Minnesota Career Development Association

Topic:  Cultivating Cultural Intelligence
When:  Thursday, June 24, 2010
Time:  6:00 – 7:30

Facilitators: Nicolle Skalski and Claudia Melo

Where:  Walden University, Suite 100

Address:  155 Fifth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN  55401

Directions:  http://www.mapquest.com/maps?cat=Walden+University

Instructions:

Walden University, Suite 100, – 1^st Floor Conference Room.

Walden is in the Ceresota Building across the street from the McPhail Center.

When you get to the building, walk through the doors and you’ll see a water fountain. Just past that is the conference room.

Please arrive before 6PM. The building doors will lock at 6PM.

If you find yourself locked out, please call Dina on her cell phone at 612-747-6576 to come open the doors.Parking is available on the street at meters, or in the parking lot across the street.
Please RSVP to Dina Bergren at dina.bergren@waldenu.edu no later than Tuesday, June 22, 2010.  We will be serving food at our meeting, so please RSVP to ensure there is enough for everyone.  Also, if you have any food allergies or preferences, include that in your RSVP.

RoundTable Details and Resources:

Professionals everywhere face constant challenges when interacting and communicating with other cultures, both globally and locally.  When misunderstandings occur, relationships suffer.  By increasing our cultural intelligence (CQ), we can learn how to manage broad cultural differences and increase the level of awareness we need as Career Management professionals to communicate effectively with other cultures.

We will discuss the meaning of Cultural Intelligence, CQ self-assessment tools, our own experiences and challenges in communicating with clients/students of other cultures, and strategies we can use to overcome these obstacles to help our clients/students achieve their goals.

Resources:

1.       Cultural Intelligence Portal – http://www.cq-portal.com/

2.       Forbes Magazine Article – CQ : The Test of Your Potential for Cross-Cultural Success

http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/06/cq-cultural-intelligence-leadership-managing-globalization.html

3.   Article: Cultural Intelligence

Authors: P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski

http://home.sandiego.edu/~pavett/docs/msgl_503/CulturalIntelligence-HBR.pdf

4.    Article: Domain and Development of Cultural Intelligence: The Importance of Mindfulness

Author: David C. Thomas, Group Organization Management 2006; 31; 78

http://gom.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/31/1/78

Stay tuned for the July RoundTable on July 14th, career development within a culture of poverty facilitated by Denise Felder.

The Minnesota Career Development Association (MCDA) offers monthly RoundTable meetings that focus on selected career development topics to help us become better practitioners.  RoundTables also serve as a time to network with colleagues working in a variety of sectors.  Note that you do not need to be a MCDA member. We encourage you to spread the word to your non-MCDA member colleagues!