Linked – More Business Travel Tied to More Signs of Anxiety & Depression, Health Risks
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Linked – More Business Travel Tied to More Signs of Anxiety & Depression, Health Risks

If travel is a big part of your job, you’re at risk. You need to be aware of the risks and how to best mitigate them for yourself. “A new study finds that people who travel for business two weeks or more a month report more symptoms of anxiety and depression and are more likely…

Advertising Is Manipulation

Advertising Is Manipulation

Recently, I’m sure that many of us have read various articles about how Facebook, Google and other social platform algorithms are being manipulated by media companies, Russians, trolls, government agencies, and so on in one mass effort to manipulate us all to do one thing or another. There have been numerous calls for legislation, censorship,…

Linked – A tough crowd at work is no joke – stand-up comedians share their tips
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Linked – A tough crowd at work is no joke – stand-up comedians share their tips

I found this fascinating, and full of really good ideas for dealing with less than stellar crowds. I also found it interesting because one of the best pieces of advice I have ever heard about doing presentations, or a training class, was to watch stand-up comics. Their sense of timing, and use of voice is…

Linked – The Importance of Professional Development
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Linked – The Importance of Professional Development

Obviously, I didn’t spend 5 years of my career as a full time trainer and not believe strongly in the importance of training and professional development, and I think most law firms would publicly agree with that. The challenge though, is at the end of this paragraph: “Most law firms do not lack from training…

Linked – Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Is Completely Busted
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Linked – Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Is Completely Busted

One, this is clearly true. And two, if you use FB to follow a website, blog, or some other form of “page”, you’re probably not seeing most of what is posted there. Might want to look into email, RSS, or some other form of following. “Facebook’s never going to reach a point where they say…

Linked – Five Cost Saving Measures for E-Discovery
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Linked – Five Cost Saving Measures for E-Discovery

Because, you always need some ways to save money on your eDiscovery costs. Of course, my biggest suggestion can be boiled down to one simple sentence: Get rid of stuff you don’t need! But if you need more than that, check out this Legaltech News article. https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/sites/legaltechnews/2018/01/02/five-cost-saving-measures-for-e-discovery/