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 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 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 MoreWhat route are you taking? How long will you be gone? Do you have your phone with you? Please be careful. That’s the conversation I have with my 21-year-old son every time he tells me he’s going for a run.…
Read MoreRead this opinion piece from Helga Evelyn Samuel, one of our CQ Certified Professionals who is an Indian expat living with her family in the Netherlands. Together We Can Make It Happen The coronavirus crisis has gripped the world like…
Read MoreA personal message from David Livermore at the Cultural Intelligence Center At its core, cultural intelligence is about our ability to adapt to the unfamiliar—unfamiliar people—unfamiliar situations—and unfamiliar values. And I don’t know that anything has challenged my cultural intelligence…
Read MoreMy parents were Canadian. And I’ve spent a great deal of the last thirty years living and traveling across the globe. I’m a US citizen, but I don’t think of myself as a very typical American. And people outside the…
Read MoreOrganisations that are passionate about making the workplace a place where all people can flourish and find fulfillment often start by trying to understand “others.” Through my own experience, I know that many times starting from this place leaves those…
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