Tag Archives: Center for Intercultural Leadership
Eye of the Beholder
In our CIL workshops we often begin with a short discussion of what we mean by “culture.” People are often surprised to find out how deeply culture affects our moment-to-moment existence. In fact, it turns out, culture affects even how … Continue reading
Who is in charge of our minds? The lizard or the poet?
We all know how fear feels. And most of us probably don’t have to think too far back to remember the last time we felt fear. Maybe the boss was acting funny that day and you felt in danger of … Continue reading
Getting By With a Little Help from a Stranger
My name is Wera von Wulfen and this is my first semester here at International House. I am a graduate exchange student from Germany, studying Psychology. These first weeks at I-House, including our wonderful new resident retreat, have already shown … Continue reading
Resilience and Leadership
[This is part of an occasional series about the characteristics of intercultural leaders.] In times of trial and uncertainty we turn to our leaders for calm. When leaders aren’t calm, how can the rest of us be? I once worked … Continue reading
What is intercultural competence? Part 1
Much of the work we do at the Center for Intercultural Leadership (CIL) revolves around developing something called “intercultural competence.” What is it? In simplest terms it means our ability to work well with people from different cultural backgrounds — … Continue reading
Gaining Global Leadership Skills While Building Deep Friendships
The Intercultural Leadership Initiative (ILI) is a once in a lifetime opportunity for I-House residents and student staff. Imagine a room full of young leaders from around the world thinking about how to be a more effective leader in today’s … Continue reading
Empathy: An Anchor in the Storm
Words fail me — fail all of us, really — in the flurry of awful emotions after the violence in Paris last week. Speaking just for myself, I can’t possibly get my mind and heart around the horror of the … Continue reading
The Power of Humility
[This is part of an occasional series about the characteristics of intercultural leaders.] Having spent ten years as a U.S. American living and working in China, I’ve been lucky enough to have had many, many chances to reframe intercultural challenges … Continue reading
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Better than Chocolate?
This blog post is courtesy of Jason D. Patent, Director of the Center for Intercultural Leadership at International House. As a parent I often find myself saying something like this to my daughters: “Life is about choices and tradeoffs. When … Continue reading
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I-House: Where UC Berkeley Meets the World 