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Mike McBride

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Blogger, legal tech (Currently working with M365), amateur photographer, and survivor of childhood abuse. - www.mikemcbrideonline.com mikemcbride365.com - photos.mikemcbrideonline.com

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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 15h
New Shared Link - Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform www.schneier.com/blog/archive... Privacy
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 16h
New Photo Post - Canyon Through the Limbs
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Canyon Through the Limbs
PaloDuroCanyon, Texas
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 21h
ICYMI - September 23, 2026Worth Reading – You Will Not Retire www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #career #careers #change #retirement #travel
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Worth Reading - You Will Not Retire
Alex sees the writing on the wall; the idea that anyone can retire at 65 in the near future is a joke. That future existed when pensions were common; homeownership early in adulthood was achievable,…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23h
New Shared Link - When Anyone Can Fake Anything (Inside My AI Law & Policy Class #11) nitafarahany.substack.com/p/when-anyon... AI
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When Anyone Can Fake Anything (Inside My AI Law & Policy Class #11)
Deepfake Technology and the Post-Truth World
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 30/09/2026
New Photo Post - Stacked in Front of the Art
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Stacked in Front of the Art
Art, BoxStudio, NewMexico, Sculpture
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 30/09/2026
AI Archives for Microsoft Teams Meetings and eDiscovery An upcoming feature that may get complicated #M365 #MicrosoftTeams #Copilot #eDiscovery newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/ai-archive...
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AI Archives for Microsoft Teams Meetings and eDiscovery
An upcoming feature that may get complicated
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 29/09/2026
New Photo Post - After watering
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After watering
flower
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 29/09/2026
ICYMI - August 20, 2026Worth Reading – Do employees feel comfortable talking to HR about mental health? www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/08/wort... #layoffs #management #mentalhealth #mentalhealth
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Worth Reading - Do employees feel comfortable talking to HR about mental health?
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…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 29/09/2026
New Shared Link - Your Network Is More Than A List Of People You Know theintrovertednetworker.substack.com/p/your-netwo... Networking
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Your Network Is More Than A List Of People You Know
It is an ecosystem where trust, information, and opportunities move.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 28/09/2026
New Photo Post - Sand Bug
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Sand Bug
Insect, NewMexico, WhiteSands
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 28/09/2026
New Shared Link - AI Governance Rooted in Data Protection Principles: A New Guide by LDI legaldataintelligence.org/data/resourc... AI
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AI Governance Rooted in Data Protection Principles: A New Guide by LDI | Legal Data Intelligence
Take AI governance from theory to practice, with enforceable, technical, and contractual controls rooted in data protection principles.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 27/09/2026
ICYMI - September 19, 2026Worth Reading – Enterprise AI Has a Data Problem, Not a Model Problem www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #ai #chatgpt #copilot #data #environment #informationgovernance #microsoft #onedrive #sharepoint
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Worth Reading - Enterprise AI Has a Data Problem, Not a Model Problem
If I'm being honest, every time I hear someone say they don't like Copilot because ChatGPT or Claude is just better, I have to wonder about that. The models available inside Copilot aren't that…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 26/09/2026
New Photo Post - Just Crawling Around
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Just Crawling Around
NewMexico
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI - September 18, 2026Worth Reading – Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #mentalhealth #risk #safety #socialmedia
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Worth Reading - Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point
The problem wasn't trying to keep kids safer by limiting the time they spent away from home unsupervised; it was not giving them alternative ways to build the same connections and skills. When I read…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICYMI - July 18, 2026Worth Reading – Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it. www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/07/wort... #culture #mentalhealth #mentalhealth
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Worth Reading - Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it.
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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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 25/09/2026
Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue 200 Are you curious enough for the modern workplace? #Careers #Learning #AI #MentalHealth #Privacy mikemcbride.substack.com/p/thought-pr...
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Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue #200
Are you curious enough for the modern workplace?
