The Cultural Intelligence Difference

Master the One Skill You Can’t do Without in Today’s Global Economy

Gain the Cultural Intelligence Difference--the number one predictor of your success in today’s borderless world. More than your IQ, your resume, or your technical expertise, your CQ is proven to enhance your effectiveness working in culturally diverse situations.

Based upon solid academic research from a global community of scholars, The Cultural Intelligence Difference gives you a detailed plan for how you can gain the CQ difference with dozens of strategies for improving your four CQ capabilities: Drive, Knowledge, Strategy, and Action.

This book includes access to the most widely-used and only academically validated CQ assessment. After completing the online assessment, you’ll receive a personalized feedback report that provides:

  • Your scores in the four capabilities of CQ (Drive, Knowledge, Strategy, and Action)
  • Customized strategies that are expanded upon in The Cultural Intelligence Difference
  • A template for developing an action plan to enhance your CQ

CQ is something anyone can develop and learn if you use the strategies in this book, you’ll not only survive the challenges of the twenty-first century world, you’ll thrive in the midst of them and tap into the possibilities waiting to be discovered in our changing world. That’s the CQ difference!

“THE CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE DIFFERENCE is a perfect follow-up to the groundbreaking Leading with Cultural Intelligence. This book drills down deeper to help you improve your CQ so you and your organization can really make a difference in the world. Another gem from David Livermore!”

--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Lead with LUV

"This isn't a typical business book. It's about succeeding through respect, by allowing people to have their dignity, by understanding who they are. I guess that makes it far more important than you'd expect."

--Seth Godin, Author Linchpin

“I would describe Livermore’s concept as not just applicable but brilliant, and not a minute too soon. THE CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE DIFFERENCE is a must-read for adults and should be a mandatory read as a part of secondary or undergraduate education.”

--Mary Jean Eisenhower, President and CEO, People to People International and granddaughter of President Eisenhower

“As companies globalize more and more, working across cultures is becoming a critical competency for executives everywhere. This is one of the best books to attack the question of how to measure and improve this key competency.”

--David Rock, co-founder, NeuroLeadership Institute and author

“David Livermore has written another significant addition to the cultural intelligence resources. THE CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE DIFFERENCE is a very practical guide with ideas that are immediately useful.”

--Soon Ang, PhD, pioneering researcher in cultural intelligence, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

"Using brilliant everyday examples, Dr. Livermore explains how you can take practical steps to become a first class global citizen!"

--Wilbur Sargunaraj, Performing Artist, Humanitarian, and Global Ambassador for CQ

“David Livermore has made a critical competence for effectiveness in global engagements more easily understood.”

--Geri P. Thomas, Senior Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Executive, Bank of America

CLICK HERE to download the The Cultural Intelligence Difference press kit.

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