Chika Miyamori - Building Bridges Across Differences

About this episode

Trisha interviews Chika Miyamori about building bridges across cultural differences in organizations.

In this episode, Trisha interviews Chika Miyamori, Chief Culture Officer at Ideal Leaders and founder of CQ Lab in Japan, whose lifelong mission is building bridges across differences and turning them into power. What happens when a strong organisational culture becomes its own blind spot? Chika draws on her corporate career spanning Suntory, HP, and GE across more than 50 nationalities, weaving together CQ, the Hofstede cultural dimensions, and the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) into a powerful integrated approach — and explores what it truly takes for organisations to move from merely managing differences to thriving with them. Show Notes Connect with Chika Miyamori on LinkedIn . Resources mentioned in this episode: Thriving on Differences: How CQ Shapes Strong Organizational Cultures by Chika Miyamori (currently available in Japanese — an English version is in the works!) Hofstede Insights: hofstede-insights.com — including the Cultural Workplace Questionnaire (CWQ) The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI): idiinventory.com Join Trisha in this journey of growth and discovery throughout the year via Substack or LinkedIn.

People in this episode

Host: Trisha Carter

Guest: Chika Miyamori

Topics covered

• organizational culture
• intercultural communication
• diversity and inclusion
• leadership
• cultural intelligence

Keywords

• cultural intelligence
• organizational culture
• diversity
• leadership
• intercultural development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ideal Leaders, CQ Lab, Suntory, HP, GE, Hofstede Insights, Intercultural Development Inventory

Books & works: Thriving on Differences: How CQ Shapes Strong Organizational Cultures

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