Introducing Mele Wendt

Most of us have heard about IQ (your intellectual quotient), and some of us have heard about EQ (your emotional quotient). But what do you know about your CQ - your cultural quotient?

In a world of diverse ethnicities and cultures, it's time to grow your cultural awareness.

In today's episode, Mele Wendt graciously gives us some tough love and unpacks some Pasifika concepts of governance and collaboration. Her whakapapa roots back to Samoa, and so her perspective comes through a Samoan lens.

Mele shares with us how the Samoan governance system is so different, yet so similar to Western governance systems.

And she challenges us to stop lumping "the Pasifika community" together as one, and instead get out there and learn about the rich cultural diversity and needs of Pasifika communities before we engage.

In today's episode you'll learn:

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