Integrating stakeholders' multiple intelligences into the leadership development of a cross-cultural entity : evidence from the CI Ljubljana

This paper presents the first qualitative research study of the multiple intelligences of Chinese and Slovenian stakeholders at the Confucius Institute Ljubljana. Our research question is: "How can the integration of multiple intelligences into leadership development help in accomplishing the mission of CI LJ?" According to a contemporary leadership development literature review, sustainable leadership development - based on the theory of multiple intelligences - is more appropriate for social and environmental needs than a focused leader development. The findings demonstrate that individual differences influence cultural orientation and that management needs to integrate the individual, organisational, social and environmental developmental components through sustainable leadership development.