Do you ever feel like you made a cultural faux pas that is quite a blunder strategically and are unable to identify the triggers? In today’s interconnected world, such missteps can have far-reaching consequences. This enlightening event delves deep into the critical role of cultural intelligence in fostering successful global collaborations.

Our event will take you on a comprehensive journey through the landscape of cultural intelligence (CQ). We’ll explore the four components of CQ: Drive, Knowledge, Strategy, and Action, and show you how to develop and enhance these skills for better cross-cultural interactions. You’ll gain insights into common pitfalls in international business dealings and analyze real-world case studies of cultural misunderstandings and their impacts.

Throughout the event, we’ll focus on effective strategies for clear, respectful cross-cultural communication, helping you recognize and adapt to different communication styles and expectations. We’ll also delve into trust-building techniques that transcend cultural boundaries, emphasizing the role of empathy and active listening in fostering strong relationships.

Speakers

Anna J. Breimer Bharati

Anna J. Breimer Bharati is a consultant and entrepreneur. She has a diverse background in leadership development, management and entrepreneurship. Her expertise includes leadership power skills, people analytics, teamwork, organizational culture, talent management and the future of organizations. She has worked across cultures and continents, including Northern Europe, North America, North-Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Her clients are forward-looking corporates, MNCs, startups and scaleups who want to be future-ready.

Anna teaches People Strategy at National University Singapore Business School and is an experienced visiting lecturer Nanyang Technological University, INSEAD Business School and University of Southern California – Marshall Business School. She teaches topics related to Strategy, Organizational Behavior and Leadership. She develops her own curriculum on Agile, People Strategy, Leadership Reimagined, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Lessons from Sports, Leadership Decision Biases, Skills for the Future, Problem Solving for Leaders and other topics. She creates immersive, engaging learning experiences and simulations, bringing her business expertise to the classroom.

Dr. Catherine Wu

Dr Catherine Wu is a cultural intelligence evangelist on a mission to inspire 10 Million interculturalists to connect cultures and speak up for diversity.

She is a lecturer at the Nanyang Business School in Singapore where she teaches in Asia top Nanyang MBA program and the prestigious Nanyang Fellows MBA for senior public sector executives.

Dr Catherine is best known for her thought-provoking LinkedIn posts, and her engaging conversations on The Cultural Quotient podcast, the first podcast to grow your cultural intelligence at work and in life.

Dr Catherine received her PhD from the Center for Leadership and Cultural Intelligence in Singapore, the world’s first research center on cultural intelligence. She is French and has lived in Asia for the past 20 years. She lives in Singapore with her Taiwanese American husband and 3 third-culture kids.