Inclusive Leadership Profile™
Inclusive Leadership Profile™ ILP is a web-based self-assessment tool that evaluates the degree to which an individual applies principles of inclusion and practices them to build and sustain an inclusive …
Cultural Values Profile
The Cultural Values Profile is a research-based inventory that will help you understand your personal orientation on ten cultural value dimensions. The value orientations can be compared with the tendencies …
Culture Calculator
Create your own personal cultural profile and graphically compare your cultural preferences with more than 150 other cultures. Understand what challenges may arise when working with people from various countries …
The Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory
Develops individual reports for each participant based on their unique responses to the background information section of the survey. The report is broken down into several sections to help an …
360 Degree Global Leader Assessment
A 360 degree assessment is appropriate when the business leader(s) needing a global readiness assessment are not contemplating relocation. Survey is completed by the individual, at least 3 friends/family members, …
Four Keys for Building Trust on Teams, part 2
December 9, 2019 Four Keys for Building Trust on Teams, part 2 Building trust and avoiding cultural pitfalls We have found that in different cultural settings behavioral traits can be …
The International Profiler (TIP)
Develops an individual’s ability to operate effectively in unfamiliar cultural contexts. Measures the energy and emphasis an individual gives to 10 competencies with 22 associated skills, attitudes, and knowledge areas.Available …
International Team Trust Indicator
The International Team Trust Indicator is designed to help assess the 9 culturally sensitive trust areas and apply them to an international team. Provides a team with a report to …
Global Competencies Inventory (GCI)
Measures leadership competencies of corporate managers and global leaders in areas critical to interacting and working effectively with people from different cultures. Has 16 different GCR’s in three categories: perception …
Global Competence Aptitude Assessment
Focused on education, business, government, and non-profit clients, this assessment measures all the dimensions necessary for global competence, a 21st century skill. Supported by original research findings, as well as …
Culture Detective
Developmental intercultural effectiveness tools that help build cross-cultural competence in individuals and organizations. Allows employees to know themselves as an individual and as a complex blend of the influences of …
Tucker Assessment Profile (TAP)
The TAP measures individual’s motivations, expectations and 12 other competencies required for successful intercultural adjustment. TAP predicts adjustment over time and aids in selection and/or development of employees and spouses …
Global Assessment Inventory (GAI)
The GAI facilitates employee development by self-assessing cross-cultural effectiveness, and can help to create candidate pools of potential international assignment candidates. The GAI can also be used during business training …
GlobeSmart Leadership Assessment (GLA)
The GlobeSmart Leadership Assessment (GLA) is a 360 multi-rater assessment for individuals in global leadership roles. The GLA produces a report that identifies strengths and areas for improvement based on …
Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES)
This tool was developed specifically to evaluate the skills critical to interacting effectively with people from cultures other than our own. Made for non-profit, including government agencies and educational institutions. …
GlobeSmart Teaming Assessment
An online assessment that offers to determine teams’ effectiveness and gather feedback to improve their performance. Allows the team to gain insight into the top 5 strengths and weaknesses. Further …
Intercultural Conflict Style Indicator
18 item questionnaire in many languages that includes a interpretive guide. Divides conflict into categories: communicating ideas, resolving disagreements, and dealing with emotional upset. Provides a cross-culturally valid approach for …
The Global Team Process Questionnaire™ (GTPQ)
The GTPQ measures human process interactions and enables team leaders and other decision makers to support and develop global teams. It further helps to identify barriers to success on global …
Multicultural Personality Questionnaire
Assesses employees and ranks them in five categories: Cultural Empathy, Open-Mindedness, Social Initiative, Emotional Stability, and Flexibility. These five categories help to reveal how someone interacts with others of different …
Global Readiness Development Assessment
This assessment measures and categorizes the employees according to 4 profiles: Sensor Engager Learner Mover Contains three components which includes: validated survey instruments, behavioral interview, and assessment and development report. …
International Merger and Acquisition Integration
