INTERCULTURAL INTELLIGENCE
Developing the capability to thrive in culturally diverse settings
Intercultural competence is increasingly becoming an essential skill for leaders, managers, teams and businesses in today’s globalised world. From diverse markets to diverse teams, negotiating across different cultures is critical to the success of any international business development or managing a multicultural team.
How we see the world shapes what we value and this drives our everyday behaviour and actions. On a practical day-to-day level, how we understand and communicate with each other is critical to the success of the relationship, project or business venture. With the increasing superdiversity of our workplaces, cultural intelligence can help organisations increase not only their business bottom lines but increase innovation and effectiveness in their teams.
True meaningful engagement requires we interact with each other in the “third culture” where both parties can engage, understand, and communicate in a way that trust and respect is present.