Four Days to Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World

by Michael Welp

Organizations that get diversity right reap tremendous benefits that ripple across the company culture, and eventually lead to an indisputable impact on the bottom line. But robust, resilient diversity in the workplace thrives only when members of the majority group actively educate and challenge each other.

Based on 20 years of pioneering workshops engaging white male leaders in transforming their own mindsets, building leadership skills, and creating powerful partnerships at work and at home, Four Days to Change follows a group of men embarking in a life-changing process to broaden their view of the world and lead them into more authentic relationships across race, gender, and sexual orientation. Witness the kinds of conversations that have opened the eyes of thousands of white male leaders, freeing them to benefit from more inclusive, authentic partnerships in the workplace and at home.

Genres: Self Help

Audible Audio

Published July 7, 2016

Reviews

[Jordan Munn · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a white man, I was interested to read a book by and for me on the topic of intersectional equity. Overall, it's fine. Very readable and very introductory. It never goes too far into any topic, so seems best as a way to whet one's appetite for a deeper dive. Glad I read it.

[Cady · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first learned about this book when Michael Welp came to my place of work to participate on a panel about white privilege (a virtual panel of course) on Juneteenth. Like the others he mentioned in the book, I had a cautious and sometimes skeptical curiosity. What could I find myself learning from a white man about diversity? Can a white man discuss the topic of privilege objectively? Can they see their role in this system in a way that encourages change rather than defensiveness? I enjoyed Michael's perspective during the panel but was eager to hear more, which inspired me to download this book.

Michael offers a unique and important perspective as America and the world at large struggle to dismantle systemic racism and encourage diversity both in the workplace and interpersonal relationships. Michael highlights the need for white men to truly understand their roles in this problem and engage as full diversity partners. I am not a man nor am I fully white but reading this book helped me think about my own mind set and gave me constructive tools to do better in my own life to pursue diversity work. The book educates through both anecdote and actionable frameworks that I think would benefit anyone to better understand one other and hopefully pursue diversity more actively.

For what it's worth, Michael is a great storyteller so similar to one review I did not even realizing how much I was learning while being invested in the story along the way.

[Jim Morris]

Michael Welp's book poignantly illustrates the work we white men can and need to do to both understand the culture that we live in and to learn to support each other (white men) better, especially when it comes to partnering with others. Welp condenses his wisdom and experience as a social scientist, interventionist, father/friend/white man, thought leader and entreprenuer into an easy to ready story of learning and transformation for a group of men going through one of his firm's "White Men's Caucuses.

I found the book easy to read, engaging and fun. It is well organized and Welp is a good story teller so I barely noticed that I was learning along the way.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a life changing experience. There is much work to be done for white people to understand what their whiteness means. This book helps pave the way to deep understanding of how our white cocoon envelopes us and blinds us to the privilege that surrounds us.

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read! The realm of possibilities this book provides is phenomenal!