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.

May 11, 2015

On Leadership and Subtle Breakthroughs with Profound Implications

Many of the most important things you do as a leader are subtle. These subtle changes have profound implications but, in the beginning, their impact is difficult […]
May 8, 2015

On Using the Objective to Shape the Writing

When you are writing, the objective is more than an end. It is the sharp tool by which you carve away everything that does not belong […]
May 7, 2015

On Moderating Balance with Extremes

Exaggeration is at the heart of artful choices. There are some decisions you cannot make until you have gone too far (at least conceptually). It occurs in […]
May 6, 2015

On Leadership and the Speed of Fluidity

Never move faster than you can move fluidly. The fastest speed at which one may move sometimes looks deceptively slow. This illusion is caused by its fluidity. […]
May 5, 2015

On the Illusion of the Past Tense and the Fierce Pursuit of the “Knowing”

Is the present tense a blank canvas? If the past, as we conceive it, is a present tense experience (and it is), then one may conclude […]
May 5, 2015

On the True Measure of a Writer

I wonder how one should judge a writer. When one has written as many books as Trollope, there is no doubt (as Trollope conceives himself) there […]
May 2, 2015

On Leading with Ideas vs. Leading with People

A leader cannot lead with ideas; a leader must lead with people. Ideas are valuable in so much as they shape and motivate the actions of people. Ideas […]