Introduction
Cultural intelligence, or effectively interacting and working with people from other cultures, is the key to success in a globalized world, where many attributes such as communication, individualism, power, structure, and time are handled differently by various cultures. It is about the cultural side that affects business and life, and is necessary for being successful in both. Some people may think that “culture stuff ” can be ignored, is intuitive, or simply can be improvised according to each person’ skills and personal talents. In fact, cultural intelligence is a soft skill that needs to be developed under a framework, that includes understanding and defining what culture is, learning about the main differences between various cultures, and being trained on managing intercultural differences, as researched and practiced by Intercultural Anthropologists, Researchers, and Consultants. The start point for the set up of each individual’s goal of being culturally competent on the personal and professional level is to identify his / her own personal cultural profile. Once the personal cultural profile is recognized and compared with others, then culture intelligence can be developed, based on best practices in the area of managing intercultural differences.
In order to be able to be culturally...
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