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Do's and Don'ts in Open Space

22 min ยท 11 de abr de 2026
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Whatโ€™s more dangerous in the office: a tuna sandwich, a Friday meeting, or assuming every culture works like yours? ๐Ÿ‘€ what are the Doโ€™s and Donโ€™ts in your office? In this episode we get into the unspoken rules of office culture in Israel vs. North America : open space etiquette, fast decisions, holiday confusion, weekends, and all the little things nobody explains but everyone expects you to know. Vocabulary * Blurry- when something is not clear โ€“ The lines are blurry it is not black and white. Not focused ืžื˜ื•ืฉื˜ืฉ - ืœื ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื” * Rhythm- strong regular repeated pattern- music, daily routines and also in processes and workflows - ืžืงืฆื‘ ื‘ืžื•ืกื™ืงื” ื•ื’ื ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื–ืจื•ืช ื•ืฉื’ืจื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช - ื’ื ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” * Sense of Urgency- feeling that things need to be done immediately and quickly. ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืžืฉื™ืžื” * ื”ืืจื ื• ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื- Enlightened them * ื”ืกื‘ื ื• ืืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื™ื‘ื- To attract attention * ื›ื•ืœืœื ื™- comprehensive - includes everything

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Whatโ€™s more dangerous in the office: a tuna sandwich, a Friday meeting, or assuming every culture works like yours? ๐Ÿ‘€ what are the Doโ€™s and Donโ€™ts in your office? In this episode we get into the unspoken rules of office culture in Israel vs. North America : open space etiquette, fast decisions, holiday confusion, weekends, and all the little things nobody explains but everyone expects you to know. Vocabulary * Blurry- when something is not clear โ€“ The lines are blurry it is not black and white. Not focused ืžื˜ื•ืฉื˜ืฉ - ืœื ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื” * Rhythm- strong regular repeated pattern- music, daily routines and also in processes and workflows - ืžืงืฆื‘ ื‘ืžื•ืกื™ืงื” ื•ื’ื ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื–ืจื•ืช ื•ืฉื’ืจื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช - ื’ื ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” * Sense of Urgency- feeling that things need to be done immediately and quickly. ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืžืฉื™ืžื” * ื”ืืจื ื• ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื- Enlightened them * ื”ืกื‘ื ื• ืืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื™ื‘ื- To attract attention * ื›ื•ืœืœื ื™- comprehensive - includes everything

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