Executive Director of the Global Learning Center and author of the groundbreaking and very useful book Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secret to Success, David A. Livermore, Ph.D., discusses how people arrive in different cultures around the world, feeling lost, alone and unable to cope. The concept of cultural intelligence CQ equips a person to live and work successfully in various different cultures. Learn how to lead cross culturally, and thrive in the global business climate or at home in your own multicultural community. In a shrinking world, both globally and at home, cultural intelligence is an essential leadership and business skill for everyone.
David Livermore is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Tuesday, October 6, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Executive Director of the Global Learning Center and author of the groundbreaking and very useful book Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secret to Success, David A. Livermore, Ph.D., discusses how people arrive in different cultures around the world, feeling lost, alone and unable to cope. You will learn:
* Why cultural intelligence CQ is an essential leadership skill
* How to apply the four concepts of cultural intelligence
* Why not understanding cross-cultural leadership can be a business disaster
* How to develop your own and your company's cross-cultural CQ skills
Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, where he also teaches Intercultural Studies. In addition, Dave is a Visiting Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and a Sr. Research Consultant with the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing. He is also Co-Founder of Intersect, an organization that provides leadership training and consulting to emerging leaders around the world.
Dave is widely published on cross-cultural leadership and global issues. His newly released book, Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secret to Success (AMACOM, Sept 2009) applies cultural intelligence to global executives. His book, Serving With Eyes Wide Open, was awarded the 2006 global book of the year from Outreach Magazine. His book, Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage our Multicultural World applies cultural intelligence to Christian leaders in a diversity of contexts. Dave has contracts for three additional books that deal with helping leaders respond to global issues. Dave has been interviewed and referenced by major news sources such as Atlantic Monthly, CBS News, Christian Post, Christian Science Monitor, Christianity Today, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
In addition to his regular teaching responsibilities, Dave averages 35 national and international speaking engagements annually, addressing an average of 7500 leaders a year. He has worked with leaders in 75 countries across the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. He is an elder at his local church and serves on several other boards.
Dave and his wife Linda live in Grand Rapids, Michigan along with their two school-aged daughters Emily and Grace. Some of their favorite family activities include traveling, hiking, reading, eating Asian food, and walking to the local ice cream shop.
My book review of Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secret to Success by David A. Livermore, Ph.D.
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Let's talk with Executive Director of the Global Learning Center and author of the groundbreaking and very useful book Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The New Secret to Success, David A. Livermore, Ph.D., as he discusses how people arrive in different cultures around the world, feeling lost, alone and unable to cope. The concept of cultural intelligence CQ equips a person to live and work successfully in various different cultures. Learn how to lead cross culturally, and thrive in the global business climate or at home in your own multicultural community. In a shrinking world, both globally and at home, cultural intelligence is an essential leadership and business skill for everyone on Blog Business Success Radio.
