Coca-Cola equips another group of high potentials with CQ
Coca-Cola uses CQ assessments and development programs to ensure leaders are equipped to lead one of the world's most global companies.
Read MoreAcademic Review of 10 Cultural Competency Assessments
Reviews construct validity evidence for ten cultural competence scales and observes that many scales lack validity and have unstable factor structures. In contrast, the reviewers conclude that there is “considerable evidence for the concurrent and predictive ecological validity” of CQ with samples from multiple cultures.
Read MoreCQ Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology
This chapter from the Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the cultural intelligence research as well as one of the most up-to-date summaries of the burgeoning conceptual and empirical research on CQ.
Read MoreAdapt but Don't Overdo It
Many books and seminars about working across cultures emphasize lists like this: How to work with Individualists (i.e., Australians) How to work with Collectivists (i.e., Chinese) But in the real world, most of us work individualists and collectivists on the…
Read MoreWhen Does Cultural Immersion Go Too Far?
It’s easy to travel far away from home and experience very little of the local culture. Study abroad students are encouraged to get off Snapchat and soak up the local culture. Business travelers are told to go beyond the…
Read MoreBook Launch Party--April 14, Grand Rapids
My new book, Driven by Difference released last month. With early coverage in The Economist, Fortune, Fast Company, and elsewhere, the book is being well-received globally but I haven't had a chance to celebrate with you! ___________________________________________________ Linda and I, and our team at the Cultural Intelligence…
Read MoreWhy do all the Chinese students sit together?
By David Livermore and Sandra Upton A few years ago, Beverly Daniel Tatum published a fascinating book, Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? She addressed the reality that African-American kids usually sit together in the…
Read MoreOscars So White? Welcome to the Film Industry!
Guest post by Emily Livermore As a first year film student, I’ve been watching the controversy surrounding the whiteness of the Oscars with great interest. Media is accessible all over the world by people from all backgrounds and cultures. When…
Read MoreNew Book on Culturally Intelligent Innovation
DRIVEN BY DIFFERENCE: Releases February 17 Pre order now. The following is an excerpt from an interview about the book: Q: What prompted you to write this book? A: I’m insatiably curious. That’s what drives any research or writing project…
Read MoreThe Power of Attention for Culturally Intelligent Innovation
At the end of January, our new book on culturally intelligent innovation will be available in bookstores everywhere. This month's article is an excerpt from Part 1 in the book. *** If you buy a silver Honda, you start seeing…
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