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May 18, 2023 22 mins

Cultural agility is a leadership skill many executives, managers and entrepreneurs don’t typically think about.

But the ability to work effectively with people from different cultures is increasingly important as domestic workplaces become more diversified and as more businesses expand their markets overseas.

It can be challenging, but Prof. Paula Caligiuri, a Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University offers guidance for more success.

What You’ll Discover About Cultural Agility:

  • Why cultural agility matters
  • How cultural agility is a combination of nature and nurture
  • The self-assessment tool to help you identify your own stereotypes that limit your cultural agility
  • The three categories of competencies that can improve your cultural agility
  • PLUS so much more!

Guest: Prof. Paula Caligiuri

Paula Caligiuri is a Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University. She researches and consults in the areas of expatriate management, global leadership development, and cultural agility.

She has served as an Area Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies and as a Senior Editor for the Journal of World Business.

Paula has also been a frequent expert guest on CNN and CNN International and is an instructor for LinkedIn Learning courses.

She was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Forbes “50 over 50” for co-founding a public benefit corporation, Skiilify, to help foster cross-cultural understanding.

Paula holds a Ph.D. from Penn State in Organizational Psychology and is a Fellow of both the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Academy of International Business.

Related Resources:

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Corporate Governance and Culture episodes.

Contact Prof. Caligiuri and connect with her on LinkedIn.

Check out her book, Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Successful Global Professionals

Learn more about Skiilify, her public benefit corporation that helps foster cross-cultural understanding

Take a self-assessment and learn more about MyGuiide

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