“Every diplomat and member of our military serving overseas should have Save Your Ammo as required reading. It is a superb guide to understanding the importance of culture in all interactions and the need for the appreciation of culture in how it influences relationships, decision making, and policy development.”
-General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, Retired
“Save Your Ammo is a must-read primer for anyone remotely serious about performing well in a cross-cultural environment. Easy to digest, it is chock full of insightful, practical advice backed up with real-world anecdotes that underscore the enduring concepts the authors’ research has distilled.”
-Major General Mike Rothstein, USAF, Retired (former Air University Vice Commander)
“…the perfect guide for all of us who routinely are in touch with our world. It’s a cultural ‘how to’ done through lively storytelling as we navigate global choppy waters.”
-Major General Spider Marks, Army, Retired
“Save Your Ammo helps readers … in one of the few contexts where cultural knowledge can, in fact, be the ultimate deciding factor between mission success or failure – or life and death.”
-Professor Emeritus Kenneth Cushner, Executive Director of the International Academy for Intercultural Research and author of Intercultural Interactions: A Practical Guide
“Among all the cross-cultural books that I have read (and written), the number, detail, and value of the stories in this book are unique. The authors are to be congratulated for providing such a valuable and actionable tool…”
-Professor Mansour Javidan, Director of the Najafi Global Mindset Institute, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and co-author of Strategic Leadership Across Cultures
“Save your Ammo is an incredibly riveting and indispensable book. Filled with countless stories of challenging cross-cultural encounters combined with practical advice that is extremely empowering, it’s a must read for anyone working on international assignments.”
-Professor Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland, author of Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: Tight and Loose Cultures and the Secret Signals that Direct Our Lives
“…an excellent description and guide…for anyone working across cultures in tense, ambiguous situations where split second decisions can mean the difference between life and death.”
-Professor David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University, Director of Humintell, and editor of the Handbook of Culture and Psychology