Grovewell LLC produced a tool International Merger and Acquisition Integration to help when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. It defines what cultural integration is, further explaining the importance of …
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The Culture Map (The Country Mapping Tool)
Developed by Erin Meyer, the tool allows you to click on whichever countries you are working with and receive a cultural mapping of the selected cultures. It an be used …
Global Mindset Inventory Tool (GMI)
GMI notes strengths and areas of improvement needed in three capital areas: Global Intellectual Capital, Global Psychological Capital,and Global Social Capital and can assist in selecting the right person for …
Polaris® Global Leadership 360° Survey
This survey compliments the Polaris® Global Leadership Competency Model and helps to develop current or future leaders for global responsibilities. Provides reliable feedback that identifies key global strengths for the …
Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC)
This IRC focuses on the intercultural sensitivity, building commitment, intercultural communication as well as managing uncertainty. Allows individuals to receive written personal feedback with detailed suggestions for development. Useful for …
Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
The IDI tool assesses intercultural competence through a 50-item questionnaire available online. Gives the option to customize 6 questions in the questionnaire to make it more specific to your company. …
Intercultural Adaptation Assessment(IAA)
The Intercultural Adaptation Assessment is a situational judgement test that measures a candidate’s ability to judge intercultural situations. The test presents the candidate with challenging incidents that they might encounter …
The Survey of Expatriate Training and Development
This is a survey contains scales that measure six factors –Acceptable, Knowledge, Affect, Lifestyle, Interaction, and Communication that have proven to differentiate between expatriates who adjust well to their countries …
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Overseas Assignment Inventory(OAI)
Measures the adaptability of employees and their spouses to an international move for business. Allows the employer to gain a better understanding of how the employee and their spouse may …
Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory
The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory Self-Assessment compares an individual’s scores across the four CCAI dimensions and helps identify strengths and weaknesses when it comes to interacting with other cultures.The purpose of …
Intercultural DISC™
Intercultural DISC™ is an ICF accredited intercultural behavioral model helping people to understand and connect with others who have different personality types and cultural backgrounds, such as generation, gender,ethnicity, profession …
Culture Wise™
An online self assessment tool which allows individuals to compare their preferred management, communication and negotiation styles to that of other cultures, and design appropriate strategies for interacting with their …
Country Profiles
These profiles provide employees with focused in-depth information on 150+ countries. They provide practical, actionable information for business and social interactions on over 80 topics, including how to avoid faux …
The Culture Compass(CCQL)
An interactive multi-media web-based learning system helps employees learn business across cultures. Provides direct feedback on user’s cultural profile scores and preferences. Learning modules include: (National) cultural differences (Corporate/organizational) cultural …
CultureConnector
The CultureConnector focuses on 12 key areas where differences and common ground can be found, leading to success or failure. The employee’s results can be compared with results from another …
GlobeSmart Profile
Online tool used to discover your preferred work style and how you compare with other cultures and colleagues. Available in 13 languages and provides advice for traveling and doing business …
International Assignment Profile (IAP)
Evaluates employees’ and their family members’ readiness for an international assignment. Starts with an online profile of the employee and their spouse, then matches the family with an ideal location …
Cultural Quotient (CQ) Assessments
CQ Assessments measure an individual’s capability for working and relating across cultures. Participants complete the assessment online and receive a personalized feedback report that compares their CQ with worldwide norms, …
Culture Active
CultureActive is one of the most popular tools for intercultural assessment and covers over 100 cultures in its online resource. Including 360 cultural perceptions tool for intact teams, and can …
Global Teams Tool
This online tool compares employees’ personal cultural profiles with those from other countries to see how they can flex their styles for productivity. Allows teams and employees to start working …
Cultural Orientations Framework (COF) Assessment
