What I am Sharing (weekly) Sept. 20, 2020

What I am Sharing (weekly) Sept. 20, 2020

Five Strategies Building Relationships Remotely

Software Updates and Why They’re Important

Legal advice is often unaffordable. Here’s how more people can get help

This security awareness training email is actually a phishing scam

“A creative phishing campaign uses an email template that pretends to be a reminder to complete security awareness training from a well-known security company.”

No Internal Investigation Is Complete Without ESI

Observations from the Annual ILTA Conference:

Ransomware Increases by 715% in First Half of 2020

E-Discovery Platform RelativityOne Gets Its Next-Generation Interface, Aero UI

Internet Access Has Never Been More Important — and Unequal

What is mental health first aid? Why every workplace should offer it

5 TED Talks That Will Make You Better at Remote Work

Linked: 35 years ago ‘rock porn’ Senate hearings made a free-speech showdown
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Linked: 35 years ago ‘rock porn’ Senate hearings made a free-speech showdown

Young people may not remember this, but I was 17-18 when this was happening, and I remember it well. And, mostly, I remember this lesson:   Diving into this 1985 time capsule is instructive in showing just how fevered arguments over the boundaries of free expression almost always are. These hearings also demonstrate how moral…

Making Mental Health Just a Thing We do at Work
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Making Mental Health Just a Thing We do at Work

Last week, I had the honor of talking about Suicide Prevention Day with Tiffany Werhner on her show. At some point in the conversation, we were talking about using your employee resources for mental health, your EAP, for example, and how we would hope that companies right now would be encouraging that. I know mine…

Linked: Study Finds Productivity Not Deterred by Shift to Remote Work
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Linked: Study Finds Productivity Not Deterred by Shift to Remote Work

Note the reality of giving employees flexibility: “”Workers have proven themselves more than capable of handling flexible work options during a crisis,” Weiler Reynolds said. “Companies should continue to foster the sense of freedom and control that flexible work options provide and build strong flexible work programs. These programs are a smart way for companies…

Linked: Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls
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Linked: Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls

As I look at the workplaces that have remained remote, versus the ones who couldn’t wait to get back to “normal”, I suspect this has a lot to do with the difference: “The Covid-19 crisis has distanced people from the workplace, and employers have generally, if sometimes reluctantly, accepted that people can work effectively from…