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…
Using the word ISRAELI as an acronym for a practical guide in doing business with Israelis. Article in The Jewish Business News: http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/01/13/israel-business-culture-a-quick-guide/
What is Israeli Chutzpah? From a brief, spontaneous, fascinating meeting I had with Noam Lanir at the Dinings Restaurant in the Norman Tel Aviv hotel… Noam Lanir is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Israel. In my new book, "Israeli…
How Cultural Intelligence Builds International Business Success http://blogs.the-ceo-magazine.com/guest/how-cultural-intelligence-builds-international-business-success
Negotiations in Israel In a recent article, "Getting to Si, Ja, Oui and Da," published by the Harvard Business Review (HBR) (https://hbr.org/2015/12/getting-to-si-ja-oui-hai-and-da), the author - Erin Meyer - refers to the two main parameters that impact most negotiations between people…
Yitzhak Navon, from the generation of the State of Israel’s founding fathers, left the younger generation a digital will, with a message of quality and technology. Yitzhak Navon, the fifth president of the State of Israel, was a modest man,…
Former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Benny Gantz has been appointed company chairman of Fifth Dimension. In my book Israeli Business Culture, I describe how the militarization of the State of Israel greatly affects civilian business society, as…
As a communication consultant specializing in cross-cultural communication, I am well aware of the importance of understanding any given culture and its roots. Fostering trust and a business relationship over time requires knowledge of the other person’s local culture,…