Category: DPL Reading List

Here are some of the articles we found this week. 6 apps to help you refocus after your summer vacation – “After months of laid-back, half-day Fridays, vacations, and a general slowdown in the office, once autumn arrives, it’s back to business. This can be a stressful transition for many professionals who must now switch…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. Corporate Cybersecurity Is Becoming Geopolitical. Are U.S. Tech Companies Ready? – “Businesses are interconnected, and therefore threats are, too. Firms should take care to understand how their systems depend on the products and services of other firms; often a close examination will find many more…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. 3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances – “But the bottom line is that technology is unleashing market forces that can reward those who address these challenges and marginalize those who ignore them. And, far from depriving us of work and squashing…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. A hand gesture could be your next password – “Unlike passwords, finger motions in the air won’t be exactly the same each time, so a system has to be robust enough to recognize slightly different speeds and shapes while still catching fraudulent attempts. The system…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. 5 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your Workload – “A classic catch-22 in psychology is that people wait for their emotions to change before changing their behavior. However, changing your behavior is probably the best and fastest way to change your emotions…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies – “In a survey fielded earlier this year for Innovation Leader, an online resource for corporate innovation teams of which I am editor, we asked about the most common obstacles to innovation in large companies. (To be…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit – “In our work at the European Center for Strategic Innovation (ECSI), we have extensively researched the role of successful Innovation Units. Drawing on our findings, we have developed a framework that breaks the…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. To See the Future of Competition, Look at Netflix – “It’s always dangerous to try to learn too much from the performance of a single organization — even the most successful companies are bound to experience setbacks and disappointments. (It wasn’t all that long ago,…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. New Spectre-like attack uses speculative execution to overflow buffers – “The researchers also propose a family of hardware changes that should offer broader protection against this kind of attack. These protections may be possible to implement in a microcode update, offering a way to protect…

Here are some of the articles we found this week. The Myth of the Intrapreneur – “Hiring a few talented individuals and hoping for the best, without changing anything about your organization, won’t cut it. Companies need a strategic plan for professionalizing and institutionalizing innovation across their organizations. This is the only way to nurture…