Intercultural training: working in Israel

Israeli culture—high tech meets the Middle East conflict

Many established companies and international firms buy Israeli start-ups and technologies, making effective collaboration with Israelis essential. Lilit’s Israel seminar builds confidence in action and paves the way for successful work in Israel. Today, the Holy Land is more than a centre of three world religions: it has the world’s highest per-capita concentration of Nobel laureates. It is about start-ups, high tech and innovation. Yet the Middle East situation and our relationship to Israel’s history call for reflection by German partners and expats. This concerns both the current conflict and how we address Germany’s past. Our intertwined history directly affects business in Israel and today’s image of Germany and its products. Understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict and the coexistence—and occasional opposition—of Jerusalem’s religious communities is also important. Only then can your employees understand the Israeli side’s decisions and views, which is vital for productive joint project work.

Working in Israel: flexible thinking and direct communication

Working in Israel requires business partners to adopt an approach shaped by strategic empathy . They need to address the Holocaust, boycotts of Israel and kosher dietary rules sensitively, as well as practical local matters. Prepare your employees with an Israel seminar for the ubiquitous security checks, the lack of public transport on Shabbat or on Yom Kippur. Gain confidence around Jewish customs and holidays. Intercultural competence and knowledge are needed to avoid missteps. Culture is a key factor determining success or failure in cooperation with Israel. Don’t take risks with the foundation of your partnerships’ success. Book Israel training today and experience the relaxed side of the Holy Land with Lilit.

Our Lilit Israel seminar

• Intercultural awareness: Intercultural training on Israel also involves global thinking. Participants recognise and reflect on their own cultural conditioning. This develops an understanding of differences from Israeli culture and of everyday life and interpersonal relations.
• Expert knowledge of Israel: An introduction to Israeli culture builds understanding of cultural practices. In the Israel seminar, you learn the background to kosher dietary rules and the prohibition on work on Shabbat. How do Israelis think? Their self-image as ‘Sabra’ and a look at the Israeli mindset provide an answer.
• Different working styles in Germany and Israel: Prepare your team for differences in attitudes to time and deadlines. Agile project management also plays an important role when working with ‘start-up nation Israel’. Learn how security issues and military service influence working styles and hierarchy, and recognise religion’s impact on scheduling and availability.
• Individual advice: As part of our small-group coaching for companies, Lilit offers intercultural consulting that addresses individual cases and questions in depth. Your employees receive training in intercultural management. They not only learn how to work effectively with Israeli colleagues and partners, but also find practical solutions to misunderstandings and difficult situations.

Doing business in Israel? Be prepared for spontaneity and the flexible thinking of the start-up nation! Interested? Get in touch—we’ll be happy to advise you. Choose the communication channel that suits you: we’re equally happy to receive an email or a call. Together, we develop a personalised concept matching your company’s and team’s requirements and making work in Israel easier. Get advice now. Let other participants convince you: It was very informative to learn about intercultural matters. I learned many important things! Well covered for the course length! (4-hour intensive coaching)