Leadership often gets talked about as if it is a universal skillset. Either you have it or you don’t. Leaders need cultural intelligence in order to adapt to the diverse needs and expectations from their organisations and teams. Culturally intelligent leaders have the skill set to create inclusive, equitable cultures that drive transformative change.
David Livermore and Ritika Wadhwa from the Cultural Intelligence Centre will be hosting a webinar on March 2nd, with two culturally intelligent leaders – Rob Neil OBE and Shahana Ramsden – to discuss what makes a leader culturally intelligent, and the CQ skills that help create inclusive and equitable cultures to drive transformative change.
During the webinar, we will be discussing:
Of course, there will also be a chance for you as an attendee to ask your own questions!
Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, is the foundation and strategic link to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). As you develop and execute your DEI initiatives within your organization, we recommend doing it one step (or block) at a time. Remember, it’s a journey.
Assess > Explore > Execute > Measure > Sustain
Director, UK Operations
Cultural Intelligence Center
Founding Partner
Cultural Intelligence Center
Director, Vaccination Workforce and Vaccine Equality Lead
NHS England and NHS Improvement
Director
Krystal Alliance
Director, UK Operations
Cultural Intelligence Center
Ritika Wadhwa is our Director of UK Operations. She will be responsible for leading the Cultural Intelligence Centre’s work in the UK and beyond. Ritika brings over two decades of extensive experience in client retention, marketing, business development, and project management. Experience she has gained by working with senior stakeholders across continents, the corporate and Government sector.
Born and brought up in India, Ritika has the unique experience of living, studying, and working in senior roles in several multicultural countries. She is passionate about Cultural Intelligence and is a Diversity & Inclusion champion. Ritika has a degree in Economics and an MBA. She is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, English, and spoken Greek.
Founding Partner
Cultural Intelligence Center
David Livermore, PhD co-founded the Cultural Intelligence Center with Linn Van Dyne and served as the President for the first eleven years. He continues to serve as a strategic advisor and board member. Dave has written over a dozen books on cultural intelligence and global leadership and has worked with companies, governments, and non-profits in more than 100 countries. He speaks at several international conferences annually. Dave and his wife have two adult daughters. They love traveling together (fortunately!) and sampling the local delicacies, wherever they go. For a full bio, visit Dave’s website.
Director
Vaccination Workforce and Vaccine Equity Lead, NHS England
Shahana has a 35-year career working in the public sector in health and social care and is currently employed as Director of Vaccination Workforce in the SE Region and Special Adviser on Vaccine Equalities. Shahana co-chairs the NHS England and NHS Improvement, South East Turning the Tide Transformation and Oversight Board which was established during the Covid-19 pandemic to accelerate the region’s response to addressing racial inequalities across workforce and communities.
Shahana has spent her life and career working tirelessly to ensure that the voices of under-represented groups are heard which includes:
Director
Krystal Alliance
Rob has spent much of his illustrious career working in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Over almost 40 years in the civil service, he has made a huge impact in HR, race equality, employee engagement, and diversity and inclusion. He was a founding member of the MoJ’s BAME Staff network in 2001, namely P.R.O.U.D. He ended his tenure as Chair of Civil Service Race Equality Network [CSREN] – known today as CSRF – but continues to support the CSRF as an advisor.
After two years at the DfE as Head of Culture Change and a total of 38 years with the civil service, Rob departed the public sector to launch his own consultancy to support organisations across all sectors to be more inclusive. In October 2021 Rob was included in HR Magazines list of fifty ‘Most Influential Thinkers’.
Rob was also awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list for ‘Services to Race Equality in the Workplace and the Community’ and received his gong from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. He was also the inaugural winner of the Investing in Ethnicity’s Workplace Hero Award in November 2018.
Join us as we take a deep dive into the topic of CQ & Leadership with an amazing panel of CQ and leadership experts.
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The Cultural Intelligence Center is dedicated to the worldwide assessment and development of cultural intelligence or CQ–a globally recognized way of measuring and improving intercultural effectiveness. It owns the only academically validated CQ assessment in the world and offers certification and training for using the assessment. More information about the Cultural Intelligence Center can be found on our website located at http://www.CulturalQ.com.
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Now, more than ever, companies need effective leaders at all levels of the organization. Being able to bring together and get the best out of team members from different generations, socio-economic backgrounds, ethnic roots, countries, religions, and educational backgrounds requires a Culturally Intelligent Leader.
We have a collection of Cultural Intelligence leadership articles written by social scientist, speaker, and author Dr. David Livermore. The article topics include:
About the Author
David Livermore, PhD (Michigan State University) is a social scientist devoted to the topics of cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership and the author of several award-winning books. Learn more about Dr. David Livermore by visiting his website.
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