Our Approach: A Roadmap for Lasting Change

While our approach is customized to meet the unique needs and realities of each organization, we typically engage with our clients in one of three different ways:

Test the Waters.  Do you need to appraise the readiness of mid-level and senior leadership? Start with a customized awareness-raising presentation such as a “lunch and learn” session for all corporate leaders or an invitational session for a small executive leadership team or diversity council. Typically the session would:

• Examine assumptions about white men and diversity
• Introduce the concept of white male culture and its impact on engagement, motivation and work partnerships
• Interest attendees to want to learn more
• Identify a small group of key change agent leaders

These engaging presentations are drawn from our 15 years of research showing why white male involvement is critical to long-term diversity and inclusion success.     

Build Critical Mass. Has your organization identified and engaged senior leaders and is now ready to expand this core group to drive a larger effort forward? The key component will be one of our transformative learning labs, typically the White Men's Caucus or White Men and Allies, attended by a team of leaders. In these multi-day experiences attendees will:

• Quickly grasp our unique approach
• Assess if there is a fit
• Build deeper partnerships among members of your change team
• Identify personal and organizational next steps

We'll even help you develop a strategy to capture the tangible return on investment for these multi-day sessions.

Fully Engage Change Agents. Does your organization already have the right leaders in place, eager to make changes? We recommend beginning with an internal WHITE MEN AS FULL DIVERSITY PARTNERS learning lab (White Men's Caucus, Women of Different Tribes or White Men and Allies) for a group of key stakeholders. We follow this up with a strategy session for the entire group to craft a plan for changing practices, policies and behaviors and determining critical next steps. Results from this approach include:

• Redoubled commitment among your already committed leaders
• Strong bridges between senior leaders, affinity network leaders, D&I and HR staff, and other key stakeholders
• A road map to full leadership engagement

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