Mike McBride on Tech, eDiscovery and Mental Health - Issue #35
Workplace and Careers
How Much Should we Value Meaningful Work? — www.mikemcbrideonline.com "Would you rather make $100k at a boring, meaningless job, or $50k doing something meaningful?" Apparently, the correct answer to this question is the latter, according to most of my LinkedIn connections. I disagree. I think people who take $50k might just be suckers. You are getting paid half of what you could be making elsewhere, which means your employer is simply underpaying you, by taking advantage of your need to find meaning in your work.
A neuroscientist debunks the biggest productivity myths | BBC Science Focus Magazine — www.sciencefocus.com How much truth is behind the productivity myths touted by influencers, and do we all need to be setting our alarms for 4am?
Linked: Workplaces are in denial over how much Americans have changed — www.mikemcbrideonline.com When you look at the survey results, you see things like this numerically. What people want from work and how they have decided work should fit into their
Networking advice for introverts — or anyone who's been working from home the last two years — financialpost.com First hand: Monday Girl co-founder Rachel Wong explains how to shrink the network gap
Linked: Some workers can't afford to RTO — www.mikemcbrideonline.com As someone who has worked remotely since mid-2019, I have appreciated the number of ways my life is less expensive for a while. That was before the recent bout of inflation, though. How much more am I saving by driving infrequently, not paying for parking or public transit, not needing to buy new business clothes, and eating the food I have in my house for lunch every day? This was not insignificant in 2019 when I made the change. In 2022 that has to be much more than it was. So, when you're contemplating your return to the office strategy, are you calculating the pay cut you're forcing on all of your employees, and how many of them can't actually afford that?
Social Media
Elon Musk Demonstrates How Little He Understands About Content Moderation | Techdirt — www.techdirt.com Lots of talk yesterday as Elon Musk made a hostile takeover bid for all of Twitter. This was always a possibility, and one that we discussed before in looking at how little Musk seemed to understand about free speech. But soon after the bid was made public, Musk went on stage at TED to be…
New Study Shows Section 230 Protects Small Companies Much More Than Big Ones | Techdirt — www.techdirt.com We've tried to make this point many times before. A few months back I wrote a detailed post in response to a famed economist who kept insisting that repealing Section 230 would hurt Facebook, that the reality is the opposite. If you understand the mechanisms by which Section 230 actually works, the key is that…
eDiscovery and Legal Tech
Encrypted Data in M365 Can Cause Problems in Discovery — ediscoverytoday.com M365 has data encryption capabilities but, encrypted data in M365 can cause problems downstream in discovery and compliance workflows.
To Serve Their Customers, Judges Need To Understand Technology | TechLaw Crossroads — www.techlawcrossroads.com Avocado teapots. Cats playing chess. How new technology mandates a level of judicial technological competence and understanding. Bluntly put,
Security
Ways to Develop a Cybersecurity Training Program for EmployeesSecurity Affairs — securityaffairs.co Cybersecurity experts would have you believe that your organization’s employees have a crucial for the company's security initiatives.
Linked: Malicious QR Codes - The Digital Slip & Fall — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Sarah makes a valid point. Sure, during the COVID pandemic it's nice that you can go into a restaurant and scan a QR code to view the menu instead of handling physical menus. I worked in a restaurant kitchen in college, I know how nasty some menus can get. On the other hand, are we teaching people to trust something they shouldn't trust?
Mental Health
81% Of Employees Say Remote Work Improved Their Mental Health - Essence — www.essence.com 8 hour days, 5 days per week can add up and immensely impact your mental health if all that time is spent in a workplace that doesn’t support your well-being.
Leaders Need to Prove They Care About People | ATD — www.td.org Leaders who cultivate a culture of connection unite employees and foster a relational environment that helps people do their best work. Here are three actions to consider: