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Training

Once More For Those in the Back – Training is a Skill!
ByMike McBride May 24, 2023September 3, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

I’ve lost count of the number of conversations I’ve had about this over the years. Trust me, there have been a lot. I’ve watched some really brilliant people who do great work and are highly knowledgeable have terrible experiences trying to train others because they were not adept at the skills necessary to run a training class. A great many people have, through no fault of their own, not learned how to facilitate, the finer points of public speaking, or how to read students’ body language.

To be a great trainer you need to learn those things.

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Mental Health

Linked – I’m here, I’m queer and I have depression – but workplace support makes all the difference
ByMike McBride May 23, 2023May 25, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The reality is that the labor force is diverse, and your employees are as well. There are also going to be a wide range of life issues that they are dealing with. Mental health is one of them, and based on the statistics, someone who works for you is dealing with some form of anxiety, depresssion or some other issue. Wouldn’t it be great, and help employee retention, if they were supported at work?

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Mental Health

Linked – For Your Mental Health, Vacation is Not Always the Right Answer
ByMike McBride May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

If you feel burned out a break can help. If you’re feeling stressed some exercise or yoga can help too. But if that’s all the workplace can offer, it’s not going to solve the problem. Taking a long weekend only to return to a job that will now require you to do your normal 45-50 hours of work in 3 days instead of 5 is not a fix. Working all weekend so you can take a three-day weekend next week, is not a sustainable solution.

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LawFirms | Security

Why do Hackers Target Law Firms? – Here’s an Example
ByMike McBride May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Over the years I think many firms have started to understand that and taken steps to improve their own security posture.

And then along comes a story like this.

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Career

It’s About Being Intentional
ByMike McBride May 18, 2023July 17, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

As I said, it’s not that being a remote worker means we won’t have any friends. We just have to be more intentional about it. We have to find ways to interact socially with our current friends and be in spaces, physical and virtual, where we can meet new people.

You’ll read plenty of hot takes about remote work. Whether it be how difficult it is to build any culture or connect with your team, you’ll get lonely, you won’t get promoted, or mentored, etc. It’s not that the authors of these posts are lying to you, but they are also unlikely to point out that none of these things have to be the way they are. They can all be overcome when someone decides to act with intention.

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Training

New to Managing? – Get Trained
ByMike McBride May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Sterling Miller, on his blog Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel, shared his most recent “ten things” on being a manager. I’ve often heard it said that law school doesn’t do a very good job of teaching business skills and how that can impact lawyers trying to run a law firm. The…

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