As an employee, Mark is having a hard time adjusting to his new role as a plant manager in India. Mark has always managed by recognizing the hard work of individual employees. He feels it is the right thing to do and has always helped motivate employees in the United States. In India, however, he is noticing that the employees seem uncomfortable when he does this, and that the other employees seem to take great offense to such recognition of others. What should Mark do?

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In India, the culture is less individualistic and less indulgent than the United States. Mark doesn't realize that the recognition is not looking at a collectivist view of India and how successes by one person are shared success of the group. By speaking with employees, he might be able to better understand this and find a way to better recognize the hard work of employees in a way that they more easily understand.

As an Employee, Mark Is Having a Hard Time Adjusting