by John Macdonald | Mar 18, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
Corporations have used productivity metrics for years. You probably know your boss’s metrics for measuring your productivity. When we know the metrics, we tend to optimize for those metrics. All of a sudden, we have token counts. Token counts indicate how much AI... by John Macdonald | Mar 17, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
A big part of company leadership has always been organization design. Who does what. What roles we need. Who has what responsibilities. For startups, those lines are grey because you don’t have enough people. For large corporations, those lines are deep and difficult... by John Macdonald | Mar 16, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, The250
I’m in deep on AI. Inside the bubble. Lost in the weeds. Too close to it. It’s hard for me to now see the world as those who aren’t. That’s the curse. A problem, but it can also be useful. Because once you’re aware, it’s a reminder that expertise isn’t just knowing... 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 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...