Shared Links (weekly) August 3, 2025
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Worth Reading – No surprise that Phishing Training Doesn’t Work!
Every employee is probably learning about AI because their job demands it, learning new features after new features of the tools they use to do their job, learning new systems that get rolled out every year, and dealing with technological change at a ridiculous pace.
Then, we make them responsible for learning how to stay secure and deal with all of the hack attempts that may come their way, too.
It’s all too much. Most of your users aren’t going to put in that kind of effort, and a yearly reminder about data security isn’t going to help them keep up with the variety of risks that are out there. It might not be worth the money you spend on it.
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Shared Links (weekly) July 27, 2025
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Worth Reading – How to Get More Comfortable Working Remotely and Actually Like It
I am likely very much in the minority in working this way. That’s OK. My point is that remote work should be flexible. Find what works for you that allows you to meet the job requirements and provides balance to your days. That’s the whole point.
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Worth Reading – The great AI delusion is falling apart
This reminded me of something I’ve long wondered about some of the measurements provided by fans of AI – the processes that take so much less time than they used to. Are they looking at the whole picture? I know that sales demos do not. They’ll claim to have created an entire business plan in 15 minutes using AI, while waving away any questions about how much time it would take someone to review, edit, and correct the business plan in question. Creating a business plan the old-fashioned way requires research, writing, rewriting, confirming details, and so on. With a couple of prompts, I have one, but will I then put in the same effort to verify that the draft pushed out by my AI tool is accurate and workable for my business?
If so, where is the time saved?
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Pay Them Enough to Care Or Stop Expecting Them To
You still have people performing tasks in exchange for a paycheck. They have no reason to feel like they matter. They’re ultimately replaceable. You remind them of that in a million little ways, then expect them to feel dedicated to the work your company does. That makes no sense.
