
Developing Cultural Intelligence in yourself and others
Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is the new currency of leadership. It’s a stronger predicter of leadership success in diverse, complex environments than IQ, EQ or
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Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is the new currency of leadership. It’s a stronger predicter of leadership success in diverse, complex environments than IQ, EQ or

Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is a stronger predicter of leadership success in diverse, complex environments than IQ, EQ or lived experience. But where should leaders

Scroll through many articles in Forbes, Fast Company, and even Harvard Business Review and you get the sense that leadership is a universal skill set that includes 5:00 a.m.

When I ask people how they feel about meetings, there seems to be a collective sigh. Regardless of our culture, region, or industry, we seem

Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is the new currency of leadership in our globalized world. It’s a stronger predicter of leadership success in multicultural settings than

Imagine you’re a project manager leading a cross-functional team with four other team members:

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One of the first questions people ask me when they hear about my work in cultural intelligence is, “How did you get involved in this

The difference in the success of emotionally intelligent leaders versus those who are blissfully unaware is mind boggling. Daniel Goleman says emotional intelligence makes a 90 percent

We repeatedly hear that diversity training can be a big waste of time and money. This not only comes from political leaders pushing an anti-woke ideology; it
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.