How vital is mindfulness in a multicultural environment… …and how come Hebrew doesn’t have a direct translation for the term 'mindfulness'? I recently participated in a mindfulness workshop presented by Samantha Amit, lead executive trainer at the Center for Development…
Case Study: “Language Barriers in Cross-Cultural Communication” English is THE language to speak when we talk across cultures. In Israel, English entered the workplace along with the global hi-tech boom. Numerous Israeli companies use English within the workplace, despite being…
Secrets for achieving intercultural success without committing cultural faux pas; enhance communication and overcome the Israeli-American cultural gap. The article was Published on the "Virginia Israel Advisory Board" website: http://www.viab.org/8-2017-intercultural-success
Leading Virtual Teams That Include Israelis Leading any virtual team is quite challenging; and leading one that incorporates Israelis is that much trickier. Virtual teams exist across physical and cultural boundaries. They share a common purpose, while mainly using web-based…
Quite a few global summits have taken place in Israel over the last few months: AWS (Amazon), IBM, Microsoft, Israel Mobile Summit, Tech & Law, Edtech and many more. Such summits bring numerous businesspeople from all over the world, some…
Collaboration between Diverse Teams; Bridging the African-Israeli Cultural Gap I recently had the privilege of conducting a cross-cultural communication workshop for SkyVision employees from West Africa and Central Africa, together with their colleagues in Israel. As an organizational consultant specializing…
A good manager explains what he expects from his employees. A good international manager adjusts his expectations to his employees' values and beliefs, based on the culture each individual comes from. Every worker, in any place or culture, is more…
'Tis the season in Israel and worldwide – that Jews are preparing for Passover. This is the holiday commemorating the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom. We have been preserving this freedom every day since the State of…
A Practical Roadmap for Common Intercultural Challenges In the modern world, most of us frequently deal with people who have diverse ways of communicating—people whom we come across in every area of life, including our careers and social lives. Such…
Five Things That Make Israelis Who We Are: Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs all over the world take risks, practically by definition; and, even more importantly, they are not deterred by negative thinking. But how come tiny, conflicted Israel, with less than nine…