Even if you’re a natural at adjusting almost subconsciously to people from different cultures, this book is still an important read. Perhaps the person you’re working with – or perhaps someone on your team – isn’t as adept. Or perhaps your boss, your client, the management team back home isn’t understanding why you believe the approach or course of action they want may not be effective. Meyers recommends starting with a culture map, and then having an open dialogue with the team members to establish ground rules as well as discuss how different cultural traits may affect negotiations or decisions.