Blog post - Worth Reading – The new Women in the Workplace report is pretty dire https://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/02/worth-reading-the-new-women-in-the-workplace-report-is-pretty-dire/

Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue 184

Rolling into Mardi Gras up on two wheels

#Careers #AI #MentalHealth #Security #Privacy #M365

https://mikemcbride.substack.com/p/thought-provoking-things-worth-sharing-441

New Shared Link - IT industry sheds jobs again in January https://www.ciodive.com/news/tech-hiring-january-comptia-AI/812156/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=CIODive%2Fmagazine%2FIT+Strategy - IT sector jobs fell and unemployment rose, according to a CompTIA review of official data. But it also revealed some positive signals about what comes next.

New Shared Link - Why so many people hate Ring's 'Search Party' Super Bowl ad https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/why-so-many-people-hate-rings-search-party-super-bowl-ad/ar-AA1W2SPW - The ad was meant to be heartwarming, but it's reading as dystopian to many viewers.

Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States. This is a grave threat to civil liberties in the United States.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance #BigBrother #surveillance #SurveillanceState #Bezos #Amazon #dystopia #PoliceState

Blog post - Worth Reading – Top 10 Biglaw Firm To Conduct ‘Massive’ Layoff, Leaving Hundreds Jobless Thanks To AI https://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/02/worth-reading-top-10-biglaw-firm-to-conduct-massive-layoff-leaving-hundreds-jobless-thanks-to-ai/

New Shared Link - Turnover costs exceed $45K per worker, report finds https://www.hrdive.com/news/turnover-costs-exceed-45k-per-worker/811202/?hashed_user=2d92a8c3a36f2da0641b14809c300d9c&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.11.26%20IHIH&utm_term=I%20Hate%20It%20Here - Close to a third of employers attributed higher potential turnover rates to better pay and benefits offered elsewhere, according to a report from Express Employment Professionals.

New Shared Link - How should we design and deliver learning in 2026? https://www.offbeat.works/post/how-should-we-design-and-deliver-learning-in-2026?utm_source=Offbeat&utm_campaign=97e5335e88-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_05_02_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-97e5335e88-254393574 -

M365 News Roundup for Feb. 2026

Sometimes the small updates make me the happiest

#M365 #Teams #Copilot #Purview

https://newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/m365-news-roundup-for-feb-2026

Blog post - Shared Links (weekly) Feb 8, 2026 https://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/02/shared-links-weekly-feb-8-2026/

New Shared Link - An AI plush toy exposed thousands of private chats with children https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/an-ai-plush-toy-exposed-thousands-of-private-chats-with-children - Around 50,000 chat transcripts between children and Bondu’s AI dinosaur plushie were accessible to anyone with a Google account.

DHS Is Hunting Down Trump Critics. The ‘Free Speech’ Warriors Are Mighty Quiet. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/05/dhs-is-hunting-down-trump-critics-the-free-speech-warriors-are-mighty-quiet/

New Shared Link - How to Lead Through Trauma Without Being a Therapist https://traumaatwork.substack.com/p/you-arent-your-teams-therapist-and?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2078304&post_id=186982911&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1edcbi&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email - Stop trying to 'spot' trauma. Learn why trauma-informed leadership is about designing a safe environment and building agency, not acting as a therapist.

New Shared Link - EXIF Data and Teams https://newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/exif-data-and-teams - A short bonus edition instead of a week off to briefly talk about a new Message Center item

New Shared Link - Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/ -

New Shared Link - What I wish my manager knew about my mental health https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/mental-health-workplaces-what-i-learnt/106055796?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky - I've spent my working life in what I like to call the "honesty gap".This kind of creative disclosure became a necessary art form to maintain my work life.

New Shared Link - Book Excerpt: How Stigmatizing Mental Health Issues Becomes a Liability for Leaders https://www.inc.com/melissa-doman/book-excerpt-how-stigmatizing-mental-health-issues-becomes-a-leadership-liability/91290769 - Author Melissa Doman says it's time to heighten awareness and reduce stigma around workplace mental health issues so company leaders can perform at th…

EXIF Data and Teams

A short bonus edition instead of a week off to briefly talk about a new Message Center item

#M365 #Teams #Microsoft #eDiscovery
https://newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/exif-data-and-teams

New Shared Link - Law Firms: Your AI Problem Isn’t the Tools. It’s Leadership. https://ryancmckeen.substack.com/p/law-firms-your-ai-problem-isnt-the?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7114270&post_id=186608967&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1edcbi&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email - The Obstacle Is The Way

New Shared Link - Why Legal Fees Aren’t Going Down Despite AI Adoption https://aiforlawyers.substack.com/p/why-legal-fees-arent-going-down-despite?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2001736&post_id=186448827&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1edcbi&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email - AI Is Optimizing BigLaw—Not Access to Justice