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 25/09/2026
New Photo Post - Public Art at the New Mexico Statehouse
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Public Art at the New Mexico Statehouse
Art, NewMexico
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 25/09/2026
ICYMI - September 16, 2026Worth Reading – AI ROI For Law Firms: There’s Not Any www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #ai #lawfirm #legaltech
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Worth Reading - AI ROI For Law Firms: There’s Not Any
Stephen is also right to point out that the industry really hasn't figured out how to make this work. Clients increasingly want firms to use AI to reduce billable hours; lawyers don't want to use…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 24/09/2026
New Photo Post - Orange Rocks
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Orange Rocks
PaloDuroCanyon, Texas
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 24/09/2026
New Photo Post - All the colors
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All the colors
Texas
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23/09/2026
New Post - Worth Reading – You Will Not Retire
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Worth Reading - You Will Not Retire
Alex sees the writing on the wall; the idea that anyone can retire at 65 in the near future is a joke. That future existed when pensions were common; homeownership early in adulthood was achievable, and...
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23/09/2026
ICYMI - July 15, 2026Worth Reading – AI has made work almost endless, but it doesn’t have to be this way www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/07/wort... #ai #burnout #culture #data #loop #management #meetings #mentalhealth
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Worth Reading - AI has made work almost endless, but it doesn't have to be this way
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…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23/09/2026
Another Reason Recurring Meetings are an eDiscovery Headache Something else to know about Teams meeting notes. #M365 #MicrosoftTeams #eDiscovery newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/another-re...
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Another Reason Recurring Meetings are an eDiscovery Headache
Something else to know about Teams meeting notes.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23/09/2026
New Shared Link - eDiscovery in the Ephemeral Era: When Message History Is Designed to Disappear www.knovos.com/blog/ediscov... eDiscovery
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eDiscovery in the Ephemeral Era: When Message History Is Designed to Disappear
Learn how enterprise legal teams build pre-matter visibility, preserve short-lived communications, and document gaps for defensible ephemeral messaging eDiscovery.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 23/09/2026
New Shared Link - Burnout isn't a workforce crisis. It's a leadership one. graemecowan.com.au/burnout-isnt...
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Burnout isn't a workforce crisis. It's a leadership one. | Graeme Cowan | Speaker, Author & Influencer
The New South Wales Government recently revealed that the average distress claim now costs $288,000, doubled in just six years. This article first
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 22/09/2026
New Photo Post - Baby Blues
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Baby Blues
flower
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 22/09/2026
ICYMI - August 13, 2026Does Anyone Believe Meta Will Do This Well? www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/08/does... #facebook #freespeech #harassment #instagram #privacy
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Does Anyone Believe Meta Will Do This Well?
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…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 22/09/2026
New Shared Link - Rest Is Not a Luxury: Redefining Rest for High Achievers
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Rest Is Not a Luxury: Redefining Rest for High Achievers
Rest and recovery are essential, but difficult to tolerate for folks who crave productivity. If you feel best when busy, you need personalized and engaging restorative practices.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 21/09/2026
New Photo Post - Duo in the Sand
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Duo in the Sand
NewMexico, WhiteSands
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 21/09/2026
New Photo Post - Shared Photo Links (bi-weekly) Sept. 20, 2026
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Shared Photo Links (bi-weekly) Sept. 20, 2026
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 21/09/2026
New Post - Shared Links (bi-weekly) Sept.20, 2026
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Shared Links (bi-weekly) Sept.20, 2026
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 21/09/2026
ICYMI - September 12, 2026Worth Reading – ‘Just Record Every Meeting’ Is The New Norm. It’s Also A CIO Headache www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #ai #copilot #data #risk #security
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Worth Reading - 'Just Record Every Meeting' Is The New Norm. It's Also A CIO Headache
If your data gets breached, how many people will you have to notify? Not just the transcript of what they said, but the recording of them- the audio of their voice, etc. has been breached as well. We…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 20/09/2026
New Post - Worth Reading – Enterprise AI Has a Data Problem, Not a Model Problem
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Worth Reading - Enterprise AI Has a Data Problem, Not a Model Problem
If I'm being honest, every time I hear someone say they don't like Copilot because ChatGPT or Claude is just better, I have to wonder about that. The models available inside Copilot aren't that different,...
