The differences in working environment: India and West:
Communication: US and Canada focus a lot on communication. To them, it should be clear and straightforward. However, it is cautious and less direct when it comes to Indians. When you are communicating with North American counterparts, one can face a disagreement straightly and frankly. However, when communicating with Indians you may observe that you don’t sense a lot of disagreements. Though they do not agree, they might not say so explicitly. You have to probe your Indian counterparts to get a clear picture.
Flexibility: For Americans, work is completely separate from personal life. They tend to adhere to timelines for both. But Indians tend to value their work much more than personal life. Also, the position or job is very important when it comes to how much respect one gets in society
Leadership: It is mostly hierarchical. People in higher positions tend to show authority and people in lower positions expect authority. In a meeting, a leader might not face much resistance or opposition which might not necessarily mean that team members agree with you. They just keep quite out of respect to position or seniority.
Conforming to time: Americans take time very seriously. If someone is coming late to a meeting, it is perceived that he is disrespecting others time. However, it is taken in a bit easier fashion in India. People would not usually mind if you come 5 minutes late.
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Communication: US and Canada focus a lot on communication. To them, it should be clear and straightforward. However, it is cautious and less direct when it comes to Indians. When you are communicating with North American counterparts, one can face a disagreement straightly and frankly. However, when communicating with Indians you may observe that you don’t sense a lot of disagreements. Though they do not agree, they might not say so explicitly. You have to probe your Indian counterparts to get a clear picture.
Flexibility: For Americans, work is completely separate from personal life. They tend to adhere to timelines for both. But Indians tend to value their work much more than personal life. Also, the position or job is very important when it comes to how much respect one gets in society
Leadership: It is mostly hierarchical. People in higher positions tend to show authority and people in lower positions expect authority. In a meeting, a leader might not face much resistance or opposition which might not necessarily mean that team members agree with you. They just keep quite out of respect to position or seniority.
Conforming to time: Americans take time very seriously. If someone is coming late to a meeting, it is perceived that he is disrespecting others time. However, it is taken in a bit easier fashion in India. People would not usually mind if you come 5 minutes late.
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