Team Pegine Inc. provides diversity training programs to organizations like NASA, the US military, and various companies to help motivate leaders in a diverse world. Their flagship program, White Guys Are Diverse Too!, aims to show white men that they too are diverse and should engage in diversity initiatives. The training discusses over 100 ways that white men can be diverse based on factors like ancestry, culture, beliefs, and more in order to better relate to an increasingly diverse workforce and society.

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2. Team Pegine Inc.Motivating Leaders In A Diverse World ©2009 PegineEchevarria, MSW www. Pegine.com www.WhiteGuysAreDiverse.com (904) 280-8806 The Military Leadership Diversity Commission Website is: http://mldc.whs.mil/

4. Clients include NASA, Social Security Administration, Colgate Palmolive, Intel, Verizon, State Farm Insurance, New York Life Insurance and Working Mother Media.

6. The US Navy utilizes TPI’s leadership and diversity training services.

9. White men feel valued as unique individuals. White guys, and those around them, validate and value the diversity among white men.

12. White Men and Mentoring When involved, white men are powerful mentors 40% of multicultural women say their most important career related developmental relationship was with a Caucasian man. Working Mother Media 2007

13. Code Word “Diversity” Diversity has become a code word for white men to mean “everybody but me” Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 1020.02 February 5, 2009 definesdiversity as “the different characteristics and attributes of individuals.” See video at www.WhiteGuysAreDiverse.com

14. White Male Exclusion “It’s a hard time to be a white man in America right now, because I feel like I’m being lumped in with all white males in America, and I’ve tried to do stuff, but it’s a tough time.” Atlantic 2009 “I get it: as a straight white male, I’m the worst thing on Earth.” Atlantic 2009

15. White Guys and Diversity White guys can’t talk about diversity until they know they are diverse TM

16. Diverse White Men There are over 105 different ways white men are diverse. The ABC’s – Ability, Age, Agility, Ancestry, Belief, Background, Culture, Communication Style, Dependents, Disability, Economics, Education, etc.

17. Diverse White Men Ancestry According to the 2000 Census there were 92 ancestries reported. The top Caucasian ancestries were German, Irish, English, Polish, French, Scottish, Dutch, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, and Swedish. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3 Culture is passed down through generations. Lessons from our ancestors play a role in our development. They impact our values, beliefs and aspirations. Cultural nuances impact communication which in turn impact team effectiveness.

19. Sought by women and minorities for advice, support and camaraderie.

20. Expanding their view of the world.

21. Seeking to understand.

22. Open to sharing their unique perspective.

23. Prepared for future demographic changes.

24. Valued and appreciated for who they are.

26. Change Attitudes: How will the military transform attitudes regarding white men? Attitude transformation empowers women and minorities to seek white male mentors and to lead units of diverse white men effectively.