Tzafrir Tiferet

Israel Defence Forces (IDF): Rank Major. 2001-2007 Last position: Officer and Company commander of fighters at Golani Brigade. I've led operations and teams of up to 120 soldiers. 2007-2013: Prime Minister's office. I led teams of 15 employees 2013-2015- Tour guide course: at The Ministry of Tourism in Israel. worked as a tour guide at the National Park Authority (NPA) and as a ranger prevention of illegal hunting 2015-2017: Educator at Mechinat HaNegev in Sede Boker. 2017-2020: COO&Co-founder at Kumba LTD 2020-2023: Entrepreneur, Professional Tour Guide, Public Speaker, Arabic teacher Skills set that I took from my Jobs experiences: People Management: I was involved in Recruiting, hiring, training, mentoring, coaching, onboarding, disciplining, getting buy-in, and team building. Collaboration Leadership Skills: I dealt with Analyzing problems, brainstorming solutions, compromising, defining roles, facilitating discussion, and employee engagement. Decision Making: I dealt with Prioritizing tasks, research, ethical decision-making, team decision-making, problem analysis, consensus-building Time Management: I dealt with setting goals, with self-awareness, prioritization, focus, self-motivation, outsourcing, and stress management. Problem Solving: I have experience in data gathering, fact-finding, problem analysis, brainstorming, research, test development, testing, and evaluation. Ethical Leadership Skills: Accountability, professionalism, honesty, judgment. Communication: I got the opportunity to be an Active listener, and public speaker storytelling, facilitating conversations, giving presentations, and PowerPoint. Interpersonal Skills: Charisma, relationship building, listening, empathy, conflict management. Motivating Employees: Providing rewards, giving recognition, giving feedback, receiving feedback, evaluating performance, and setting expectations. Creative Thinking Skills: Lateral thinking, brainstorming, listening to ideas, open-mindedness. Project Management: Lean thinking, strategic planning, scheduling, Scrum. Computer Skills: MS Office, email, writing, enterprise systems, spreadsheets. Supporting Employees: Listening, keeping promises, compassion, logistics. Lean Thinking: Value stream mapping, kanban, inventory reduction, setup reduction. Agile/Scrum: Meeting facilitation, Agile planning, enforcing rules, shielding the team, servant leadership, and removing impediments