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Linked – What Companies Get Wrong About Skills-Based Hiring
ByMike McBride May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Most hiring managers have a short-term problem. They have work that needs to be done and not enough bodies to do that work. The easiest thing to do is hire another body just like the ones they have working for them. Many of them may understand the benefits of having a diverse team regarding broader life experiences with different voices and ideas, but that’s a long-term benefit. It’s not solving their short-term problem. Hiring another member of the team is a short-term solution.

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Training

Linked – How to Make L&D Easier for Managers
ByMike McBride May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

This should be obvious, but I suspect it isn’t.

Managers play a vital role in fostering a culture of continuous learning within their teams.

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Microsoft

Microsoft’s Previous Commitments On Emissions Took a Back Seat to AI
ByMike McBride May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

In 2020, Microsoft promised to be at negative carbon emissions as a company in ten years. Instead, they have increased emissions by almost 30% since then. They promise they’ll be there in 2030, but that seems like wishful thinking.

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Career | Mental Health

Employees Are Using AI Tools To Learn and to Help with Burnout
ByMike McBride May 9, 2024May 8, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

If you were burned out, overworked, and struggling to keep up with the demands of the job, and a tool promised to save you 30 minutes or more to get your work done, you’d figure out how to use it, too.

Of course, most of them are trying to use these tools without training and instruction from the company, so this is risky. One, because you have no idea what they are doing and what results they’re getting. Two, they might become even more burned out trying to teach themselves before they get to the part where it helps them save time.

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SocialNetworking

Linked – How I Learned to Love Newsletters
ByMike McBride May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

As the author says, algorithms aren’t working to keep us well informed. RSS can work, but it takes some effort on our part and the availability of an RSS feed from the site we want to follow. An email newsletter shows up.

I might not love email, but I can’t argue with that.

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LawFirms | Tech

Linked – Time Is A Management Tool, Not A Pricing Tool
ByMike McBride May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

It’s been an issue before, but firms have always been able to work around the edges, limiting the impact those efficiencies had on their overall billable hours. This feels different. The entire point of AI tools is to create significant efficiencies across the business world. Not using them will end many client relationships. They won’t accept that level of inefficiency. On the other hand, a firm investing in AI technology does not get a return on investment if their revenue method is hours worked.

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