The Cultural Intelligence Center is delighted to announce that we have expanded our presence in the United Kingdom! Ritika Wadhwa has been appointed as our Director of UK Operations. She will be responsible for leading the Cultural Intelligence Centre's work…
Read MoreRIBA, also known as the Royal Institute of British Architects, has recently hired ex-BBC journalist Marsha Ramroop as its first-ever Director of Inclusion & Diversity. Marsha has already started tackling injustice, systemic racism, and discrimination by proposing a number of policies at RIBA,…
Read MoreWe recently crossed a ten-year milestone at the Cultural Intelligence Center. In some ways, it feels like we’re working in an entirely different universe than the one in which we started. Yet, there are some consistent themes I’ve repeatedly heard from our…
Read MoreOur team at the CQ Center recently participated in a session on Professional Presence facilitated by one of our very own facilitators. The facilitator did a fantastic job. The purpose was to facilitate dialogue about appropriate professional behavior, particularly when…
Read MoreListen to many futurists, and you would think that robotic engineering and mental health will be the only jobs left in ten years. There’s plenty of reason to pay attention to the massive disruption from the automation of work. But…
Read More“Say it out loud. I’m Black, and I’m proud!” If you grew up in the 60s in the US, you might recognize these words as lyrics from American icon James Brown’s hit single released in 1968, just four months after…
Read MoreTen years ago, I left my day job at a university to devote my full attention to leading the Cultural Intelligence Center. We officially incorporated the Center in 2004, but it wasn’t until 2011 that we set ourselves up as…
Read MoreThis year, Fortune 1000 companies committed $66 billion to racial equity initiatives. Yet, with all the growth and investment, progress in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work has been slow. The pandemic has only exacerbated the delays. In fact,…
Read MoreWhatever you think about the outcome of the US election, it’s clear. The US is a divided nation. The Left believes bigotry and racism are tearing the country apart. The Right believes identity politics and political correctness are tearing us…
Read More“We’re dealing with really serious issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). I’m not convinced cultural intelligence is enough.” We’ve heard this more than once from DEI and HR leaders. And it’s a fair concern. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is…
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