Have you ever shown up for a 10 o’clock meeting at 10 o’clock and found that no one else showed up until 10:15 or 10:30? It may be that you’re working with people from a culture where deadlines are seen differently. In some cultures, meeting a deadline may be seen as less important than nurturing a relationship or encouraging creativity.
Harvard Business Review editor Curt Nickisch has some tips for Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson on how to manage deadlines when working across cultures.
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%T When Is 2:00 Actually 2:15? Punctuality Around The World
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%X Have you ever shown up for a 10 o’clock meeting at 10 o’clock and found that no one else showed up until 10:15 or 10:30? It may be that you’re working with people from a culture where deadlines are seen differently. In some cultures, meeting a deadline may be seen as less important than nurturing a relationship or encouraging creativity.
Harvard Business Review editor Curt Nickisch has some tips for Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson on how to manage deadlines when working across cultures.
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Harvard Business Review editor Curt Nickisch has some tips for Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson on how to manage deadlines when working across cultures.},
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