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.

February 11, 2016

On Communicating with Entrepreneurs

Communicating with entrepreneurs is different than communicating with academics. This is a point that doesn’t need much elucidation. Still, it is important to understand a critical […]
February 10, 2016

On Leadership and Permeation

Despite my emphasis on management as shaping the efforts of people, I think there may be room for the understanding of a new concept: permeation. It seems […]
February 9, 2016

On Trying on Decisions

Sometimes making decisions is like trying on a pair of shoes. I can tell if they look good by the way they appear on the rack, but […]
February 8, 2016

On Capital as Idea Actualized

I want to deal in the capital of ideas. I remind myself every morning that it is the ideas that have preeminence, that capital follows ideas, that […]
February 5, 2016

On the Leadership and the Importance of Matching Work Type to Mindset

The leader knows that, to do the job properly, there are a series of mindsets within which he or she must enter. It is essential to […]
February 4, 2016

On the Paradox of the Learner-Teacher

It is in helping others to understand that we increase our own understanding. Perhaps 40 percent of my teaching benefits the student. At least 60 percent […]
February 3, 2016

On Leadership as Sacrifice

A prerequisite for leadership is to be willing to sacrifice. Many of us are willing to sacrifice time and energy. Most of us are not prepared to […]