A Favorite Book: ‘Building Cultural Intelligence (CQ): 9 Megaskills’ by Richard D. Bucher
Bucher presents cultural intelligence as a skill we can learn, develop, and manage. He focuses on nine specific megaskills readers can use at work, home, and abroad to promote cross-cultural understanding. Each chapter offers a number of diverse learning aids, including self-assessments. Each megaskill supplies building blocks through specific competencies. These nine megaskills are:
- Understanding cultural identity
- Checking cultural lenses
- Global conciousness
- Shifting perspectives
- Intercultural communication
- Managing cross-cultural conflict
- Multicultural teaming
- Managing bias
- Understanding the dynamics of power
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