S2. E4. The importance of cultural intelligence for expat leaders with author Vanessa Barros PhD

I talk with Vanessa about cultural intelligence (CQ), a key success factor for any leader working abroad. CQ adds the cultural layer to EQ.

It starts with recognising that we have biased views of professionalism.  We should all reflect on the question “Do we think that the last person we felt was unprofessional at work thought in return that we were highly professional?”

We discuss the diversity trend and Vanessa points out that “diverse teams are tough teams” – only if managed well will you get the superior performance that is the target.

To learn more about Vanessa´s work https://www.leadershipcq.com/