What I’m Reading (weekly)

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

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Linked: You Can’t Wing Virtual Instruction
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Linked: You Can’t Wing Virtual Instruction

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I would slightly disagree with David’s headline here, I don’t believe you should “wing” any instruction, but I digress. What is true is that there are very few people who’ve done online instruction, especially with video on, often enough to have reached the same point that some of us might have been with in-person presentations,…

You Will Be Judged When You Misuse Phrases in the Workplace
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You Will Be Judged When You Misuse Phrases in the Workplace

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

My wife shared an article on Facebook recently, and I thought the subject matter would make for a good career and social media reminder. Believe it or not, I do realize that many of us get a little sloppy when we’re typing things on social media, and make the occasional typo, or even, *gasp*, a…

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Linked – Reported Twitter change will let you get more out of 140 characters

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

“Bloomberg’s report credits “a person familiar with the matter” in claiming that Twitter posts will soon begin serving links and images that do not eat into a post’s 140-character limit. The report’s source indicated that the change could happen “in the next two weeks” but was unable to offer any firmer timeline. Currently, Twitter automatically…

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Reading – 3 Tips For Managing Remote Workers

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

These are good, and really they are three aspects of the same issue, communication. As a remote worker myself for the last few years, it is incredibly easy to feel cut off from the rest of the organization unless everyone involved makes a concerted effort to communicate. This goes double, triple, or more, if the…

Linked – Mental Health in the Workplace
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Linked – Mental Health in the Workplace

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

https://psychcentral.com/blog/tpcs-podcast-mental-health-in-the-workplace/ I have listened to this podcast a couple of times now, because I wanted to put my finger on something that has bothered me about it. During the podcast, Gabe Howard describes being let go from a job that he was very good at, because his coworkers saw him getting accommodations for his illness…

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Linked – LinkedIn Problems Run Deeper Than Valuation

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

“The problem stems from each of the company’s revenue streams, which ultimately diminish the business value of using the service. Whether it’s being paid to promote content, focusing on sales and recruitment over other professions, or interruptive advertising, these streams incentivise poor behaviour by individual users on the site. In other words, LinkedIn’s business model…

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