A free, massive open online course (MOOC) which will give you the modern leadership skills needed for working with people who are not like you.
Overview
Modern leadership skills for working with people who are not like you.
Cultural Intelligence
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the natural evolution from the now well-established notions of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Good leaders need all three if they are to lead effectively in today's diverse world.
Lead Educator
Julia Middleton, Chief Executive Common Purpose Charitable Trust, will lead this course. Julia is the author of CQ: the Competitive Edge for Leaders Crossing Borders. During the four weeks of the course, you will find out what Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is and why good leaders and managers need it.
Who is it for?
This free, online course is designed for anyone who holds - or aspires to hold - a leadership or management role anywhere in the world.
"In our ever more complex and interconnected world which has no obvious historical parallel, Common Purpose has developed a breakthrough idea about the importance of cultural intelligence (CQ) in order to navigate both this new world and its contradictions. It has important implications and raises questions about our current systems for those of us involved in educating and developing our future global citizens."
Course content
How will you learn?
On a social learning platform, you will learn through insights from a wide range of guest speakers as well as through your discussions with other learners taking part in the online course. You will have access to:
- Videos of a broad selection of global leaders sharing their own CQ journeys & leadership styles
- Articles to dig deeper into Cultural Intelligence
- Discussions to stimulate thinking and reflection
- Exercises to support your personal development
- Shared learning with a diverse mix of fellow learners on this leadership journey
Why take part?
On this course you will:
- Build the skills to lead across divides and thrive in multiple cultures
- Go on a journey to uncover the cultural influences that make you think and act the way you do
- See how understanding yourself can help you work with other people
- Learn skills to recognise what makes others tick and behave the way they do
- Embrace diversity and recognise its role in innovative problem solving
Important dates
Enrol now to learn more about Cultural Intelligence.
You can find key insights from some of the 11,000 learners who took part in our first successful course by searching #FLdevelopCQ on Twitter.
Find out more
For further information please contact:
David O'Connor
Quality Director, Common Purpose
Email: david.oconnor@commonpurpose.org
Learner highlights
We are enormously pleased with how participants have responded to the course run so far.
"I'm not going to rely on single stories. I'm going to lengthen my anchor chain. I'm going to ensure I'm not too flexible and be strong in my core, and show that strength to others. I'm going to unravel my knots and continue to experience the experiences rather than be one of the flying dead."
“This course has made me think that perhaps I should consider more people who are not like me.”
"Start engaging at a deeper level. Asking more open questions, showing more genuine interest in others. Stop and think more before speaking out loud.
Continue to work towards being a better me."
"I have discovered that Cultural Intelligence is like a window. Its tools give me an opportunity to observe, listen, and understand what exists outside of who and what I am."
"This course has been a tremendous eye opener. As Julia said, it does not stop; it is ongoing. I will be using Cultural Intelligence in my practice daily."
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