In-Depth: How Does Working From Home Influence Teamwork?
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New X feature can leak your location without you realising
You might want to turn this off, even if only to not be bothered with audio calls from X. Why would the default be on?
Bosses are back in power — so get used to companies quiet cutting and quiet firing workers this year
Some companies are finding more discreet ways to trim their workforce without carrying out dramatic layoffs as they attempt to cut costs during a period of economic uncertainty
Can Mindfulness Protect Worker Well-Being In A Digital Workplace?
A new study published in PLOS ONE looked at personal resources to mitigate the dark side of digital working. “The study focused on the personal resources of mindfulness and digital confidence and ways in which these resources can help to reduce negative well-being impacts from working digitally,” study author Elizabeth Marash told us. “We aimed to understand how experiences such as technology-related stress, anxiety and overload might manifest in higher burnout and poorer health.”
Investing in the Development of Young, Remote Employees
With the ascent of remote and hybrid teams over the past few years, the landscape of our work has undergone a profound transformation. Many young professionals started their careers during this tumultuous period, interviewing for and starting new jobs in remote environments. Smart companies are taking proactive steps to support this cohort’s professional development. The author outlines the unique challenges facing early career professionals and how managers can help their employees overcome them.
Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret
First-of-its-kind US bill would address the environmental costs of the technology, but there’s a long way to go.
How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
📰Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for February 2024
Could Generative AI help solve the law's access dilemma?
Legal regulators have failed to strike the right balance between accessibility and quality in legal services. It's just possible that Gen AI could open the door to an entirely new solution.
Lessons from Lousy Lexical Search (and Tips to Do Better)
Preparing a talk about keyword search, I set out to distill observations gleaned from a host of misbegotten keyword search efforts, many from the vantage point of the court’s neutral expert née Spe…
RTO doesn’t improve company value, but does make employees miserable: Study
Data is consistent with bosses using RTO to reassert control and scapegoat workers.
How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt
Sensitive location data could be sold off to the highest bidder.
CEOs Are Using Return To Office Mandates To Mask Poor Management
Why are companies that promote remote services so opposed to enabling remote work, and more importantly, feel the need to threaten their employees?
How Employee Turnover Fueled Boeing’s Quality Control Nightmare
Thousands of the plane maker’s most experienced assembly workers exited during the pandemic. Young new hires aren’t getting enough training, Boeing veterans say.
Essential Skills and Capabilities for Success in L&D
Here's a look at several transferable skills from education or work experience in other areas are that key to the L&D field.
5-min Networking Guide for Introverts
For most of my life I’ve considered myself a raging extrovert. Yet, somehow the combination of pandemic life and middle age has prompted me to embrace my growing introverted side. In addition to recalibrating my social life because of my kaput party-stamina, it’s also brought me to a sh
Leaders Prioritizing Mental Health for Organizational Success
In this podcast episode, we discuss the importance of mental health and its connection to overall wellbeing and performance.
How to avoid the top scam of 2023
Imposter scams were the most prevalent consumer fraud last year, the Federal Trade Commission said. Criminals dupe victims by posing as a trustworthy source.
EU Court of Human Rights Rejects Encryption Backdoors
How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000
It's important to hear these stories because they can help the next person not be victimized.
Privacy Isn't Dead. Far From It.
Welcome! The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately, even though you care about privacy, or perhaps because you care so much about it, you may feel that there's not much you (or anyone) can really do to...
Rethinking Workplace Wellness: Why Culture Matters More Than Apps and EAPs
The rise and fall of robots.txt
As unscrupulous AI companies crawl for more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
Make Succession Planning a Priority
In their TD at Work guide on the topic, Annette Cremo and Tom Bux offer guidance for successful succession planning for the way we work today.
How do I survive small talk?
Science says: Make it deep talk, which is easier than you think.
For Productivity, Engage Team Members with Emotional Intelligence
It's interesting to consider that engagement is influenced by everyone on the team. If we don't trust the leader or each other, engagement is history.
If it feels like scams are thick on the ground - it's because they are
When I began writing this piece, I realised I hadn’t had a spam call in a while, and promptly received one five minutes before I sat down to write this very sentence.
The End of “Search” is Upon Us!
We start 2024 with a bold statement for eDiscovery: The use of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GAI) will kill the use of keyword search in eDiscovery. We will discuss the reasons why LLMs/GAI will kill the use of keyword search in eDiscovery.
How Trauma Impacts Our Ability to Learn
The impacts on children are clear, but we should remember that this carries through to adulthood for many of us and the people we work with.
What’s next for the masterminds behind the four-day week push?
The CEO of Four Day Week Global, the non-profit enabling some of those big pilot programs you’ve been hearing about, has the inside track...