Israeli Work Culture Looks Like Chaos. It Works. ft. Paul Gladstone

What happens to your team when the manager disappears for a week?

Paul Gladstone believes the answer reveals a great deal about the manager, the systems they have built, and the culture they have created.

Paul is the founder of Talk With The Scot and Head of SEO & GEO at Wadi Digital, where he has led the organic team for more than six years. In this conversation with Yoel, he draws on more than 25 years of management experience to explain what strong leadership looks like in practice.

They discuss the communication required to manage remote teams, why people need to feel safe making mistakes, how managers can give direct feedback without humiliating employees, and how to prevent management from becoming a bottleneck.

Paul and Yoel also explore Israel’s unusually direct workplace culture, the strengths of young Israelis, managing up to founders and executives, and the systems companies need as they grow from a small team into a larger organization.

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Hosted by Yoel Israel

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00:00 - Introduction & Meet Paul Gladstone

01:23 - Remote Management vs. In-Person Management

04:00 - What to Look For When Hiring a Remote Manager

06:51 - Essential Skill Sets for Remote Leadership