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Letter From LegalTech: The Thrills of E-Discovery
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Letterman: Take the “e” out of eDiscovery!
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3 Essential Non-Technical Skills to Advance Your IT Career
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Networking at LegalTech with the Here on Biz App
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8 Ways to Dramatically Boost Your Productivity While Traveling
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Seth Godin coined this term last week, describing situations where we crete a proxy measure for success, because the true goal is more difficult to measure. It struck a cord with me, because it seemed very, very similar to things I’ve said previously about working in tech support. Namely, that if you measure “success” as…
This series of articles is directed at parents, who need to teach kids how to be safe, and responsible online, but part of me thinks there are a lot of adults who could use a refresher course too. Especially around the ideas of digital identity and digital emotional intelligence. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children/ Follow these topics: Links, SocialNetworking
I’ve said it before, but let me repeat it. Regarding technology, what you learned in college is probably pointless within 2-3 years. What you did at work 5-10 years ago is useless. Continuous learning and upskilling are not optional. Talking about skills-based hiring is a new trend, but it’s the trend that made sense even before it became popular. Your degrees and resume don’t matter nearly as much as what you can do right now and what you can learn going forward.
This is the business world we live in now. There is no cushy job where you can do the same thing in the same place for 30 years. That’s ancient history, and our career plans and hiring practices must match the current reality.
“I finally figured out a way to test whether you have taught an idea or you have only taught a definition. Test it this way: You say, ‘Without using the new word which you have just learned, try to rephrase what you have just learned in your own language. Without using the word “energy,” tell…
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“Of course, this entire problem stems from Apple’s original decision to use solid-state storage soldered directly onto the logic board, rather than the removable modules that were found in MacBook Pros for a decade. Complaining about Apple’s decision to move away from user-replaceable parts is, of course, not a new thing, but this is a…