Cultural Intelligence
CQ: The Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders
- 224 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Right now, vast amounts of time and money are being invested all round the world in building global brands and organisations. But where are the global leaders who will lead them? Leaders who can cross cultural boundaries: between east and west, and north and south; between faiths and beliefs; between public, private and voluntary sectors; and between the generations? Where are the leaders who can lead in what Julia calls the "magnet cities" of the world: where the world's most talented young people will convene? Because these people will simply turn their backs on bosses who demand that their teams think and behave alike. The race is on to develop leaders with CQ. And this book is designed to give readers a decisive head start. In the process, Julia has spoken to leaders all round the world, and invited them to tell their own CQ stories: successful and disastrous, serious and funny, poignant, pragmatic and often highly personal. The result is surprising, challenging and frequently uncomfortable (there is no simplistic advice here about how to exchange business cards in the correct local manner). But the ambition is huge. As is the prize for the next generation of leaders who see the opportunity she outlines - and grasp it.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Thank you
- Introduction
- Part One: What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ)?
- Part Two: Why do I need CQ?
- Scenario: Past, present, future: how influential are they?
- Part Three: Developing your CQ: Core and Flex
- Exercise: Assess your own Core and Flex
- Part Four: The prerequisites
- Scenario: University: a perfect CQ learning opportunity
- Part Five: What else does it take? Knowing your Core
- Exercise: Reassess your Core and Flex
- Part Six: Dealing with the opposite of CQ
- Part Seven: Experiencing experience
- Scenario: Advice for leaders leaving home
- Conclusion
- Over to you
- Scenario: 100 people in a room
- Exercise: Eight Poles: assess your CQ
- Further reading
- Index