International Education

In an increasingly diverse business environment, managers must be able to navigate through the thicket of habits, gestures, and assumptions that define their coworkers' differences. Foreign cultures are everywhere--in other countries, certainly, but also in corporations, vocations, and regions. Interacting with individuals within them demands perceptiveness and adaptability.

The interaction between different cultures requires a skill set that will help improve a business' efficacy. In this article, we discuss cultural intelligence and how it impacts the workplace.

Cultural intelligence or CQ, is a globally recognized way of assessing and improving effectiveness in culturally diverse situations. It’s rooted in rigorous, academic research conducted across more than 100 countries.

As a student, one key aptitude required for thriving in our contemporary and globalized world is building Cultural Intelligence (or CQ, for short).