Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

November 20, 2018

On Conversion as the Apex Unit of Transformation

Transformation is a grand word used by everyone, but conversion is the humble precipitator of transformation. At the fundamental level, it is a stasis change “from-to,” […]
November 15, 2018

On Marketing and Knowing What You Don’t Know

Good science can make anyone look foolish. If you are using your marketing to prove what you know, then you are consigning yourself to mediocrity. Brilliant […]
November 12, 2018

On the Importance of Embarrassment

The problem with growth is that by its very nature, it creates sharp, painful contrast between “what was” and “what is”; the work/life of the past […]
November 5, 2018

A Deep Elemental Force: What (truly) is marketing?

A Deep Elemental ForceWhat (truly) is Marketing? The great words of our society have been destroyed by the power of connotation over denotation. The speed of […]
October 25, 2018

My Five Greatest Mistakes as A Leader

My Five Greatest Mistakes as A Leader36 Years of Painful Data (that might help you) In my field, we often speak of “data-driven decisions.” But for […]
October 23, 2018

On the True Purpose of Leadership

Leaders must make an existential choice: they can either be the “perfect” leader or a real leader, but they cannot be both. The purpose of leadership […]
October 22, 2018

On the Connection Between Well-being and Enduring Success

The customer’s well-being is the epicenter of the company’s well-being. Winning at the expense of well-being is just losing at a deeper level.