Cultural Intelligence: The Key to Leading in a Globalized World

🌍 The speaker reflects on her father's belief that as the world got smaller, it would become more coherent, but he believed it wouldn't.

✈️ The speaker introduces the concept of the 'flying dead' - leaders who travel but are disconnected from the cultures they visit.

🧠 The speaker emphasizes the importance of cultural intelligence (CQ) and challenges the notion that IQ is the sole determinant of success.

🔑 Cultural intelligence (CQ) is essential for leaders to work with and lead people who are different from them.

🌍 Leaders with high cultural intelligence have a clear understanding of their core values and beliefs and are flexible in their behaviors and attitudes towards everything else.

💡 In the future, cultural intelligence will be prioritized in leadership promotions.

💼 Being a Salesman requires flexibility, but losing core values can lead to loss of trust.

🌍 Cultural intelligence lies between core values and adaptability, and evolves as we learn and interact with different people.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Personal cultural intelligence fluctuates throughout life, influenced by parents, experiences, and age.

🧕🏽 The speaker's experience in Jeddah highlights the importance of cultural awareness in different contexts.

💡 Cultural intelligence is about understanding and respecting different cultures, even if they are different from our own.

🌍 Wearing an abaya in Jeddah helped the speaker gain a new perspective and learn about the culture.

🔍 Exploring our own biases and prejudices is an important part of developing cultural intelligence.

🌍 Cultural intelligence is a competitive advantage for leaders.

⏰ Taking responsibility for our own cultural biases helps build cultural intelligence.

💬 Engaging in brave conversations about cultural differences is vital for developing cultural intelligence.

🌍 Cultural intelligence is rooted in a deep interest in other human beings, without judgment.

🔓 Cultural intelligence requires the ability to unpick knots and apologize freely.

🤝 Cultural intelligence involves standing up against cultural intolerance and saying something even if it may make you look foolish.

🌍 Cultural intelligence helps leaders understand and navigate the complexities of a globalized world.

🤝 Developing cultural intelligence allows leaders to promote coherence and create positive change.

💡 Cultural intelligence enables leaders to identify opportunities and overcome challenges.