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In Norway, you can disagree with your CEO in a meeting. It is expected. It signals engagement.
In many Asian business cultures, open disagreement with a senior, especially in front of others, is deeply uncomfortable. It is not cowardice. It is respect.
The consequences of misreading this? Norwegian managers who think their Asian colleagues are passive. Asian team members who think Norwegian managers are disrespectful.
Neither is true. Both are operating by the rules they were taught.
Cross-cultural leadership is about knowing which rulebook is in play - and being flexible enough to switch.
#Leadership #Culture #Management
https://stormberry.asPublished at
2026-05-30 11:00:17 UTCEvent JSON
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