6. Cultural Intelligence
IQ EQ CQvisual-
spatial
Processing
speed
Short-term
memory
Auditory
The ability to obtain and
use knowledge
The ability to cross
boundaries and thrive in
multiple cultures. People
who are different to us.
The ability to understand
other people, what
motivates them and how
to work collaboratively
with them. People who
are the same as us.
Social skills
Empathy
Motivation
self-
regulation
self awareness
Drive
Actions
Knowledge
Strategy
7. A Few Words On Culture
Pattern: thinking
doing and feeling
Dynamic: responsive
to circumstances
Shared: always
Learnt: not innate
Acculturation
Cultural Competency
9. Developing Cultural Sensi@vity
We perceive the values of our culture
in moral terms and therefore we tend
to view other peoples’ values as
morally inferior.
14. Seeing Culture
Dimensions of cultural variability
or Cultural Dimensions
G. Hofstede 1980; ET Hall 1976, Kluckholm and Strodtbeck,
1961; Markus and Kitayama, 1991; Nisbett et al. 1994
15. Seeing Culture - Social Orienta@on
Individualist Collectivist
independence, self sufficiency, self-
interest, self-actualisa@on, privacy,
tends to use “I” and “me” a lot, makes
eye contact readily, rela@onships
based on mutual benefit
loyalty, obliga@ons, du@es-based social system,
interdependence, tends to maintain group
harmony at all @mes, rela@onships are
perceived in moral terms (like a family link),
tendency to use “we”, are reserved with “out-
groups”
16. Seeing Culture - Power Distance
Small Large
equal opportunity, status is earned, individuals
are encouraged to contribute to decision
making (a meaning of “patient-centred care” in
health consultation), interdependence
between team members, individuals need to
be consulted
power distributed unequally, the more
powerful feels a duty to take care of
others (eg doctors makes decisions for
patients with the patient’s best interest in
mind), less powerful people are
dependent on those in positions of power
17. A Brief Journey
➔ Aiming for a Culturally Safe learning and work environment
➔ Imbedding Cultural Competence in the workplace
➔ Towards Cultural Intelligence
➔ Developing Cultural Sensitivity
➔ Seeing Our Own Cultural Values
18. “Culture hides more than it
reveals, and strangely enough
what it hides, it hides most
effectively from its own
participants.”
ET Hall, 1976