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When You're Caught Between Fast and Slow Decision-Making Cultures

My Chinese colleagues prefer to build consensus slowly through many conversations, but my American boss wants quick decisions, and I feel like I'm translator between two different time languages.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Serving as a cultural bridge between different temporal rhythms can create identity fragmentation and constant adaptation fatigue.

Ideas that help explain it
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