Willing to make decisions

A friend told me this story. A Singaporean migrated to Australia and worked in an Australian company. She was surprised that the Australian managers were willing to make decisions. In Singapore, her managers waited for decisions to be made by the higher ups. This was a big culture change to her.

I did not ask if the Singaporean had worked in the private sector or the civil service. It probably did not matter. Quite likely, the habit exists in both sectors.