What part of cultural intelligence matters most for you right now?
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
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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.
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
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.