POST-TRUTH TEACHING: In a world where political leaders, journalists and other important figures can overlook, contradict and downright ignore facts—a “post-truth” society, as some have labeled it—teachers are left with an increasingly critical question: How can we respond to alt-right rhetoric?

Michelle Mielly, an associate professor in People, Organizations and Society at Grenoble École de Management, says some answers can be found in a 2013 British Council study. One strongly favored skill, among hundreds of global HR managers: cultural intelligence, or the “ability to understand different cultural contexts and viewpoints.”

Key to instilling cultural intelligence in students, Mielly argues, is demonstrating respect for others. To teach and embody this lesson, she offers three suggestions for educators navigating “the current ideologically charged environment”: