Trust comes before the deal
Omani partners weigh whether you can be relied on for the long term before they weigh the offer. Partnerships fail when newcomers negotiate before they have built trust.
Insights
Business, read as a sociologist
Ideas from Dr. Bakhtiari’s writing on decision-making and on the business culture of Oman — the things newcomers misread most often.
Slow to announce, rarely regretful
Decisions in Oman are made — they are announced late. Reading silence as rejection, and pushing for speed, is one of the costliest mistakes a newcomer can make.
Patience is a strategy
What looks like delay is a deliberate way of lowering risk in relationships. Companies that learn the market’s rhythm stay; those that fight it leave.
Entry is a change of mindset
Success in Oman depends less on the size of the capital than on the mental model a manager brings: listening, flexibility and long-term thinking.
Knowing is not doing
Most managers already know what to do. The gap between knowing and acting is social and psychological — and it can be closed deliberately.
Strategy in unstable markets
When the rules change every month, advantage comes from strategic thinking, not from bigger budgets or trial and error.
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