What’s the #1 Conflict on Diverse Teams?
Eighty percent of team conflicts can be attributed to unclear goals (Tichy). That’s true across any team but the potential for misalignment goes up exponentially
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Eighty percent of team conflicts can be attributed to unclear goals (Tichy). That’s true across any team but the potential for misalignment goes up exponentially
Guest Post By Kristin Ekkens, MA Developing a diverse, inclusive, and culturally intelligent organization is not easy – and the work is never done. It
From the Google engineer who attributed inequality in tech to gender differences to the U.S president’s soft response on white supremacy groups, our commitment to
Guest Post By Giuliana Petrocelli Last March, I left the country for the first time to travel to Cuba. Since I’m the kind of person
Last week I was at Indeed to speak to a group of black IT professionals about how to use cultural intelligence when trying to find
Part of this article came together for me in the shower. Why is it that ideas so often come to us while doing mundane tasks?
Long before Uber or AirBnB, Amway was creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to build their own businesses by selling nutritional and home care products. Amway Business
The day after the U.S. election, I was having breakfast with some friends in Toronto. They looked at me white faced. “What happened last
It’s hard to imagine a year better suited for cultural intelligence (CQ) than 2017. Immigrants and refugees question where they’re welcome. Working class people wonder
Last week I had the misfortune of seeing a Chinese man jump from a tall building in Shanghai to his death below. My heart stopped.
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.