🇬🇠Ghana Meeting Culture
Ghanaian business meetings are relationship-oriented and respectful, with emphasis on polite greetings, titles, and hierarchy. Trust-building and courteous communication matter.
- Schedule meetings in advance and prepare thoroughly. Learn correct titles and formal address, and allow extra time for relationship-building.
- Begin with warm greetings and a handshake (with a smile). Use the right hand and address people by their academic/professional/honorific title and surname.
- Expect a respectful, sometimes indirect communication style, with deference to senior people. Avoid aggressive pressure; decisions can require consultation.
- Follow up with a courteous written recap and next steps, and keep in touch to nurture the relationship.