New Book Reveals Best Practices for Security Professionals Working in Other Cultures
Save Your Ammo: Working Across Cultures for National Security by Louise Rasmussen and Winston Sieck, co-founders of Global Cognition, is now available.
Throughout their careers, military personnel often receive assignments that require them to relocate to foreign areas and work with individuals with diverse cultures. It is vital that they are able to function effectively within foreign regions, especially in tense situations that may create misunderstanding or negative reactions.
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Infused with stories of real encounters, “Save Your Ammo” covers 12 cultural competencies that have proven useful for navigating the kinds of challenging engagements that arise in the security context. In his review of the book, General Tony Zinni says, “Every diplomat and member of our military serving overseas should have Save Your Ammo as required reading.”
Dr. Louise Rasmussen, the lead author says, “Military professionals need more than cultural sensitivity. They work with people from all over the world, often in high conflict settings. They face some really tough and sometimes disturbing decisions in that context. We wanted to create a guide for junior service members that goes deeper than cultural sensitivity.”
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The first chapter helps newer military members make the link between cross-cultural relationships and their own mission success. The next couple of chapters lay out a mindset for coming to grips with culture and dealing with normal reactions to cultural differences – especially in high-stakes settings. The remaining chapters present the cultural learning, thinking, and interaction skills necessary for understanding and collaborating productively with individuals who hold culturally different values, beliefs, and perceptions.
Professor Michele Gelfand writes that 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…”
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