Powerless to Empowered: Discover Your Voice with Cultural Intelligence
So Often We Default to Silence Because We Don’t Feel Comfortable or Confident Speaking Up. After years of being belittled under the system of minimization, women, people of color and those who are differently abled may hesitate to speak up for fear of retaliation, misrepresentation, social isolation or job loss, even when asked to speak up. To upend the silence and find our voice, we need cultural intelligence.
What is Cultural Intelligence?
Cultural intelligence is what enables us to be in conversation with a person who has a different perspective or background. As a person develops the skills to show compassion for themselves and others, particularly those who have a different experience, they’ll be able to speak up and act in ways that show genuine respect.
Why Build Cultural Intelligence?
At home this creates more genuine productive relationships; at work this creates more collaboration, commitment and productivity because people can bring their authentic selves to the office. In fact, companies with the most ethnic and gender diversity on their executive team are 43% more likely to experience higher profitability. (McKinsey & Co., 2017)
Learning Objectives:
- Uncover the cultivated feminine habit of prioritizing the needs of others and how this impacts women and their families.
- Discover the stages of cultural intelligence and what keeps people quiet and unsure.
- Leave with three tools you can use today to feel confident communicating with just about anyone.
Speaker:
Dr. Amy Narishkin, PhD
Retention and engagement are at an all-time low, and leaders are finding they must create a culture of safety and belonging. With a PhD in adult education and 30 years’ experience, Dr. Amy provides training, coaching and strategic guidance to help organizations across multiple industries, including financial, healthcare, construction and manufacturing, make the shift to Cultural Intelligence. As CEO of Empowering Partners, LLC, she has worked with more than 400 leaders—CEOs, Executive Directors and management teams in the U.S. and internationally—to effectively increase their ability to lead, retain and engage people who have different perspectives and backgrounds. Dr. Amy leverages a globally recognized tool for measuring ability to navigate cross-cultural conversations—the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®)—as a certified administrator. In program evaluations, she regularly receives over 90% “exceeds expectations” from participants. As a cross-cultural thought leader and successful entrepreneur, Dr. Amy empowers leaders to create an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, seen and engaged.
