When working with people from different cultures, global professionals must gain trust, build credibility, and communicate effectively. Sound easy? It’s not. The skills and behaviors that make this happen aren’t universal. What makes you wildly successful in one culture can cause you to quickly crash and burn in another—even via Zoom.

Dr. Paula Caligiuri is the author of “Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Successful Global Professionals.”

Paula is a distinguished academic and leading expert in cultural agility. She offers research-backed approaches to help professionals thrive in any country with people from any culture.

In this interview, we discuss…

Who needs cultural agilityHow to gauge your skill in working with different culturesEveryday behaviors that can immediately send the wrong “cultural signal”9 cultural competencies you must have, and how to develop themHow to use cultural agility to navigate multicultural teams, organizational subcultures, and generational differencesHow traveling can impact your cultural agilityHow cultural agility relates to unconscious bias

After the interview…

Read “Build Your Cultural Agility” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789666597Connect with Paula on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulacaligiuri/Learn more about Paula on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_CaligiuriRead Paula’s publications on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BhTMVe0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

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Allison Dunn

Executive Business CoachDeliberate Directions + Executive Business Coaching + Training Center3003 W Main Street, Suite 110, Boise ID 83702(208) 350-6551Website https://www.deliberatedirections.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondunnPodcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-leaders-podcast-with-allison-dunn/id1500464675