by John Macdonald | Feb 7, 2026 | AI, Leadership, The250
It’s not, really, but some things are. Take a day in the 50’s (F). That feels cold in July, but warm in February. Push harder motivates if the team has headroom, but it’s destructive when the team is already drowning. The relative load of the individuals and the... 
by John Macdonald | Mar 17, 2021 | Leadership, Mindset
Being The Change You Wish to See You want to be on the hook. We need you on the hook. Only those on the hook make the difference, make a change, make an impact. And when a group of people on the hook come together, the sky is the limit. A group of people on the... 
by John Macdonald | Apr 6, 2020 | Action, Activity, Leadership, Mindset
I have never been accused of being an optimist (just ask my family), but right now I’m more optimistic than ever about the future of the global community. The current COVID-19 crisis has given us a first-ever prototype in the history of our species and planet.... 
by John Macdonald | Mar 31, 2020 | Action, Activity, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Work From Home
This is quite an unprecedented time we’ve been thrust into. Over the last several weeks and months, a large subset of the global workforce has moved from the traditional office environment to the work-from-home remote environment. It’s happened quickly,... 
by John Macdonald | May 26, 2017 | Action, Activity, Leadership, Mindset
Should I Burn the Ships? This is quite possibly one of THE most polarizing questions when it comes to leadership…of YOURSELF and others. Burning the Ships is the black-and-white, you-have-no-other-options, there-is-no-plan-B, you’ve-got-to-succeed-to-eat... 
by John Macdonald | Jun 27, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Lessons from the Diamond, Success
Leadership Lessons from the Baseball Diamond: Confidence Breeds Excellence Back to the baseball diamond for another inning of leadership lessons. Youth baseball tournaments continue to be fertile ground for leadership lessons that apply to athletics and just about...