Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue #49
And just like that, it's almost August. Before you wrap up your July though, here's a few links and interesting things you might enjoy reading.
eDiscovery and Legal
Analysis of SaaS API Limitations for Ediscovery and Compliance — www.hanzo.co Standard export formats and APIs often don't capture all relevant data from dynamic UI, Being prepared is the first step in mitigating risk and cost.
Keeping Your Law Firm Safe in the Cloud: Internal Factors | CosmoLex — www.cosmolex.com Cloud-based practice management systems and storage can lighten the clerical load for your whole staff.
A Guide for Predictive Coding and How it Can be Used in eDiscovery | Casepoint — www.casepoint.com What is predictive coding? Learn more about AI technology and see how it can be used in eDiscovery software. Casepoint eDiscovery helps organizations save review time and reduce costs.
Social Media
Blaming Social Media For Suicide Is Taking The Easy, And Likely Wrong, Way Out | Techdirt — www.techdirt.com It's seems to have become accepted wisdom by many -- including policymakers -- that social media is dangerous for kids. But every time we look at the details, the data is lacking. This is not for a lack of trying, of course. There have been tons of studies that try to make the link, but…
How to Use Feedly - Because Trusting Social Media to Show You News is a Fool's Errand — www.mikemcbrideonline.com One of the things that I am constantly amazed by, is how many people don't actively get news or any information. It seems as if social media has not only
Linked: WordPress Users Need to Watch Out for Fake Copyright Infringement Warnings — www.mikemcbrideonline.com This is one for the bloggers in the audience, especially the ones using WordPress. Don't panic if someone sends you a copyright infringement notice because it might be a scam:
Mental Health
Workplace mental health is good for business - OHS Canada MagazineOHS Canada Magazine — www.ohscanada.com The role of workplaces in promoting positive mental health among their employees has become an important discussion in both small and large businesses in
Vicarious Trauma: The Hidden Cost of Digital Forensic Investigations - Exterro — www.exterro.com Learn about the signs, symptoms, and risks about vicarious trauma and how to best prevent or mitigate them.
The Workplace
Can I "Plus-One" your Day? Interesting Idea to Take to Your One on Ones — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Admittedly I'm a few months behind on podcasts, so be patient with me as I discuss a couple of ideas that came across some of my favorites back in May
What Can Companies Do to Improve Employee Engagement? — www.reworked.co Research indicates the majority of workers are disengaged, with many reporting they're downright miserable. Here's what organizational leaders should do.
The Surprising Truth About How Often Companies Need To Discuss Their Values — www.forbes.com When companies discuss their values frequently enough, employee engagement is 88% higher.
Report: 94% of women in tech say they're held to a higher standard than men | VentureBeat — venturebeat.com Despite efforts from various tech organizations, is enough being done to shatter the glass ceiling and create equality for women in tech?
Linked: Brain Research Confirms Stupidity Of Back-to-Back Meetings — www.mikemcbrideonline.com The research just proves that we already know from first-hand experience, right? We've all been in back-to-back meetings, leaving one Microsoft Teams or Zoom call just to click the link to another, and it's obvious which team members have done that and aren't mentally prepared for the current meeting. We all know it. We all schedule our meeting to end at 25 or 55 past the hour so that we don't make people do that, and then we still run to the top or bottom of the hour anyway. Sometimes even over. Proving, once again, that we suck at meetings. And yes, I include myself in that.
Gen Z Employees Are Feeling Disconnected. Here’s How Employers Can Help. — hbr.org New research by the mental health organization Sapien Labs shows that half of young people worldwide have experienced mental health decline and a deterioration of their “social self” in the wake of the pandemic. In this article, the author provides concrete actions companies can take to better connect and support young employees, including making onboarding more of a community-building exercise, supporting young talent with coaching, and trading screen time for connection time.
To hire and retain employees, start by revamping your systems | MIT Sloan — mitsloan.mit.edu Hiring, retention, and talent development are no longer the sole responsibility of human resources. It’s every manager’s job to develop their people.
Training
Taking Breaks Is Key to Learning, Research Shows — www.verywellmind.com A recent study revealed that giving your brain a break improves synthesis of information.
OP-ED: Cybersecurity training is key to cybersecurity resiliency - Marine Log — www.marinelog.com Jones Walker's 2018 maritime cybersecurity survey found that employee cyber training was wanting among maritime industry stakeholders.