Tips for Expats – Navigating American Bussiness Culture

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Tips for Expats Navigating American Bussiness
Culture
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Tip 1
It is important to remember that Americans
communication style is direct and straight to the
point.
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Tip 2
Now whilst Americans are very friendly concerning
body language, there is a noncontact culture.
Americans consider their personal space very
important.
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Tip 3
If you worked in a traditional company where
seniority is taken into consideration, this may
seem strange, but it will seem even stranger
within an American work culture to be excessively
formal.
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Tip 4
It may be typical in other work cultures to feel
pressured to go to after-work socials, events,
and dinners, but in the American work culture,
this is not promoted, and autonomy is rather
encouraged (Chung, Heejung Van der Lippe, 2020).
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Tip 5
Nodding your head from side to side or engaging
in other non-verbal communication will be
considered confusing, and you will not be
perceived as a team player participating in the
meeting.
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