Michael is a corporate anthropologist, which means he has a degree in understanding and studying human cultures. Michael applies insights from anthropology (the study of human beings as the curators of culture) to organisations to support them in aligning company culture as a strategic asset.
He has over 40 years of experience and has overseen over 300 culture transformation projects, which has taught him what works and what doesn’t when it comes to changing or improving culture.
Both as a keynote speaker and a gifted teacher and educator, Michael brings deep insights that explain what culture is, how it forms and functions, and how you can use this knowledge to optimise your culture. His work has been hailed by the world’s leading expert in organisational culture, the late Professor Edgar Schein, M.I.T Sloan Business School, providing the “Missing link” organisations have been missing for the past fifty years to align culture as a strategic asset.
The year 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Michael’s practice and the launch to the broader market of his astoundingly successful approach to developing culture as a competitive advantage like no other.
Michael is an award-winning author of ten books on organisational culture.