The Power of Listening in the Global Hi-Tech Arena The diversity of today’s workforce makes listening more challenging. "Listening" in the international hi-tech world refers to dealing with multiple cultures, disseminating applications used by people all over the world,…
Bridging the Israeli-German Cultural Gap German businesspeople have lately been showing increasing interest in Israel. Just over the past few months I've flown to Germany a few times to lead workshops in a very appealing German company that acquired an…
Why do Israelis have such great success in judo? Risk-taking, ambitiousness, improvisation and the ability to adapt to any given moment…these are some of the most prominent characteristics in Israeli culture, and also help explain why Israelis excel at judo.…
Israeli Food Culture Israel is a relatively young state whose cooking tradition is still evolving. As a country of immigrants, the cuisine that is considered Israeli consists of diverse foods that have crossed their borders of origin and become an…
Is It Possible to Avoid Generalizations When Researching Various Cultures? Research on "cultures" deals with groups, and therefore relies on generalizations. However, every society has members who do not fit the overall cultural mold. In each culture, there will always…
In most business meetings in Israel, one gets the sense that arguments are a vital component of the decision-making process. Seldom do argument and conflict during meetings threaten the participants’ social and professional relationships. More often than not, they simply…
Wise, Wicked, Simple, He Who Does Not Know How to Ask… In Communication across Various Cultures. Blog in the Spirit of Passover At this time in Israel and the rest of the world, Jews are celebrating the Passover holiday, which…
Heder Vahetzi App as a Metaphor for Israeli Business Culture The mobile app “Heder Vahetzi” (One and a Half Rooms), based on an animated segment of the satirical Israeli entertainment show "Eretz Nehederet" (A Wonderful Country), provides a marvelous example…
The Positive Attitude toward Failure in the Culture of Israeli Innovation Business practices and behavior in any culture is largely connected to the cultural mindset in general. Israeli society has a positive attitude toward failure; Israelis see a person who…
The connection between the term MVP and the Israeli innovation culture Today, in our startup world, people are talking about a term called MVP: Minimum Viable Product. The idea behind it is to quickly validate your startup at an early…