The COF assessment facilitates the understanding of salient cultural characteristics for individuals, teams and organizations.User friendly, straightforward, highly flexible and customizable, reasonably priced, the COF assessment is an ideal tool …
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Four Keys for Building Trust on Teams, part 1
November 24, 2019 Four Keys for Building Trust on Teams, part 1 Building trust and avoiding cultural pitfalls Reliability, Openness, Respect, and Honesty. These are words we commonly use to …
Behavioural-Based Interview(BBI)
The Centre’s Behavioural-Based Interview (BBI) evaluates candidates on competencies that have shown to be critical for intercultural effectiveness. In order to use the BBI, the core behavioural intercultural competencies for a …
Inclusive Behaviors Inventory (IBI) 360
Targeted for people managers, the IBI 360 helps individuals determine inclusivity strengths and blind spots – backed by Aperian Global’s time-tested approach and expertise. With the IBI 360, leaders and …
Inclusive Behaviors Inventory (IBI) Version 3
Create a foundation for building an inclusive organizational culture with a statistically validated assessment that measures individuals on key dimensions of inclusion. The IBI examines: Learning About Bias: How aware …
360º EXPAT CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT
This is a moderately priced, on-line, 360º assessment that enables business leaderswho are contemplating relocation to… Clarify their own expectations and decision-making about global business relationships; Obtain 360° feedback about the …
Country NavigatorTM
Country NavigatorTM Country NavigatorTM is a powerful online tool that allows people to learn about working styles in over 90 business cultures, helping to ensure outstanding international collaboration. The best parts of …
Three Principles of Communication for Geographically Dispersed Teams
November 10, 2019 Three Principles of Communication for Geographically Dispersed Teams Keeping a virtual team aligned is challenging. Part of the challenge is the relational distance that comes from people …
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How Millennials Learn & Work
October 27, 2019 How Millennials Learn & Work The world is becoming more accessible, and expectations for education and employment are evolving. One of our goals at KnowledgeWorkx is to …
Artificial Intelligence and the Need for Social Skills
October 5, 2019 Artificial Intelligence and the Need for Social Skills A recent report from McKinsey Global Institute captures the changing makeup of the global workforce. By 2030 the report estimates demand …
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Trend Update: Protectionism and the Global Talent Gap
September 22, 2019 Trend Update: Protectionism and the Global Talent Gap Culturally insular politics and an international talent gap are growing in tandem. We need educators and executives who can …
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The Intercultural Spotlight: Unlocking the Cultural Side of Sales
September 10, 2019 The Intercultural Spotlight: Unlocking the Cultural Side of Sales Intercultural competencies unlock new territory in customer engagement. Our last article in this series highlighted how an understanding of personality …
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Grow your Intercultural Team into a high-performing One
August 27, 2019 Grow your Intercultural Team into a high-performing One Motivation is high and the team is eager to go. But good intentions, enthusiasm, and a carefully designed strategy …
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Three Colors of Worldview
August 8, 2019 Three Colors of Worldview The starting point for effective intercultural communication In computer displays, millions of colors are created by mixing only three primary colors: Red, Green, …
12 Dimensions of Culture
July 27, 2019 12 Dimensions of Culture Knowing where you stand will empower you to be more successful in the global, intercultural workspace. Edward T. Hall, one of the founding …
Outlook in intercultural organizations
July 5, 2019 Outlook in intercultural organizations Application of the 12 Dimensions: Exploring the impact of innovation and tradition on how we look to the future Outlook is the third of …
Trust and the workplace coaching journey
June 25, 2019 Trust and the workplace coaching journey It is difficult to establish trust with everyone in an inter-culturally complex workplace. In our increasingly global and inter-culturally complex workplaces, …
The Missing Element of Intercultural Teams
June 8, 2019 The Missing Element of Intercultural Teams Building trust among intercultural team members Our previous article on Building Intercultural Teams presented the Four Elements of Inter-Cultural Team Building. Overcome Communication …
Competencies for Leadership in Inter-Cultural Environments
May 24, 2019 Competencies for Leadership in Inter-Cultural Environments 17 recommended competencies developed by the Kozai Group. While most business leaders and leadership educators agree that preparing people for the …
