--Guest post by Dr. Sandra Upton Today more than 2.5 million students are studying outside their home countries. Estimates predict a rise to 7 million international students by 2020. Students from Asia are entering the major academic systems of North…
Read More[Excerpt from upcoming global issue in People & Strategy Journal] I recently sat down with Bill McLawhon, head of leadership development at Facebook and a seasoned executive coach….First a little context: Many of Facebook's nearly 5,300 staff are under the…
Read MoreThe vice chairman of one of the largest Fortune 100 companies in the world was recently speaking to a group of Asian executives in Singapore. The North American chair spent half his keynote telling the audience how much he…
Read MoreIt’s widely known that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, frequently leaves one open seat at the company’s most important meetings. It’s there to remind his fellow executives and managers of the most important person in the room—the customer. Forbes reports that…
Read MoreWe know what a culturally intelligent individual looks like. We have more than 15 years of research that answers that question. And we can predict someone’s global potential in light of their CQ scores. But what does a culturally intelligent organisation…
Read More“Cultural intelligence” or CQ is showing up all over the place. I’m extremely grateful for a groundswell of interest in assessing and developing CQ. But CQ is not really the point of what we’re after at the Cultural Intelligence Center…
Read MoreFatigue is one of the greatest roadblocks to cultural intelligence. When were exhausted, we’re much more susceptible to functioning an autopilot, a dangerous way to navigate culturally diverse terrain. And jet lag fatigues many of us when we travel. Overcoming…
Read MoreCultural diversity creates one of the best opportunities for innovation but it can also be one of the biggest roadblocks if it isn't handled with cultural intelligence. In many organisations, the Europeans and North Americans dominate meetings while the Asians…
Read MoreThe giving and receiving of “compliments” is another example where leadership mantras fall short when mindlessly applied to all cultures. I did a quick search through the leadership books on my shelf and I quickly found the following from authors…
Read MoreEconomic recessions have typically been times when organisations scale back their global expansion. Not this time. The economic downturn is spurring companies to become more international. Executives from every region recognize that the greatest opportunities for growth exist beyond domestic…
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