My German colleagues expect me to start every meeting exactly on time but my Brazilian teammates think it's rude to cut off relationship-building conversations, and I'm caught in the middle feeling like I'm disappointing everyone no matter what I do.
More people experience this than they realize.
The collision between monochronic and polychronic cultures creates a painful split where honoring one set of values automatically violates another.
“Where Are You with Monochronic vs. polychronic cultures?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.