After letting visceral reactions subside, the Google 'diversity' memo exposes a number of myths about managing people and information—you can keep internal communications internal, honesty is the best policy and that organizations can achieve total cultural harmony....

As macro trends continue to push companies beyond their core businesses, industry lines will continue to collapse and competitive sets will continue evolve in surprising ways. Companies can no longer just position themselves against a narrow set of competitors in one industry. They must position themselves against global trends that cut across every industry....

The inability or unwillingness of employees to use new technologies often emerges from the culture of their workplace —not the quality of the technology being deployed. Organizations that succeed in their tech initiatives will be those that work to foster a culture that understands technology and its importance, embraces change and is always trying to improve itself. ...