The people who follow the Royal Family were left without further information about Kate after her original surgery. We can argue about what information they were entitled to, and I’d agree they weren’t entitled to any. Still, we saw a large group of people filling in the blanks with some of the wildest conspiracy theories
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The Shelf Life of a College Degree
You’d better be adaptable because your job will change whether you do or not.
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Linked – Actually, the internet’s always been this bad
The study authors pointed out that they only researched text-based platforms. Video platforms may be worse in terms of toxicity. However, that hasn’t been my experience; they seem pretty similar to me, but that’s just anecdotal. They also pointed out that current-day social networks are much larger. Many more people see the toxicity on Facebook…
Dell Is Going Through a Layoff That You Won’t Notice
If you’ve heard the term “quiet firing” recently, this is what it means. It is not directly cutting head count but making it likely that some percentage of employees will leave due to your decisions.
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Is It Time to Retire Values Like Resiliency and Grit in the Workplace?
We are seeing a demand to create jobs that don’t require ever-growing amounts of grit and resilience. It’s not the worst idea I’ve heard. It places responsibility where it belongs—on employers. Instead of pushing people to break and replacing them with the next person and repeating the cycle, it allows workers to have a career…
Linked – Employees need AI skills — but what does that training look like?
Training will continue to consist of identifying the necessary skills to get the work done and teaching those skills. There is an adjustment coming to those skills, but we’ve faced many adjustments.
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Stolen Data is a Risk, Here’s an Example of Altered Data That is Worse
The entire system is based on the license plate database being connected to all of the automated plate readers. All it took for this to become a problem was for part of that not to stay safe. Since the license plate database isn’t, anyone can create a fake license plate, pop it on a similar-looking…
Shared Links (weekly) March 10, 2024
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Can Your SMEs Train?
Too many people seem to think that you can automatically teach other people about something if you’re an expert at it. Being an SME is great, but communicating that expertise so others can learn from you is a different skill. In fact, it’s a set of skills. Skills we should encourage our SMEs to learn…
Linked – No One Wants To Talk About These 3 Ways AI Copilots Will Reshape Learning
I’ve had an opportunity lately to play around with some AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot for 365, and I have to admit, when I have a question about how to do something, I ask Copilot. I ask Copilot because:
It’s right there while I’m working.
I don’t have to bring in another tool or trainer.…
Did We Need Someone to Tell Us That Employees Don’t Care About Shareholder Profits?
It really shouldn’t be newsworthy that someone thinks employees don’t care about shareholders, and for those of us in the legal space, it should also not come as a shock that your staff doesn’t care about “profits per partner.” It’s irrelevant. I spent years assuming that if profits and shareholder value were up, that would…
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Linked – People in 20s more likely to be out of work because of poor mental health than those in early 40s
When you’re young and not on the standard education/career path due to mental health, there’s no career history or learned skills to fall back on. I think many employers would view you as unemployable in our current environment. I’m not saying that should be how it is, but it is likely the way it is.…
This Was Entirely Predictable – Hackers Tricking People Into Facial Scans
Collecting all of that information to verify the age of website visitors creates an extra-large target for that biometric information. When I applied online for unemployment, I had to provide copies of my social security card, driver’s license, and a live facial scan. Remember that this is the same state government with the entire DMV…