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GLOBAL-MOBILITY5 MIN READ

Use CQ before giving country advice

Use the four cultural intelligence capabilities to prepare an employee for host-country work without stereotyping.

The move: replace stereotypes with CQ habits. Cultural intelligence helps people function effectively across cultural settings. In mobility, that means helping employees notice and adapt without turning a country into a caricature. Drive Does the employee have the motivation and confidence to engage across difference? If not, facts about the host country will not transfer into behavior. Start by naming the business and personal value of learning. Knowledge What patterns are useful to know? Patterns may include decision speed, hierarchy, feedback style, meeting norms, time orientation, and relationship-building. Present these as tendencies, not laws. Strategy How will the employee make…

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