BETTER DESIGN AND NAVIGATION We're excited to announce that we will be launching a new version of our CQ Learning Portal! Watch for updated user resources on your CQ Learning Portal's dashboard. Improved user design for better navigation Improved participant…
Read MoreUsing Certification to Expand Cultural Intelligence How can we make our people Culturally Intelligent? We get this question daily. It’s usually a leader in Human Resources, and they want to understand how to best deploy the Cultural Intelligence model in…
Read MoreAbout two years ago, my son Will was obsessed with Band-Aids. I would walk in the bathroom and find him sitting on the floor covering his knees, legs, and arms with Band-Aids. Sometimes I just found the evidence — a…
Read MoreSince it’s kick-off in the Fall of 2018, over 7,200 learners from around the globe, have participated in the CQ MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). The free introductory CQ course, developed in partnership with Purdue University, will be offered once more this…
Read MoreThe more diversity you have, the less likely people are to speak up... unless you build CQ. The more "cultural distance" among diverse team members, the more difficult it is to get people to speak up. Newly published research by…
Read MoreYou can’t have an honest conversation about cultural intelligence (CQ) without addressing white privilege, the idea that white people inherit certain privileges simply by the color of their skin. But privilege is not an easy topic of conversation. People on…
Read MoreThe University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business continues to lead the way in making CQ a core part of their school’s DNA. Most recently, nearly 30 Ross staff members participated in our In-House Unconscious Bias (UB) Certification training. Staff…
Read MoreThe struggle is real. Ok, so I said it. It’s not always easy helping others see the value and benefits of celebrating and leveraging cultural differences. In fact, it can be downright tiring, even for we “experts” who are passionate…
Read MoreLast month the CQ Center participated in Harvard College's 10th Annual Diversity Series. Dr. Sandra Upton, VP of Educational Initiatives, was one of four panelists who presented to a packed room of Harvard staff and faculty from across campus. Harvard's…
Read MoreOur corporate team recently delivered a workshop to a team of recruiters at a $17B retail chain. The workshop was facilitated by Kristin Ekkens, our Director of Corporate Partnerships. Any time we work with Human Resources professionals, we know we’re going to have a very…
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