Linked: Why Repeating Yourself Is a Good Thing
Don’t assume everyone hears you the first time. It’s pretty unlikely.
Shared Links (weekly) August 14, 2022
Linked: What Facebook Is Good For, and Why It Can’t Be Good Anymore
I’ve moved across the country a couple of times now. I’ve lived in 5 different states and have contacts and friends around the country. (And some outside of the US). Facebook, when it allows me to see someone’s new marriage, their kids, or even the sad things they are living with, provides the best way I’ve found to at least keep in touch in some small way with a lot of those folks.
It’s all the other stuff that makes Facebook terrible.
Linked: What is Toxic Positivity in the Workplace?
When you aren’t allowed to question, you are probably also not allowed to have a bad day or express frustration. That limits how much of you can show up in the workplace.
That is not the way to get employee engagement and the best efforts of the people who work for you. In today’s job market, it is a good way to lose them.
Shared Links (weekly) Aug. 7, 2022
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Too Connected: How E-Discovery Professionals Can Avoid Burnout
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Ten workplace mental health statistics you should know in 2022
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New York Becomes First State to Mandate CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection
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The Intersection of Data & Intellectual Property: You Want to Share it, but How do You Protect it?
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The Mighty Podcast: Tips on Finding the Best Workplace for Your Mental & Physical Health
Linked: Management with intent
Being remote is different. You have to over-communicate to make sure that people are in the loop. You have to create collaboration opportunities and build camaraderie purposefully, and they can’t be team trust falls. You have to get creative about how you work together and interact.
Most of all, you have to be purposeful about it. You have to create opportunities for people to interact and allow them the freedom to create their own patterns and relationships. You have to learn how to work asynchronously so that you can have more meaningful meetings.