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CQ Fundamentals - Building Cultural Intelligence Through Reconciliation

CQ Fundamentals - Building Cultural Intelligence Through Reconciliation

Update: 2025-05-30
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In this episode, Trisha takes listeners back to the fundamentals of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), exploring all four capabilities through the lens of Australia's National Reconciliation Week. After 55 episodes focusing primarily on CQ Strategy, she provides a comprehensive overview of the complete CQ framework: Drive (motivation), Knowledge (understanding), Strategy (metacognition), and Action (behavioural adaptation).

Using National Reconciliation Week as a practical example, Trisha demonstrates how each CQ capability can be developed and applied in real-world contexts. The episode includes insights from Sharon Gray (Episode 28), who speaks from her Kamilaroi and Scottish heritage about building cultural understanding and community engagement. Through personal anecdotes and practical applications, listeners discover how cultural intelligence isn't about mastering everything at once, but developing capabilities that work together like instruments in harmony.

Key insights include understanding your cultural motivations, building knowledge thoughtfully, practising metacognitive reflection, and adapting behaviours meaningfully. Trisha emphasises moving beyond performative gestures to genuine cultural engagement, whether in workplace settings or community contexts.

You can connect with Sharon via LinkedIn and listen to her episode, 'Sharon Gray - Winangar Guru: Listen Deeply, Go Slowly and Respect Everything' Here

Make sure you join Trisha in this journey of growth and discovery throughout the year via Substack or LinkedIn.

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CQ Fundamentals - Building Cultural Intelligence Through Reconciliation

CQ Fundamentals - Building Cultural Intelligence Through Reconciliation