Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 18, 2024
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The Necessity of Life Long Learning
If this tweet that I saw recently is true, we need to have a rethink of a lot of things. “Many of the most promising jobs today didn’t even exist twenty years ago, a trend that will continue and accelerate.” @Kasparov63 @Public_Affairs #DeepThinkingbook #MondayMotivation #MondayThoughts pic.twitter.com/0DpfvxuZ4J — Shaun Tabatt (@stabatt) May 14, 2019 Now, when…
Linked – Anonymized data doesn’t stay anonymous, says MIT study
I think this is an odd takeaway from this article after reading the rest of it: “In other words, as urban planners, tech companies, and governments collect and share data, we now know that “it’s anonymized” is never a guarantee of privacy. And as they dig deep into the data we generate, cities and citizens…
Linked: How to Survive Constant Change at Work
The interesting thing to think about is not just in regards to your own managers. This extends out to clients, partners, customers, etc. When they are allowed to constantly shift the goalposts and your response to your employees on the front lines of those relationships is “eh, you know how they are”, consider the fact that you are not keeping them safe. It’s not just an irritation, it’s creating an environment that is not psychologically safe for them. It is doing harm.
This gets old, and as the quote above says, it contributes to a loss of trust and cynicism. It might also lead to a ton of burnout too.
World Mental Health Day 2021 in the Workplace – a Roundup
Today, as many of you know, is World Mental Health Day, a day to talk about mental health issues to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma surrounding what is really a common occurrence. Even in the workplace.
What I’m Sharing (weekly) – May 24, 2020
Special Announcement: Understanding the Business of eDiscovery Work-At-Home and Remote Access – It’s Time for a Security Review How a Services Partner Can Support Your e-Discovery Process Man Accused of Remotely Wiping Cellphone After Arrest I have questions, 1. how do you prove he was the one who wiped it? and 2. Why did the…
Linked – The 1 Major Skill That Most Employees Say Their Bosses Lack
Every poor manager I’ve ever dealt with has been a poor communicator. Almost every shortcoming or problem I’ve seen people have with a manager or coworker could be filed under a problem with communication. It’s THE thing in the workplace. Ideas, expectations, priorities, and everything else in the workplace come down to the ability to communicate. If you cannot communicate clearly, you are lost, and the people who work for you or lost.
Yet how many organizations promote the top performer or their most senior individual contributor without ever considering whether they are good communicators? And how many prioritize teaching them how to communicate as managers?
