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Have you ever been intrigued by someone and the work they do? I’m constantly wanting to know more about people and so when I read the book by Michael Welp, Four Days To Change I wanted to know more. Michael and I live in the same small yet progressive town in North Idaho and have never really met…so what did I do, I reached out and asked him if we could meet for coffee because I was curious. We sat across from each other discussing the usual – How did you get to Sandpoint, what is your life like, etc. And then he spoke of his time in South Africa in the years when Mandela was released from prison, how he found his voice as a white male through work in diversity. How he found the freedom to jump out of his cultural box that he wasn’t even aware of. There are not many times I’m speechless however, speaking with Michael both that day and as I interviewed him, I found myself deeply listening to his story, how he co-created White Men as Full Diversity Partners (https://wmfdp.com), and his thoughts and experiences on multiple topics we explored. This episode is jam packed with important and life changing reflections that you don’t want to miss! Listen in to our conversation of exploration! Michael Welp, PhD. is a co-founder of White Men as Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP). For 20 years, Welp has led pioneering workshops engaging white male leaders to create cultures of full inclusion. He focuses on how to engage white men to become more passionate advocates for inclusion and how they can partner better with people of color and white women. Welp has facilitated interracial team building with over a dozen South African corporations in his work with Outward Bound. His research on how white men learn about diversity led to founding WMFDP. Welp is the author of the book, Four Days to Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World. It’s important to find someone - maybe multiple someone’s - you trust to begin down the road of leadership growth. At the end of the day, you owe it to your team and counterparts to embrace your role as a leader. Listen now to learn how you can begin to take stock of your goals and visit https://www.threevconsulting.com/ and request a free consultation.