BEING DIFFERENT
Last night Israel won the 2018 Eurovision contest. It's a great platform to reflect on how we look at everything that is different, that which does not meet our perception....
19 March, 2018No comment
Cultural competency is the ability to understand different cultures, to establish relationships, to negotiate successfully in a global setting and to lead sensibly and efficiently in a culturally aware manner.
Cross-cultural training will mitigate the risks and maximize the benefits of global working.
RELOCATION TRAINING
Given the dramatic cultural transformation in today’s marketplace, the relevance of intercultural communication competence cannot be overstated. To compete in the global and U.S. markets, today’s managers must possess the skills to interact with people who are different from themselves.
U.S. BUSINESS CULTURE
Professor Philip Rosenzweig of Harvard University argues that successful cross-cultural interactions depend on the abilities of individuals to communicate effectively. Rosenzweig points out that communication is especially important during the initial stages of a business relationship.
OUR VISION
We are living in exciting times that call for courageous and authentic leadership in leading through blurred boundaries. The changes we see are opportunities for growth and development as individuals, organizations, and communities. We have an opportunity to identify and clarify our interpretation of the world through our relationships with one another. Within this framework, we can seize the chance to identify our blind spots and to uncover the stories we tell about ourselves and why we can or cannot interact with others.
Lastly, we have the potential to explore our work around cultures in a way that uncovers the hidden routines and habitual behaviors that contribute
negatively to human relationships.
Articles & Media Exposure
EVENTS
The B2B Marketing Olympics – Unlocking the Secrets of Local Markets
On May 9, 2018, I lectured at Google Campus TLV on the intricacies of conducting business in the U.S. taking into account the various cultural differences that exist between Israel and the U.S.
DEFINITIONS
- Culture: Shared system of beliefs, values, and assumptions of a group of people who learn from one another and teach to others that their behaviors, attitudes, and perspectives are the correct ways to think, act, and feel.
- Cross-cultural: involving two or more cultures.
- Cultural diversity: distinct and unlike elements or qualities, interests, people, ideas, perspectives, abilities, etc. that can be visible and invisible.
- Intercultural: between or among people of different cultures.
- Intracultural: within the same culture.
- Multicultural: many or several cultures.
- Intercultural competence: The ability to successfully interact with people of different cultural backgrounds.
Contact me
Tel: 052-334-0445
Recent Articles
Welcome to Israel – Are you ready for fast and furious?
Israel continues to live up to its reputation as the "Start-Up" nation with the impressive deals, starting with the $340 million acquisition of Valtech by Edwards Lifesciences and the $200 million acquisition of Juno LAB by Gett (Israel), followed by the $170 million acquisition of Servotronix by Medea (China). The top three deals accounted for more than $700 million, nearly 36 percent of total exit deals in this period. ...
14 March, 2018No comment
VUCA – A voodoo doll or a pagan ceremony?
Israel continues to live up to its reputation as the "Start-Up" nation with the impressive deals, starting with the $340 million acquisition of Valtech by Edwards Lifesciences and the $200 million acquisition of Juno LAB by Gett (Israel), followed by the $170 million acquisition of Servotronix by Medea (China). The top three deals accounted for more than $700 million, nearly 36 percent of total exit deals in this period. ...
13 February, 2018No comment
