By Zoe Hughes

You may know your IQ and your EQ, but what about CQ? As real estate investment managers focus on talent retention through the next cycle, conversations are moving towards how companies focus on inclusion and employee engagement for everyone. 

CQ, or cultural intelligence, is a critical tool in the armory of inclusion and DEI strategies, and should come before affinity and employee resource groups are established. It is the building block of not only DEI or talent strategies, but also how you drive performance across key talent and leaders in your firm and in your assets and portfolios. 

In this roundtable Q&A NAREIM speaks with Sherrida Traynham of Clarion Partners, Dionna Johnson Sallis of Ferguson Partners and Jami de Lou of Revantage on how to get CQ right.

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