Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the capability to work and relate effectively across cultures. You don't need to know every country, but how to navigate differences. CQ has 4 key dimensions: 🧠 CQ Drive – Your motivation and interest in engaging with different cultures. 📚 CQ Knowledge – Your understanding of how cultures differ (values, communication styles, norms). 🧭 CQ Strategy – Your ability to pause, reflect, and adjust your assumptions. 🎯 CQ Action – Your capability to adapt your behavior when needed. Why does this matter? Because global work isn’t slowing down. Teams are multicultural. Clients are international. Careers cross borders. Cultural Intelligence helps you build trust, avoid friction, and perform at a higher level. 👉 If you’re curious to go deeper, we’ve shared articles breaking down how CQ impacts our work (go to Classroom -> Start Here -> Read Our Articles). Take a few minutes to read one this week, and tell us what resonates most with you.

Heey, everyone! I’m from Brazil living in Latvia since beginning of the year and yesterday I had a meeting with some Brazilian friends. Of cooourse we had some BRIGADEIROS!! You know brigadeiro, right? Oh you have to! Just wanted to share some good time in a different country with everyone here, so I took a photo of this beautiful table! Have a lovely week, guys! Ná.

Hi everyone! We’re officially opening the doors to a space created for global professionals who want to grow, connect, and thrive in multicultural environments. This community is all about learning together, sharing real experiences, and building the Cultural Intelligence skills that today’s global workplace demands. Whether you already work with international teams or dream of building a global career, you’re in the right place.

This is a welcoming community of globally minded professionals: people who work with international teams, multicultural clients, or dream of building a global career. To help us get to know each other, let’s start with two things: 🌎 Share your LinkedIn in the comments so we can connect and grow our global network together. Here's ours: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsintlconsulting/ 📊 Choose your professional background in the poll below. Which option best describes you? Excited to meet everyone! 🤗