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Building trust across cultures is less about applying a consistent leadership playbook and more about recognizing how relationships, communication and credibility are established differently in each context.

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I still remember stepping into my first role in Vietnam — confident, energized and ready to prove myself. I had early success in the U.S. and assumed I could apply the same approach in a completely different market. Within a few weeks, it was clear something wasn’t translating.