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 25, 2015

On Leadership and the Need to See through Three Sets of Eyes

The leader must develop a rare ability to see through three sets of eyes. He must see himself, his team, and his customers through his own […]
February 23, 2015

On Marketing and the Power of Specificity

Specificity converts. In marketing there should be no such thing as a general message. The marketer communicates with an aim. This aim should dictate everything else we […]
February 20, 2015

On Art as Light Yielding Perspective

All of art is a form of poetry. Art cannot be judged by the criterion of the efficient, nor is it’s inherit inefficiency a form of […]
February 19, 2015

On Speaking with the Background

Often, I occupy the foreground of my mind in order to ruminate with the “background.” I have little confidence in the accepted classification of conscious and […]
February 18, 2015

On the Three-Question Path that Defines My Becoming

The question, “Why do people say yes?” is different than the question, “Why does a (particular) person say yes?” While the two questions seem similar, the […]
February 17, 2015

On Frustration as a Corrective

Frustration is seen as a negative, but frustration, like pain, serves as an important corrective. When we experience pain, we alter our actions (if we touch […]
February 14, 2015

On Leadership and the Need to Harness Fear

A good leader will create some fear. Popular literature has made us afraid of fear. But a team that does not experience some fear is not […]