--By Wema Hoover
As a global culture and diversity practitioner, I often reflect on the path that led me here. Some say that you don’t choose a calling; it chooses you. This was definitely my case. My career spanning human resources, culture, and organizational development (OD) roles brought me to work in more than 25 countries—three of which I lived in. These experiences sparked in me a curiosity for deeper cultural understanding - to build cultural intelligence an important trait for an inclusive leader. It gave me a strong desire to be a connector of people and customs, and an ambition to build stronger working relationships across global communities.
I was ....