This chapter has shown that intercultural competency is and will be a critical skill for security professionals in the future. To better understand the different dimensions of intercultural competence at the individual and organizational level, answer the following questions:
1. Locate an intercultural quiz on the Internet. After completing the quiz, reflect on your intercultural competency skills.
a. To what degree do you think that you can function effectively (based on cultural differences) in your personal and professional life?
b. What life experiences have increased your intercultural competence?
c. What are some ways you can improve your degree of intercultural competency?
2. Reflect on the level of intercultural competence in an organization that you work for (or are familiar with)?
a. What organizational characteristics make it culturally competent?
b. What is lacking in the context of intercultural competency?
c. How can intercultural competence be improved?
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