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The Psychometric Spotlight: How Personality Informs Buying
May 10, 2019 The Psychometric Spotlight: How Personality Informs Buying Sales, Part 2 of 3 What is your behavioral sweet spot in selling? What are your client’s natural priorities in …
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Discovering the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part B
April 27, 2019 Discovering the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part B Musings on the Innocence-Guilt Paradigm, Part 1b. Continuing an exploration of the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating …
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Discovering the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part A
April 8, 2019 Discovering the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part A Musings on the Innocence-Guilt Paradigm, Part 1a. An exploration of the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating its …
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Outlook (12 Dimensions of Culture #3)
March 24, 2019 Outlook (12 Dimensions of Culture #3) How do you look to the future? The impact of innovation and tradition. Outlook is the third of 12 Dimensions of …
Workplace coaching and the Third Cultural Space
March 12, 2019 Workplace coaching and the Third Cultural Space The essence of the coaching journey is the establishment of a third cultural space Establish your third cultural space …
Shattering the Salesperson Stereotype
Feb 24, 2019 Shattering the Salesperson Stereotype Sales, Part 1 of 3 In an intercultural environment, nearly everything looks different—teaming, communication, goal-setting, conflict resolution—you name it. Sales is no exception. …
Top Mistakes Leaders make in Inter-Cultural Environments: Part III
February 6, 2019 Top Mistakes Leaders make in Inter-Cultural Environments: Part III The importance of clear expectations around behavior In the third and final part of “Top mistakes leaders make …
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Everything DiSC and the benefits KnowledgeWorkx brings to your Certification
January 26, 2019 Everything DiSC and the benefits KnowledgeWorkx brings to your Certification KnowledgeWorkx brings a powerful, holistic philosophy to its Everything DiSC Certification process, including Team Dimensions and Time …
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Top Mistakes Leaders make in Inter-Cultural Environments: Part II
January 5, 2019 Top Mistakes Leaders make in Inter-Cultural Environments: Part II Key competencies leaders need to develop further In the second part of “Top mistakes leaders make in inter-cultural environments” we look at the …
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Attaining Personal Effectiveness using DiSC®
December 21, 2018 Attaining Personal Effectiveness using DiSC® DiSC® profiles explained: At KnowledgeWorkx, we view DiSC® as a psychometric tool that is to be used as part of a holistic …
Top mistakes leaders make in intercultural situations and what makes them successful
December 3, 2018 Top mistakes leaders make in intercultural situations and what makes them successful Empowering leaders to develop Global Competence through Inter-Cultural Intelligence. All too often we see the …
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The four pillars of successful intercultural teams
November 27, 2018 The four pillars of successful intercultural teams High Performing Teams, Part 2 For an intercultural team to be a high-performing team first requires an emphasis on the team aspect. …
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Focusing on Results with a Multicultural Team
November 12, 2018 Focusing on Results with a Multicultural Team Cross-Cultural Facilitation with the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™, part 5 of 5 All eyes are on you. Twenty …
Mindsetting vs Jetsetting: Global Competencies Development, Part 2
October 28, 2019 Mindsetting vs Jetsetting: Global Competencies Development, Part 2 So many voices are speaking to the topic of global leadership development. But do those who claim to know …
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Not Just A Set of Skills: Global Competencies Development, Part 1
October 13, 2018 Not Just A Set of Skills: Global Competencies Development, Part 1 Key competencies and meta-competencies for successful global leaders must prioritize both Inter-Cultural Intelligence and People Skills. Each …
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Applying the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part B
September 23, 2018 Applying the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part B Part of a series about the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm At least in the mind of someone accustomed to the Innocence-Guilt way of thinking, it boils down to “who dun it”: you either did it (and you’re …
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Applying the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part A
