{"id":140952,"date":"2023-02-28T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140952"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:40:30","slug":"cultural-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/cultural-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is cultural intelligence and why is it so important to companies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In an increasingly globalized workplace, many studies have highlighted the value of employees developing their cultural intelligence. The latest Pearson Skills Outlook identifies cultural and social intelligence as one of the 5 \u2018power skills\u2019 that are projected to be most in-demand by 2026.<\/strong> Ana CAMARGO and Grant DOUGLAS explain what this skill entails and why it has become so important to companies. 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