Activity 6.1: Core and Flex Behaviors

Introduction

In this assignment, the speaker discusses how it is possible to thrive in cultures different from our own and love doing it. Reaching this place of cultural intelligence is enabled by recognizing which of our cultural behaviors, values and beliefs are core, or essentially, inflexible and which are flexible. Those that are flexible provide the base for adaptability to new situations and people.

Initial Post Instructions 

Watch the Tedx Talks, “Cultural intelligence: the competitive edge for leaders,” by Julia Middleton. In this assignment you will write a post where you discuss your personal core and flex behaviors by answering the following questions:

What are three core behaviors or values that are inflexible for you?

What are three of your values or behaviors that you would be flexible with on the flex-core scale?

• Please review the following resources for this activity:
• Cultural intelligence: the competitive edge for leaders | Julia Middleton | TEDxEastEnd. (2015, February 20).

At the end of your submission, include a brief Design Statement explaining the process and tools you used to develop your work. Your statement should be about a paragraph or so, in your own words (rather than formally written), and unique to this assignment. Why are we asking for this? Find out more about Design Statements.