Mike McBride on Tech, eDiscovery and Mental Health - Issue #6
Welcome to the first day of October!
From the Blog
Linked: These 7 productivity “rules” are harmful, anti-scientific myths — www.mikemcbrideonline.com But notice what is missing from all of this advice? Any actual science. Or, for that matter, any interviews with the thousands of people who actually do the same thing, and aren't nearly as successful. Sure, maybe Jeff Bezos gets up every day at 5 AM, goes for a run, then schedules some deep-think time, all before he even checks email. Do you really think it you or I did that, that would make us as successful as Jeff Bezos? I guarantee you, his sleep schedule and morning routine is similar to hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people around the world, who do not have lives that we would want to emulate. But we don't read those stories, because no one cares. On the other hand, in order for a lot of these productivity hacks to have ant scientific fact behind them, we would have to look at those people and see how maybe it's not the morning routine that makes Bezos worth a gazillion dollars, it was something else entirely. But then, those articles are much harder to write and would involve a lot more work, and even admit that you can't hack your way to a billion dollars in success. We wouldn't want to do anything like that, would we?
Linked: The problem isn’t remote working – it’s clinging to office-based practices — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Most things that I hear managers and CEO's complain about remote working, like how their team feels disconnected, or suffers from "Zoom fatigue", or might not be spending every minute of the 9-5 working for the company, are things that should have been true for those of us who worked remotely prior to 2020, but it wasn't true. When you design, and manage, for remote work, instead of forcing everyone to be in more meaningless meetings just so you can "see" them, or track their activities every minute of the day, these issues don't exist.
Once More For the People In the Back - Do Not Give Out Any Information To Someone Who Calls You — www.mikemcbrideonline.com And so, I repeat. Do not give out any information to someone who calls you. Hang up, and call your bank directly. Go read the whole thing for more of the details on these services, and how they work. It's interesting. But if you remember nothing else, remember that when anyone calls and says they are calling about your account, a legal issue, etc. Hang up, and call the place they say they are calling from directly. That's not how any legitimate business works anymore, so the second someone calls you and starts asking you to verify who you are, be suspicious and hang up.
Making Mental Health Just a Thing We do at Work — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Last week, I had the honor of talking about Suicide Prevention Day with Tiffany Werhner on her show. At some point in the conversation, we were talking
Linked: Why publishers say opening up remote hiring has grown and greatly improved the applicant pool — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Still, I think it's clear that opening up the hiring process to people who don't live in the immediate area creates a more diverse pool of talent to choose from. That we have to go out of our way to tell people that makes me question what companies are doing, or really care about, when they talk about being diverse.
Stores about eDiscovery and Legal Tech
Then his head exploded! | Ball in your Court — craigball.net In the introduction to my Electronic Evidence Workbook, I note that my goal is to change the way readers think about electronically stored information and digital evidence. I want all who take my courses to see that modern electronic information is just a bunch of numbers and not be daunted by those numbers. I find…
What is the Future of TAR in eDiscovery? (Spoiler Alert – It Involves Advanced AI and Expert Services) TAR technology within ediscovery is becoming outdated with evolving Big Data. Updating TAR workflows with AI technology and expert services can help litigation teams tackle modern data challenges.
Ephemeral Messaging: Best Practices for Complying with Discovery Obligations | Perkins Coie — www.perkinscoie.com The use of ephemeral messaging technology has become increasingly widespread. While the temporary or vanishing nature of ephemeral messaging offers many
Technology Competence for Every Lawyer – Oklahoma Bar Association — www.okbar.org By Jim Calloway There has never been a time it was more important for lawyers to have good technology skills. The smaller your law firm, the more important this is. What do lawyers need to master f…
Stories About the Workplace
To fight burnout, workers can’t allow well-being to feel like another to-do — www.fastcompany.com In her book ‘The Burnout Epidemic,’ author Jennifer Moss describes a crisis in well-being as a result of workers being stretched to their limits.
Empathy Is The Most Important Leadership Skill According To Research — www.forbes.com You always knew demonstrating empathy is positive for people, but new research demonstrates its importance for everything from innovation to retention.