September 8, 2018 Applying the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, Part A Musings on the Innocence-Guilt Paradigm, Part 2A. Continuing an exploration of the Innocence-Guilt Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating …
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Relationship (12 Dimensions of Culture #2)
August 24, 2018 Relationship (12 Dimensions of Culture #2) Make sense of the relational patterns of people in your organization and cater for diversity in your staff’s cultural dimensions. Relationship …
Discovering the Power-Fear Cultural Paradigm
August 7, 2018 Discovering the Power-Fear Cultural Paradigm Musings on the Power-Fear Paradigm, Part 1. An exploration of the Power-Fear Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating its nuances. The …
Relationships in intercultural organizations
July 27, 2018 Relationships in intercultural organizations Application of the 12 Dimensions: Making sense of relational patterns of people in international organizations and catering for diversity in cultural dimensions Relationship …
Applying the Power-Fear Cultural Paradigm
July 14, 2018 Applying the Power-Fear Cultural Paradigm Hierarchy is an inherently beautiful thing. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, it is beneficial and crucial for everything and …
Coaching that taps into cultural drivers
June 29, 2018 Coaching that taps into cultural drivers Coaching and the remapping of motivation, Part 1 of 2 The prevalent ideas of motivation in executive coaching need some remapping, …
Misalignment in Teams
June 12, 2018 Misalignment in Teams Misalignment causes teams to underperform, and its roots are not always easy to discern. A lack of trust prevents alignment Team misalignment is most …
Constructive Conflict on a Multicultural Team
May 25, 2018 Constructive Conflict on a Multicultural Team Cross-Cultural Facilitation with the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™, part 2 of 5 All eyes are on you. Twenty or …
Discovering the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm
May 8, 2018 Discovering the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm Musings on the Honor-Shame Paradigm: An exploration of the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating its nuances. Like the Power-Fear and Innocence-Guilt Colors of …
The Trust Discussion on a Multicultural Team
April 23, 2018 The Trust Discussion on a Multicultural Team Cross-Cultural Facilitation with the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™, part 1 of 5 All eyes are on you. Twenty …
Cultural Agility in the Workplace
April 6, 2018 Cultural Agility in the Workplace A Power-Fear Story: working with corporate leaders to effect deep and lasting corporate change The 1940 book Anna and the King relates …
Three things workplace coaching must engage
March 27, 2018 Three things workplace coaching must engage To be effective, workplace coaching must engage three critical aspects of personal development. Coaching in the workplace must engage three sides …
Context (12 Dimensions of Culture #5)
March 8, 2018 Context (12 Dimensions of Culture #5) Formal and Informal Context. Context is the fifth of 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to map out the intercultural …
Growth Dimension
February 22, 2018 Growth Dimension Growth is the first of 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to map out the intercultural terrain. If you haven’t already, you should read …
Applying the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm
February 5, 2018 Applying the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm Musings on the Honor-Shame Paradigm: An exploration of the Honor-Shame Cultural Paradigm, with a view to appreciating its nuances. Like the Power-Fear and Innocence-Guilt Colors of …
Connecting (12 Dimensions of Culture #6)
January 23, 2018 Connecting (12 Dimensions of Culture #6) How Inclusive and Exclusive connecting can improve interaction and information sharing in your company. Connecting is the sixth of 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx …
Destiny (12 Dimensions of Culture #4)
January 6, 2018 Destiny (12 Dimensions of Culture #4) How differences in Destiny orientation can make or break your career and impact organizational development. Destiny is the fourth of 12 Dimensions of …
How to use the third voice when coaching in an intercultural setting
December 28, 2017 How to use the third voice when coaching in an intercultural setting This is part 2 in a series about Inter-Cultural Intelligence and Psychometric Tools. Part 1 …
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How to use psychometric assessments to provide a third voice in coaching
December 5, 2017 How to use psychometric assessments to provide a third voice in coaching When used appropriately Psychometric Assessments can act as a neutral party, an impartial source of …
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Expression (12 Dimensions of Culture #7)
November 24, 2017 Expression (12 Dimensions of Culture #7) Conceal vs. Reveal Expression is the seventh of the 12 Dimensions of Culture that KnowledgeWorkx uses to map out the intercultural …
