can describe or... by John Macdonald | Jun 8, 2026 | Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
All of reality is augmented. Even if you’re not wearing Meta glasses. Your perspective, personal experiences, and biology augment your reality. Others might see it similarly, but not exactly the same. That’s good news. Your augmented reality allows you to explore. To... by John Macdonald | Jun 7, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
Right now, the CEO’s are saying, “Do more with AI! Go faster! More agents! Use as many tokens as you can!” The investors are on board. “How much can we get done with less people? Can we build a $1B company with 3 people? I’ll keep investing in your token costs. Max it...