In this April edition of ARC Reads we continue to share the latest tech and business articles that have piqued our interest.  

What We're Reading This Month

Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategic Choice - Traditionally, good corporate risk management has meant lots of study, careful analysis, and the flawless execution of well-honed implementation plans. A heavy focus on business optimization and continuous improvement was eminently sensible. Until it wasn’t.  More here.

Designing a Corporate Alumni Program? Start Here - Rather than only focus on employee retention, more forward-thinking organizations acknowledge that some turnover is inevitable, and in some cases, even healthy. When leaders recognize that employees who choose to move on is a normal aspect of contemporary talent management, their perspective shifts toward exploring the value that former employees, also known as alumni, can bring to the organization.  Find out more here.

What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It) - Although most people believe that they are self-aware, true self-awareness is a rare quality. In this piece, the author describes a recent large-scale investigation that shed light on some of the biggest roadblocks, myths, and truths about what self-awareness really is — and what it takes to cultivate it. Specifically, the study found that there are actually two distinct types of self-awareness, that experience and power can hinder self-awareness, and that introspection doesn’t always make you more self-aware. Understanding these key points can help leaders learn to see themselves more clearly.

Nuclear’s role in a net-zero world- Is nuclear power a necessary part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels? As the debate rages on, new technologies and smaller reactors may be shifting the balance.

6 simple cybersecurity rules you can apply now - How do you train others to avoid being victims of online crime? It's all about human behavior.  When a business network is compromised with ransomware, the culprit is rarely an evil genius hacker. The source of the problem is usually far more mundane: Someone was fooled by a clever bit of social engineering.  More here.

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