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Shared Links (bi-weekly) Aug. 23, 2026

Mike McBride — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:06:59 +0000

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Worth Reading – Do employees feel comfortable talking to HR about mental health?

Mike McBride — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:09:39 +0000

There's that word, trust, again. Your employees aren't going to talk to you about their mental health; they are not going to use your employee assistance program, and they're not going to ask for the things that might help them be successful at work because they don't trust you.

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Does Anyone Believe Meta Will Do This Well?

Mike McBride — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:53:51 +0000

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 online harassment now when it's content created with their glasses specifically to stalk and harass them?

Sorry, Adam, you don't get that kind of benefit of the doubt.

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How Many Managers Can’t Give Feedback?

Mike McBride — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:31:23 +0000

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.

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Worth Reading – AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy

Mike McBride — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:01:51 +0000

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":

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Shared Links (bi-weekly) Aug. 9, 2026

Mike McBride — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:06:28 +0000

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Worth Reading – The AI Productivity Illusion

Mike McBride — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:34:22 +0000

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?

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Worth Reading – It’s Not Just the Tech: The Hidden Cognitive Load of the Physical Workplace

Mike McBride — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:04:18 +0000

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 cognitive load of getting there, navigating the space and the other people, the noise, etc.

It adds up, and it can contribute to burnout.

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Shared Links (bi-weekly) July 26, 2026

Mike McBride — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:09:03 +0000

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Worth Reading – Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it.

Mike McBride — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:49:29 +0000

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.

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