Observations – Page 20

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.

October 31, 2016

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On the Tension between Rules, Principles and the Fundamentals

Rules and principles in business are important. Nevertheless, every great business is an exception. Indeed, the greater the exception, the greater the business. While one must […]

October 19, 2016

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On the Impact of Relationships Building instead of Lead Building

When one understands the significant difference between lead generation and relationship building, they position themselves in such a way as to take “the addition impacts of […]

October 17, 2016

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On Leading from Behind

There is much talk about leading from the front, this observation is valuable when one considers that a leader must be in the trenches with his […]

October 13, 2016

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On Life as a Cycle

Life is a cycle of cycles. We seem to prefer to freeze our self in the most desirable phase of such cycles. We attach our true […]

October 11, 2016

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On Dyads to Triads

In a triad of concepts, the major leg can typically be folded into a dyad. I use the triad form of conceptual thinking only when it’s […]

September 23, 2016

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On Hammurabi’s Strengthening of the Center

In 1792 BC the Amorite chief of Babylon died. He was replaced by a son, Hammurabi. This new leader was trapped between two major kingdoms: Rim-sin […]

September 22, 2016

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On the Medium as Grafted into the Message

The medium changes the message. We may wish it were not so but that does not help. One must be sensitive to how the medium necessarily […]