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 20/09/2026
New Shared Link - People Learn Your Boundaries From What You Allow blog.ciaops.com/2026/09/19/p... Careers
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 20/09/2026
New Shared Link - How to figure out your next career move www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-fig... Careers
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How to figure out your next career move
Six essential questions to help you navigate change
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 20/09/2026
New Shared Link - AI is changing legal delivery – but law firm pricing isn’t keeping up legaltechnology.com/ai-is-changi... LawFirms
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AI is changing legal delivery – but law firm pricing isn’t keeping up - Legal IT Insider
AI is changing the economics of legal work, but nearly two-thirds of law firms rely on traditional pricing methods, according to BigHand.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 19/09/2026
New Photo Post - Rocks and Clouds
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Rocks and Clouds
NewMexico
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 19/09/2026
ICYMI - August 11, 2026How Many Managers Can’t Give Feedback? www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/08/how-... #change #management #talent #teams #training
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How Many Managers Can't Give Feedback?
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…
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 19/09/2026
New Photo Post - Loretto Chapel
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Loretto Chapel
church, NewMexico, SantaFe
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 18/09/2026
New Post - Worth Reading – Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point
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Worth Reading - Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point
The problem wasn't trying to keep kids safer by limiting the time they spent away from home unsupervised; it was not giving them alternative ways to build the same connections and skills. When I read...
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 18/09/2026
ICYMI - September 10, 2026153 Million Drivers Licenses for Sale – You’ll Never Guess Where They Came From www.silver-mosquito-943229.hostingersite.com/2026/09/153-... #data #louisiana #privacy #safety
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 18/09/2026
ICYMI - August 10, 2026Worth Reading – AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy www.silver-mosquito-943229.hostingersite.com/2026/08/wort... #ai #lawfirm #meetings #privacy
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https://www.silver-mosquito-943229.hostingersite.com/2026/08/worth-reading-ai-note-taking-apps-are-violating-user-privacy
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 18/09/2026
New Shared Link - New study finds widespread mental health concerns among lawyers www.floridabar.org/the-florida-... MentalHealth, LawFirms
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New study finds widespread mental health concerns among lawyers
A new nationwide study of nearly 37,000 actively licensed lawyers finds substantial levels of mental health distress, burnout, and risky alcohol use across the legal profession. The study, conducted by...
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 17/09/2026
New Shared Link - The Deepfake Playbook for Counsel: Exposure, Gaps, and Controls www.disasterprepandrecovery.com/2026/09/the-... Deepfake
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The Deepfake Playbook for Counsel: Exposure, Gaps, and Controls
In early 2024, a finance employee in the Hong Kong office of engineering firm Arup joined a video conference that appeared to include the company's chief
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 17/09/2026
New Photo Post - Sharp Needles
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Sharp Needles
Cactus, Texas
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 17/09/2026
New Post - Worth Reading – AI ROI For Law Firms: There’s Not Any
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Worth Reading - AI ROI For Law Firms: There’s Not Any
Stephen is also right to point out that the industry really hasn't figured out how to make this work. Clients increasingly want firms to use AI to reduce billable hours; lawyers don't want to use technology...
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 17/09/2026
New Photo Post - Posing at Cadillac Ranch
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Posing at Cadillac Ranch
Texas
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 16/09/2026
ICYMI - September 8, 2026Worth Reading – Companies that roll back DEI don’t perform better financially, study says www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/09/wort... #data #diversity #hiring #management
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Worth Reading - Companies that roll back DEI don’t perform better financially, study says
I feel like we knew this, and that the entire thing was just performative, not based on any kind of data: “Large corporations appear to have folded under
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 16/09/2026
ICYMI - July 7, 2026Worth Reading – America is Heading Toward the Infinite Workweek Thanks to AI www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/07/wort... #ai #career
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Worth Reading - America is Heading Toward the Infinite Workweek Thanks to AI
Wait, I thought AI was supposed to give us more time back? Turns out that's not what is going on; the AI is creating more work and raising expectations that we all keep doing more.
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Mike McBride @mikemcbrideonline.com · 16/09/2026
New Shared Link - Good Culture is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/good-cultu... Careers
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Good Culture is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI
AI definitely helps with productivity, but only when you have the right culture in place first!
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