by John Macdonald | Jun 26, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
When you jump out of an airplane, you’re probably going to want a parachute. The tried-and-true method says you should acquire a parachute, check it, pack it, check it again, and know how to use it before you even get on the plane. There is another method, however.... by John Macdonald | Jun 25, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
My friend has a saying, “Most adults are toddlers walking around in adult bodies.” Once you see that, you can use it to your advantage in a number of ways. The first is simply recognizing emotional responses for what they are — toddler temper tantrums. Yeah, they’re... by John Macdonald | Jun 23, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
“Oh, I don’t know about that.” At a picnic, this might be a great thing to say. In fact, it’s probably a great thing to say because then you can ask questions and have a conversation. But what about professionally? In your supposed area of expertise? The thing you do... by John Macdonald | Jun 22, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
GPT, Opus, or Gemini? Grok, DeepSeek, or Kimi? In some very real ways, it’s like Chevy or Ford. Maybe Mercedes or BMW. Possibly McLaren or Kia. They’ll all get you there if you know how to work them. Some maybe faster or more stylish than others. You might care. You... by John Macdonald | Jun 20, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
One of the first things I learned when working on a construction crew as a teenager was, “clean up after yourself!” Don’t leave the tools, scrap material, and extra material lying around. It’s fine during the work process, but we cleanup and leave it tidy before we go... by John Macdonald | Jun 18, 2026 | Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
If you’re budgeting across personnel and tokens, you can take either of these two paths. You can try to do more with less, or do less with more. More output, more ideas, and more value. Or less scattershot, less distractions, and less surface area. Either can lead to...