Mike McBride on Tech, eDiscovery and Mental Health - Issue #36
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eDiscovery and Legal Tech
The Dangers of ROT Data and Over-Retention - Rational Enterprise — www.rationalenterprise.com Find out what ROT (Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial) data is, and how ROT data and over-retention can put organizations at risk.
3 Things to Remember in Setting a Firm Foundation for eDiscovery Gain insight on things to remember in setting a firm foundation for eDiscovery projects.
Sort Out Your Future eDiscovery Project Path - ACEDS — aceds.org Where are you going with eDiscovery in the future? Are you feeling like you need to reevaluate how you approach projects?
Linked - Successful, Cost-Effective eDiscovery Requires A Team Approach — www.mikemcbrideonline.com This is so good, I just wanted to quote it here: "But here’s the rub: because you’re the strategist, you have to be involved in figuring out what to look
Information Governance Will Never Be Sexy, But It Is Necessary — www.reworked.co It would be dishonest to say that we can ever make Governance sexy, but we can make it much less boring and make it far more effective.
The Three Rs for Your In-House Team: Reduce, Reduce, Reduce | Relativity Blog | Relativity — www.relativity.com In-house teams have faced enormous pressure over the last two years--new ways of working, exposure to a host of rising risks, and growing demand for legal, investigation, and compliance services. They have adapted, they've overcome, and yet they are still feeling growing pressure to deliver more with the same or even fewer resources. With resources already stretched thin, that is simply not tenable for many teams--that is, not without an ace in the hole.
Security
Some of tech's biggest names want a future without passwords — here's what that would look like — www.cnbc.com From Google to Microsoft, some of tech's biggest names say the dream of a password-less internet is close to reality. The truth is a little more complicated.
Online and Offline Backups - Yes! — www.mikemcbrideonline.com As I adjust to life in Louisiana, I have seen and heard almost constant reminders of the flooding that ravaged the Baton Rouge area last summer. Believe
Workplace and Careers
The Great Resignation hasn't quit in 2022 — mashable.com The Great Resignation hasn't quit in 2022. On TikTok and Twitter, people are still celebrating quitting jobs for new priorities.
Quick Thought - How Diverse Can Your Organization Be When You are Trying To Force Everyone to be Like You? — www.mikemcbrideonline.com So look, if you are craving being back in the office, and miss the small talk and gossip, great go on with yourself. But, also understand that there are a growing number of people who are perfectly happy not hearing the gossip and the small talk. (Personally, I have not missed fake small talk, gossip, and office politics for a second.) Others might want something in between. We're all different. If you want to be an inclusive workplace, you'll figure out how to accommodate everyone , with solid culture, good communication, and by valuing each of every one of your people, no matter where they get the work done.
Linked: Majority of tech workers want a four-day workweek — www.mikemcbrideonline.com It's not so much that everyone wants a four-day work week, we just want something other than what we have now, and ultimately, I think most of us would much rather work around the rest of our lives as opposed to living the rest of our lives around work.
Mental Health
Linked: How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health — www.mikemcbrideonline.com They also point out that whether being lonely causes that change or whether that DNA change makes someone more likely to feel lonely is unclear. What is clear, though, is that helping someone feel less lonely is a worthwhile goal. Helping someone feel like they are part of a community and have something to offer that community helps them. It's one of the keys to suicide prevention too. If work gets in the way of this happening, if abusive relationships or stigma get in the way, it can have fatal consequences. As we consider what the future of our workplaces should be, we'd do well to remember that our people have lives outside of work and are better off when they can enjoy the people in their lives outside of work.
Partner Opens Up About Depression And How Firms Can Do Better - Above the LawAbove the Law — abovethelaw.com There's a lot to do.
How To Stop Obsessing Over A Mistake At Work | HuffPost Life — www.huffpost.com If you lie awake thinking about something you said or did wrong, this advice is for you.
'People Want to Work for a Company That Cares About Them' — news.gallup.com Jane Miller, president and chief operating officer at Gallup, joins the podcast to talk about why employers should be invested in workers' wellbeing.
Social Media
Sharing - Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age — www.childabusesurvivor.net We would do well with more of this question and a deeper analysis of "says who" and less outrage. They won't make it easy for us to do that, so we will have to do it for ourselves, and we're going to have to teach the next generation. Otherwise we will continue to see social media eat away at our mental health instead of being a tool that could help it by providing us with a community of people with shared interests.
Blogging a Good Answer For Those Concerned About Twitter | Real Lawyers Have Blogs — kevin.lexblog.com The New York Times’ Shira Ovide wraps up a good piece on free speech and social media this morning saying “There is no getting around the fact that Mr.
Elon Musk Isn't Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech - The Atlantic — www.theatlantic.com Business moguls tend to be big on protecting speech, right until it hurts their bottom line.