As a professional whose career matured on the cusp of the 21st century, I witnessed the goliath effects of globalization, the internet, and the forever integrated markets. It took me a while to realize that effective leadership is not a…
Read MoreDiverse teams with moderate to high levels of cultural intelligence (CQ®) outperform homogenous teams on a number of outcomes—productivity, cost-savings, innovation, and the list keeps going.
Read More"True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary…But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish…
Read MoreWe recently hosted a webinar on "CQ and Inclusive Leadership." Over 1100 people registered. It was clearly a hot topic. Part of what motivated having the conversation was the Deloitte study on The Six Signature Traits of an Inclusive Leader, one of…
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 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,…
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