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 MoreAt the Cultural Intelligence Center, we, like others, have been paying close attention to the situation unfolding in Afghanistan. In fact, the Afghanistan crisis hits close to home through our own Lyla Kohistany, Director of Government Programs
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 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 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 MoreAre you zoomed out yet? At the end of a recent virtual training, I facilitated with a group of high-level corporate leaders, one of the participants said, “Wow…that went much better than I expected. I’m so zoomed out I didn’t think…
Read MoreSomeone cuts ahead of you in the security line at the airport. It’s the same woman who cut in front of people at the check-in counter a few minutes ago. Do you say anything, shake your head in disgust, or…
Read MoreAlthough I was born and educated in Leeds, I was always aware that being part of a Muslim, Pakistani family made me different from my friends at school. As a teenager, I used to write poetry exploring the themes of…
Read MoreWe now have a Group Report and Team Profile feedback report that charts individual names of team members after they’ve taken the assessment.
Read MoreAfter a recent trip to the United States, one of our CQ Certified Advanced Professionals shares some insightful and culturally intelligent observations—perfect exercise for improving CQ Strategy.
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