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Real-World CQ Stories
Explore insightful blog posts, case studies, and personal reflections from Dave, aimed at deepening your understanding of cultural intelligence and its application in the real world.
How to Develop a Culturally Intelligent Organization
You may have very high CQ, but the organization where you lead significantly determines whether your cultural intelligence makes much difference. Imagine assuring a European
How to Develop a Culturally Intelligent Team
The world is run by teams. Teams build our houses and produce our food. They perform surgeries, teach kids, and run governments, schools, and companies.
What part of cultural intelligence matters most for you right now?
Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is a stronger predicter of leadership success in diverse, complex environments than IQ, EQ or lived experience.
Excerpt from Leading with Cultural Intelligence 3.0
Scroll through many articles in Forbes, Fast Company, and even Harvard Business Review and you get the sense that leadership is a universal skill set that includes 5:00 a.m.
How to lead a culturally intelligent meeting
When I ask people how they feel about meetings, there seems to be a collective sigh. Regardless of our culture, region, or industry, we seem