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When business partnerships require navigating indirect communication styles

My Vietnamese business partner and I can never make decisions quickly because every suggestion gets met with 'that's interesting, let me think about it' even when it's clearly a no, and I'm learning that direct disagreement isn't how he operates, but our clients are getting frustrated with how long everything takes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two partners need to bridge different decision-making rhythms while serving clients who expect rapid responses.

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“Where Are You with East Asian time and face-saving?”

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