Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue #40
Those of us in the US are looking at a three-day weekend coming up. In addition to recognizing Memorial Day, I know that for too many of us it will not be three days of not working. That just about goes without saying in our "always-on" work cultures. Is it any wonder that so many people are suffering from burn out? I hope you find some time to be "not-working" and doing things that are likely more important.
Workplace and Careers
Linked: The death of 'mandatory fun' in the office — www.mikemcbrideonline.com This has always been the key, but I suspect too many employees lacked the power to say it. Some of my best friends are people I met at work. I met my wife at work. Clearly, I am not against interacting with coworkers. I am, however, against anything that forces me to interact in a certain way with a group of people I didn't choose to interact with. That is just time spent doing a thing that isn't important to me after we have spent the last couple of years learning how important it is to dedicate time to the important things. Figure out what is important to your people and they will participate. Waste their time with frivolous nonsense, and they won't. It's really that simple.
Seven Ways to Immediately Improve Retention — blog.kevineikenberry.com While talent retention has many facets, there are specific things leaders can do everyday to improve talent retention.
We need to end the toxic rhetoric around remote working — www.siliconrepublic.com If certain leaders don’t change their mindset around remote working, they could undo all the positive workplace steps they have made.
Empathy at Work: Keeping Your Cool When the Conversation Gets Hot — psychcentral.com Katharine Manning shares helpful strategies for when difficult conversations get heated at work.
eDiscovery and Legal Tech
Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for May 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.
We Need to Confront America’s ‘Justice Gap’ — news.bloomberglaw.com
Low-income Americans are finding it difficult to afford legal representation in urgent civil matters, even more so during the pandemic, says Ronald S. Flagg, president of nonprofit Legal Services Corp., which funds organizations that provide legal aid to those unable to pay for it. Citing an LSC study on the “justice gap,” he urges Congress to provide more funding, and lawyers and law firms to provide more pro bono services, to low-income people.
13 Reasons I Love eDiscovery — ediscoverytoday.com
It’s Friday the 13th! While a lot of people consider this an unlucky (or scary) day, I choose to embrace a more positive look at the number 13. With that in mind, here are 13 reasons I love eDiscovery!
State the Form of Production in Discovery Requests – Bow Tie Law — bowtielaw.com
It is a good practice to state the form of production of production in the request for production.
Training and Development
Linked: L&D’s Role in Attracting Top Talent — www.mikemcbrideonline.com The folks from this survey understand two things. 1. The skills they have today won't be enough to be successful tomorrow. Technology is changing the work we do at an ever-increasing clip. If they are in a job that isn't keeping pace, or giving them the opportunity to keep pace, it's going to end badly for them. 2. If an organization isn't recognizing the need for their talent to continuously learn it is not only offering a job without the kind of future they are seeking, but it's probably not offering itself the kind of future it needs. People see this. Your top people know it's true. They see a sinking ship long before you do. A ship that keeps doing what it's always done without growing and adapting to change is sinking. Maybe not today, or the next year, but eventually, they know.
If You Can’t Answer “Yes” to These 8 Questions, Your Manager Needs To Do More To Support Your Career — hive.com Does your manager support your career? Use these questions to understand if your manager is supporting your lifestyle and helping you achieve your career goals.
Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Month: My Story of Living with Anxiety - Career and Workplace Expert and Speaker, Multigenerational Work Expert, Lindsey Pollak — lindseypollak.com May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since the start of Covid, I’ve become increasingly vocal about my own lifelong struggle with anxiety and how it has impacted my work life. If my speaking up can normalize anxiety and remove the stigma for just one person, it’s worth talking about. My official diagnosis is Generalized Anxiety […]
Link - When It Felt Like I Had No One to Reach Out To, I Found Support In Online Communities — www.childabusesurvivor.net I think Eric’s story is compelling, and I suspect it’s way more common that we know. I’ve seen a few of the Facebook groups he talks about, and they are huge. It’s hard to feel alone when there’s a group with 10’s of thousands of members also talking about mental health issues. “So whether you’re...
Championing mental health in the workplace — www.shoosmiths.co.uk Amy Leech, employment law associate and Shoosmiths’ mental health and wellbeing champion, considers the benefits of having an employee led mental health champion network within your business.
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.