Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue #53
Careers and the Workplace
Linked: Scientists Explain Why Our Brains Feel Tired After Thinking Really Hard — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Think about how we organize our days. Is having someone sit in one place learning or working all day a recipe for mental fatigue? Of course, it is. That also means that the longer a person goes without taking some significant breaks, the less they are learning. Or, in the workplace, the more mental labor required to do your job, the more likely it is that you'll start to make some bad decisions and mistakes after a certain point. So those 12-hour days are probably not doing anyone any good. You're simply doing lower-quality work instead of doing what your brain wants you to. I think we should look at the research around sleep, mental fatigue, meeting fatigue, etc. We might just find a better way for everyone to be more successful.
Straightforward Advice for Transforming Your Career Path | Relativity Blog | Relativity — www.relativity.com What does it take to make the leap into a new industry? First, it takes courage. Once you've got that, these skills will pave the way into a successful and fulfilling career in a new field.
Flexibility is Work-Life Balance — www.mikemcbrideonline.com If you've been paying attention to things like my LinkedIn profile, then you probably know I started a new position last week. When discussing why I made
Security and Privacy
How to Upskill Tech Staff to Meet Cybersecurity Needs — www.darkreading.com Cybersecurity is the largest current tech skills gap; closing it requires a concerted effort to upskill existing staff.
Businesses Found to Neglect Cybersecurity Until it is Too Late - Infosecurity Magazine — www.infosecurity-magazine.com The UK government report found that many leaders only review cybersecurity practices following an incident
Webinar Recording: An Overview of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act | CyberAdviser — www.cyberadviserblog.com https://vimeo.com/742311805/0310f4646e In the latest episode in our monthly webcast series, Privacy and Data Security practice co-leaders Phil Yannella
Data privacy bill would give you more control over info collected about you | Ars Technica — arstechnica.com It would also force businesses to change how they handle data.
Ongoing phishing campaign can hack you even when you’re protected with MFA | Ars Technica — arstechnica.com Campaign that steals email has targeted at least 10,000 organizations since September.
eDiscovery and Legal
Relativity Announces New Pricing Model, Eliminating Per-Seat User Fees | Legaltech News — www.law.com As Relativity users leverage the platform in more privacy and data security cases Relativity hopes that a new single data fee for to its cloud-based RelativityOne software will allow for flexibility and added innovation.
Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for August 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.
Mental Health
Linked: Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout — www.mikemcbrideonline.com Once upon a time, we might have been able to say that our responsibility for developing the people who worked for us stopped at the professional level.
Coaching for Well-Being, Coaching for Retention | ATD — www.td.org Skilled coaches use a range of approaches and coaching tools when addressing issues of retention and well-being with a leader.
Training and Development
Upskilling and Reskilling for Employee Retention — trainingmag.com Training programs provide opportunities for employee learning and development, thereby increasing employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
Image of the Week
I Might be Little But Look at These Teeth — photos.mikemcbrideonline.com