Final Chance! Apply to CQ Fellows 2026
CQ is your capability to effectively work and relate with people with different cultural backgrounds, including different national, ethnic, organizational, generational, and many other backgrounds. More simply, it’s the ability to relate to anyone, anywhere.
Cultural intelligence includes four capabilities:
Cultural intelligence is rooted in rooted in rigorous, academic research conducted by scholars around the world. Leading organizations in business, education, government, and healthcare are adopting CQ as a key component of personnel development and competitive advantage.
I’ve been privileged to be part of leading the work on cultural intelligence from the beginning.
Visit the links below from the Cultural Intelligence Center, a company I co-founded, to learn more about the power of CQ for you and those you lead.
90 percent of leadership literature is biased toward one kind of leader—decisive, assertive, fast-paced, and individualistic. Yet most of the world prefers a different kind
Most of us appreciate the clarity that comes from learning about broad cultural norms: Indians prefer hierarchy. Germans prefer directness. Brazilians are expressive. Yet we’re
There’s a running joke in our family about the number of countries where I’ve gotten a speeding ticket. The most embarrassing was getting pulled over
David Livermore, PhD (Michigan State University) is a social scientist devoted to the topics of cultural intelligence (CQ®) and global leadership and the author of several award-winning books.