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.

April 9, 2015

On the Need for Strategy to Be Embodied in a Person

I don’t want my team to focus on strategy; I want them to focus on becoming strategists. Strategy is stilted. The field has been relegated to a […]
April 8, 2015

On Learning from a Flash of Pain

Sometimes, in a flash of pain, I am able to experience life with some form of direct insight. It is (thankfully) a fleeting glimpse of reality. […]
April 7, 2015

On Confusing a Decision with an Answer

Some of us are seekers. Our passion, our hunger for truth, is intense. But, we must be careful or we will create an intellectual trap we […]
April 6, 2015

On the Two Dyads at the Heart of Value Exchange

When expressed as a noun, the offer feels too static. The offer is action, and the action is communication. The efficacy of this speech act is […]
April 2, 2015

On the Problem of That Particular Moment

What is “that particular moment?“ The phrase captures my attention, not the least of which is because each word tends to deny the other. “What“ is […]
April 2, 2015

On Leadership and the Courage to Be Misunderstood

Courage is an important asset to the leader. However, there is a rare form of courage, more subtle and less obvious than the typical expression. It is not […]
March 31, 2015

On Life Being Characterized by Your Decisions

Life will be more characterized by your decisions than by your answers. The best answers motivate decisions.