Human Skills
Cultural Agility
The ability to comfortably and effectively work with people from different cultures. And that could be any type of culture: national, generational, or professional.
“Cultural agility is needed anytime an individual is working in an environment that feels new and different.”
– Paula Caligiuri
Must See Videos
Key Principles of Cultural Agility
Author: Lisa Jackson
Learn 5 key principles of Cultural Agility
Video Length: 1:52
Building your Cultural Agility
Author: Paula Caligiuri
Filled with stats and deeper insights from the thought leader in Cultural Agility
Video Length: 58:59
How to Become Culturally Intelligent
Author: Elena Valero-Esquembre
Perspective on Cultural Intelligence from a young student.
Length: 4:22
Cultural Intelligence: The Competitive Edge for Leaders
Author: Julia Middleton
Insights for leaders about Cultural Intelligence.
Video Length: 13:35
Interesting Articles
INC.com
Why Cultural Agility is a Must-Have Competitive Advantage for Global Leaders
Good relatable examples
People Managment
How Organizations Can Build Cultural Agility
Includes the 5 HR practices to promote Cultural Agility
Forbes
The science of working with different cultures
Transcript style conversational interview
Matthias Sagger
The Development of Cultural Agility
Academic article packed with scientific studies and figures
Human Skills Book Club
About the Book
Author: Paula Caligiuri
Title: Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Global Perfessionals
Highly recommended resource for HR perfessionals .
About the Book
Author: Tom Verghese
Title: Cultural Agility: A Practicle Guide for Putting Cultural Intelegence into Action
Helping to get a clearer defenition of culture as a concept.
About the Book
Author: Erin Meyer
Title: The Culture Map
Decoding how people think.
Let’s Reflect About This
Strong human skills facilitate individuals to influence others positively, socialize easily, and overcome public anxiety. These skills are transferable and allow you to work well with other individuals and organizations.
The transition to the digital future of work is not by acquiring technological skills, or trying to retain those jobs that will inevitably become automated, but by building on those critical, emotional skills that make us human to cultivate a balanced and productive work-life and environment. As we recognize the qualities that humans hold over machines, we also need to recognize and develop the conditions for those desirable attributes to thrive.