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Shared Links (weekly) May 22, 2022
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Women in cybersecurity: Shattering the myths, once and for all
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Feeding the Frenzy? Summer 2022 eDiscovery Pricing Survey Results
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Great Expectations and The Great Resignation in Legal Careers Today
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Communication – A vital ingredient in workplace mental health
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The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning
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Linked: 4 Great Ways To Grow Your Career Even When You Work Remote
Ask yourself a simple question, if the best way to grow your own career in a remote environment is to intentionally identify the culture and then deliberately try to use your time to network internally, learn new skills, etc. why would we, as leaders, not do what we can to make that easier? Why put all the burden on a new hire to learn the ropes and find the best people to connect with or the best places to learn when that is information that we have and can share with them?
What intentionality can we include as part of bringing in new people, or connecting the people and knowledge that already exists within the team?
Leaving it up to chance is not the way to go. It was never really the best way to go but in an office, it might have been a little harder to notice. Everything must be intentionally created with remote teams—communication, connection, knowledge-sharing, etc.
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When First Impressions Go Wrong – Not Recognizing Talent Development
We all started somewhere. We all started in some entry-level jobs. We all learned and grew. Good workplaces develop their entry-level people, turning them into experts. It would be a shame to spend all that time developing people and then losing them because you never gave them the same respect they would immediately get by going somewhere else. Somewhere that never knew them when they were in an entry-level position.
The people who worked to learn and build their knowledge and skills deserve better.
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Linked: Pandemic Leaves Firms Scrambling for Cybersecurity Specialists
I’m not sure that these companies have done the math. If enough experienced workers in an industry do more than switch between competing offers but step away from the industry into a different career path, there will not be enough experienced workers to go around.
What are you going to do about that? Sit around with unfilled positions and cry about it, or get serious about raising up the next generation of cybersecurity talent?
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Linked: Skills Gap Is Top-of-Mind for Employers
Training to meet the skills gap in your workforce is a never-ending challenge. This is not a one-time set it and forget it type of task. It is an ongoing task that will always need updating and tweaking. Have you planned for keeping everyone on your team up to date and continuing to develop the new skills you’ll need year after year?
A gap doesn’t get created overnight, and it won’t get fixed overnight. Even if it did, a few days later you’ll have another gap. The world changes every day. Don’t assume your people can change with it without any assistance from you.
