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Scenario

When business partners have different cultural expectations for names and professional hierarchy

My co-founder and I come from different cultural backgrounds where hierarchy and respect are expressed differently through names and titles, and it's creating confusion in our startup about how formal or casual we should be with employees and investors.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Navigating the intersection of cultural values around respect, hierarchy, and naming in shared professional leadership.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Name and identity across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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