Mike McBride on Tech, eDiscovery and Mental Health - Issue #23
Yes, we are starting out this week with a bunch of links about workplace culture, because it's been in the news a lot. The "Great Resignation" has an awful lot to do with poor cultures, as people choose to work for organizations that fit with what they want work to be. As always though, we have some other links on eDiscovery, Security and Mental Health as well. Enjoy!
Workplace Culture
An Important Balancing Point - Be Professional Always — www.mikemcbrideonline.com I talk a lot about the Great Resignation and employees taking control over their own careers instead of just following along with what the company wants them to do. I stand by it, and like Mark, I am also thrilled that we are seeing a shift in the balance of power as employees start to recognize their value. But, he also raises an important post in the LinkedIn post. As long as you are there and getting paid you owe them your best. Be professional, even if the company isn't. Do your job even if you plan on quitting tomorrow. Commit your best efforts to the project even if you don't agree with it.
Is Technostress Killing Your Productivity? – eDiscovery Journal — ediscoveryjournal.com Stress is a fact of life in our adversarial legal system. Technostress is the ‘negative psychological link between people and the introduction of new technolo
Linked: What If We Just Stopped Being So Available? — www.mikemcbrideonline.com This is really the thing. We all know that our devices are with us all the time, and we all know that everyone else knows. So when the notification pops up, there's an instantaneous thought process that we all go through. And no, it's not is this important or can it wait? The actual thought process is "they know I see this and are probably expecting a response" However the article below also points out that much of the time, that's isn't true. Someone was just reaching out and there is no hurry or even an expectation of immediate response but we don't know that. So, we either drop everything to reply or we apologize for any delay in replying. Which makes no sense. I've been involved in direct work with clients in half-day training, or multi-hours long workshops and replied to an email afterwards with an "I'm sorry, I was tied up" opening. Yes, I'm apologizing for doing my job and paying attention to it. How dumb is that?
A Long History of Doing Employment Wrong — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Over the weekend, we took a tour of Laura Plantation, about an hour down the Mississippi River from our house. The tour includes a walk through one of the
Linked: Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation — www.mikemcbrideonline.com It's going to be hard to compete for talent if you aren't adapting. I don't suggest you waste much time waiting for everything to "go back".
eDiscovery and Legal Tech
So Much ESI is “Fair Game” When It Comes to Employment Litigation — www.jdsupra.com Perhaps one of the most common types of eDiscovery case law rulings that I write about relates to employment litigation. Employment disputes are common and many of them lead to...
Deploying Modern Analytics for Today’s Critical Data Challenges in eDiscovery — content.lighthouseglobal.com Artificial intelligence has proliferated across industries including ediscovery. But what does AI really mean? Learn what tools are available, their potential impact, and how to choose the right ones.
Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for January 2022 — complexdiscovery.com ComplexDiscovery is an online publication that highlights cyber, data, and legal discovery insight and intelligence ranging from original research to aggregated news for use by cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals.
10 Things You Don’t Want to See in eDiscovery — blog.avansic.com There are more than a few things that make eDiscovery projects difficult, even if they are exceptions to the rule. Learn more from Dr. Gavin Manes.
Security
Backdoor Found in Themes and Plugins from AccessPress Themes — jetpack.com We discovered a backdoor in themes and plugins by AccessPress Themes. If you have any of these themes or plugins on your site, we recommend updating or migrating to a new theme as soon as possible.
Three recent events prove the need for an insider risk playbook | CSO Online — www.csoonline.com Pfizer, Ubiquiti and Code42 all faced real or potential insider threats that could have been a lot worse if they did not have a plan to deal with them.
Mental Health
Talks for when you feel totally burned out | TED Talks — www.ted.com Worn out? Exhausted? Bleary-eyed? If you need a little something to ease your frustration and get you back in the spirit, this collection of talks should help.
Linked: How to Manage an Employee with Depression — www.mikemcbrideonline.com The article below is full of management advice, some of which you may agree with, some of it, maybe not. But, the one thing I can say from my own
Link - How Work Contributes Positively to People Living with Depression — www.childabusesurvivor.net This is the other side of that work vs. mental health equation that I’m often going on about. “Living with Depression does not mean someone can’t work. Often work can be a great help to stabilising symptoms and improving the heath of people living with Depression.” Yes, work can be stressful. The environment and the...