Developing Cultural Intelligence for Global Leadership Through Mindfulness

Intercultural Contact as a Predictor of Cultural Intelligence

“…The motivational dimension conceptualizes the ability to direct the attention and energy towards the cultural differences, i.e., it is a form of self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation in intercultural situations (Van Dyne et al, 2008). The motivational dimension is necessary for individuals to adapt to different norms and cultural values, and to have interest and curiosity, that is, the impulse, to respond to ambiguity (Tuleja, 2014).…”

“…Following this line of thought, Tuleja 2014reinforces the concept of mindfulness, to define culturally intelligent people, that is, people highly motivated and interested in intercultural contact, who can evaluate a situation and act accordingly. Mindfulness, according to Tuleja (2014), is a metacognitive strategy that the culturally intelligent person must practice in order to be successful in intercultural interactions.…”

Challenges Still Facing IB Education

“…In this issue we highlight some of the continuing challenges to international business education, especially challenges inherent in globalizing and internationalizing the business curriculum and classroom experiences. This focus on challenges follows from articles presented earlier this year which looked at the development of multiculturalism in the classroom and cultural intelligence (Mitchell & Vandegrift, 2014;Tuleja, 2014). In this issue we extend the ongoing conversation about the challenges of IB teaching-including challenges to introducing multiculturalism, cultivating student engagement, maintaining academic standards while broadening outreach, and evolving IB textbooks that meet current needs.…”

Building Global Leadership to Optimize the Future of Traditional and Alternative Medicine

“…Barnhart characterizes the role of the physician leader as the "physician whiplash"; that is, success as a physician is completely contrary to success as a leader [46]. The author shows how medicine became more team based and the necessity of the physician to adapt by learning leadership skills in teamwork, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a future orientation.…”