Networking

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    Linked: The Lonely, Pixelated Hell of Networking During the Pandemic

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    Most of these sound awful, and the ones that are “not so voluntary” attempts to make sure workers are engaged sound even worse.

    Actually, I suspect they are doing a lot more harm to engagement than good.

    There are ways to network during this time. They’re different, they’re a little more work, and they take some getting used to. But they don’t need to be ridiculous, and they definitely don’t need to be forced.

    In fact, this is a great time to simply send someone a note asking for 15-30 minutes of their time. Most of us are pretty open to doing exactly that with coworkers or peers in our industry. I’d be happy to find some time to have a conversation with you about my industry, or mental health, or blogging. Or even to just have a coffee or beer with virtually. We don’t even need to be on our webcams if you don’t want.

    See, isn’t that better than having 50 people on mute while the CEO talks, or getting randomly matched with coworkers?

    Ugh, the introvert in me shudders to think about some of these. Please, don’t. Just ask someone to get a coffee like we used to.

  • What I’m Sharing (weekly) July 12, 2020

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    Ways companies can measure workers’ mental health

    A Professional Recruiter’s Top 5 Insider Tips for Stress-free Networking and Interviewing

    Law Firms Are Seeing Renewed Competition—from Clients
    – “Corporate legal teams, under the gun to cut costs and empowered by powerfully simple technology, are increasingly in-housing work that was once sent to outside counsel.”

    The pandemic is wrecking the typical 9-to-5 workday. Good riddance.

    Be aware of how anxiety affects your job search skills

    No Excuse Not to Use a Password Manager

    Working Through a Personal Crisis

    The Expanding Role and Influence of the Modern Litigation Support or E-Discovery Manager

    The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Side Of AI

    Stop Using 123456 as a Password

    Tell Congress to Vote Yes on Giving Us All Access to Affordable, High-Speed Internet
    – If much of the world moves to #WFH, affordable internet will be the dividing line for who can work, and who cannot.

    Gender Pay Gap Wide Atop In-House Counsel Ladder, May Be Closing

    Exif Data: What is it?

  • What I’m Sharing (weekly) July 5, 2020

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    Innovation Tips and Priorities for Mid-sized Law Firms UNPREPARED FOR THE DEEPFAKE? Beware “secure DNS” scam targeting website owners and bloggers How E-Discovery Software Is Helping Battle COVID-19 Let Yourself Be Unproductive. At Least for a Little While. Detroit police chief cops to 96-percent facial recognition error rate Microsoft Releases Undelete Tool – Backups are…

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    Can a Virtual Conference Add Enough Value to Charge Attendees?

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 5 minutes

    In the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen two of the bigger conferences in the legal tech and eDiscovery fields announce that they will be totally online this year. Relativity Fest will be 100% virtual, and free to attend. Meanwhile ILTA’s annual conference will likewise be online, but cost members $350 for the week, or…

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    Linked: Actually, Now Is A Great Time For Networking If You Do It Right

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

    You know what, I hadn’t thought about this, but it is true. How differently we view a request for a call or quick online chat than we did just a few months ago?

    “If you think now is a bad time to network it’s because you think networking is about events. It’s not. It’s about connection and conversation. And so, while now is a terrible time for events, it’s a great time for connection and conversation. All the more so because you can more easily expand your geographic reach. Asking for a Zoom call or even a phone call would have seemed awkward with some folks just a few months ago. Now it’s just how we do things. Which instantly expands the pool of potential connections. “

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    What I’m Sharing (weekly)

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    Viewpoint: Why Fear Is the Greatest Obstacle to Returning to Work Tips for Working from Home Securely Buzzword Mania: Taking Your EDiscovery Strategy to the Next Level Ransomware Attack Allegedly Hits NYC Law Firm To Superstar Musicians Including Lady Gaga and Elton John LinkedIn Adds New Video Intro and Interview Assessment Tools to Improve Digital…