Preparation for Effective Cross-Cultural Interaction
Cultural Intelligence Survey (CQS) Package

 

The Cultural Intelligence Survey (CQS) package offers a lively training session that stresses the importance of cross-cultural skills and provides various methodologies and incentives for personal self-development. It is an opportunity to learn in a comfortable, safe way how the observer group rates one's CQ competencies and how these relate to broader study groups. It fosters reflective self-assessment and constructive planning.

It has been shown that performance and success are greatly enhanced by personal insights into one's strengths and weaknesses in key dimensions of the intercultural experience. The International Leadership Center (ILC) offers the Cultural Intelligence Survey (CQS)--an important resource for achieving these insights--in addition to its cross-cultural training services.

CQS is the most theoretically based and formally studied instrument available for this purpose. This powerful tool was developed by collaboration of social scientists in different parts of the world. It is used in leading universities, particularly in schools of business, and corporations and other organizations to prepare participants for success in cross-cultural settings.

The self-awareness afforded by understanding one's CQ has both professional and personal benefits. The feedback session provides immediate training and preparation, and helps participants develop action plans to take full advantage of strengths and improve on weaknesses.

 

ILC's CQS Package has two components: the Cultural Intelligence Survey and a resulting one-day feedback/training session.

  • CQS is a 360° assessment with a participant and five nominated raters who know the individual. They individually provide input via computer to a secure website set up for each client group. This information is processed and customized reports are generated for each participant. These reports are provided to participants at the Feedback/Training day. Insights in the report include comparisons to findings of extensive studies among sizable groups.
  • The one-day CQS Feedback/Training session introduces major cross-cultural concepts, considerations in interpreting one's feedback report and training relevant to gaining the greatest benefit from the insights provided, including making plans for attaining objectives.

For more information, email us at: ilc@ilc-training.org or call 703-525-2277

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