Growing White Male Change Champions
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Transforming leaders with insider memberships is key to creating partnerships and cultures where everyone thrives. Discover a proven methodology of experiential learning that enables DEI to be a catalyst for life-changing leadership development.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify specific mindset shifts that enable white male leaders to recognize their critical role in utilizing their insider positions to foster inclusive cultures.
2. Learn techniques to present DEI efforts as equally relevant to executives by aligning DEI change initiatives with topics they value, such as leadership development, fostering cultures of collaboration and trust, innovation, and safety.
3. Provide methods to give white male leaders with an enhanced understanding of the personally and professionally benefits they derive from engaging in DEI leadership development work.
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Michael Welp
Michael Welp, PhD. is a Founder and CEO of WMFDP, FDP Global and Full Partner Leadership. For 25 years, Michael has led pioneering workshops using experiential learning methods to shift mindsets, build leadership skills, and grow change agents to create cultures where everyone thrives.
Earlier in his career, Michael facilitated interracial team-building with over a dozen South African corporations in his work with Outward Bound.
Michael is the author of the book, Four Days To Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World. His TEDx talk, is entitled White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots. Michael is also the host of The Insider Outsider Podcast.