What will the leaders of the future need? Julia Middleton argues that it is cultural intelligence, an evolution - moving from IQ and EQ. But what is CQ, how do you master it and why is it so important in a smaller but more interconnected world?


Julia is passionate about helping people to develop as leaders and supporting them to make a tangible contribution to their communities and to wider society.

In 1989, Julia formed Common Purpose, a not-for-profit social enterprise. Common Purpose runs leadership development programmes that enable people from different backgrounds, sectors, geographies and generations to work together to solve common problems. Common Purpose now runs local programmes for leaders in cities across the world, and its global programmes bring together leaders from over 100 countries across six continents.

Read more about Julia's work including her bestselling book Beyond Authority: Leadership in a Changing World and her latest book Cultural Intelligence - CQ: the competitive edge for leaders crossing borders.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx