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CULTURAL-INTELLIGENCE5 MIN READ

CQ Four-Capability Field Cards

Recall the four CQ capabilities and choose a proportionate next move in live workplace moments.

What are the four CQ capabilities you can diagnose in a tense culture moment? CQ Drive, CQ Knowledge, CQ Strategy, and CQ Action: motivation, pattern understanding, interpretation planning, and visible adaptation. Use the sequence to diagnose the gap before changing your behavior. Compare cultural knowledge with cultural stereotyping before a regional meeting. Knowledge offers a tentative pattern to test; stereotyping treats the pattern as a verdict about the person. The CQ move keeps the hypothesis testable. A teammate says, "They are just being vague." What do you say? They may be protecting hierarchy, harmony, or an unfinished decision path. Let…

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