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This is the same company that has been accused of serving beauty ads to young women after it detected that they had deleted a selfie from their phones, and also of selling that to advertisers as a business model. The same company that refuses to take down obviously dangerous and false information in the interest of "free speech absolutism" wants us to believe that it will protect people from…
Far too many managers are promoted, but still doing their old job. They're really just team leads but expected to act as managers without the resources to do so. When you're in a situation where you're drowning like that, talent development is the last thing on your mind, and in the case of more than half of the workers surveyed, it shows. The post How Many Managers Can t Give Feedback? appeared…
Honestly, the first time I saw an ad for Granola, I immediately thought, "This seems illegal and is going to get someone in a lot of trouble": The post Worth Reading AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy appeared first on Mike McBride Online . If you want to see more like this, consider subscribing to the RSS Feed.
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The core question in the post above is pretty simple. Generative AI has helped people finish tasks more quickly and probably completed more tasks, at least when their time is not taken up with cleaning up the slop from poorly generated work, but there haven't been any widespread economic productivity gains. What if we're completing more tasks, but they have no value? The post Worth Reading The AI…
That’s an extreme example, but this article makes the more obvious one: working in an office comes with its own cognitive load, especially if it’s an open floor plan, because you are forced to navigate noise and other people all day long. I’ve been trying to tell people for years that when I do visit one of our offices as a remote worker, those days are exhausting for me, because it’s the extra…
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The combination of the stigma of calling in the first place, along with a program that doesn't meet the needs, means 97% of people won't bother with it. We should be looking at alternatives, for sure. The post Worth Reading Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it. appeared first on Mike McBride Online . If you want to see more like this, consider subscribing…
e aren't disciplined enough to stop ourselves, especially when the culture rewards those who don't. In my opinion, that's what most organizations get wrong: they talk about not burning out, not working too many hours, and maybe they even understand the negative impacts on work quality that come from overwork. But who gets the kudos during team meetings or all-hands meetings? It's not the ones…
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