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For more than 20 years, I've been facilitating self-awareness: helping people see what shapes them and choose consciously how to respond.

 


That work began with cultural conditioning and personality patterns, enabling over 125,000 people across five continents to navigate differences more effectively in their work and lives. From CEOs to college students, across technology, healthcare, finance, education, and manufacturing. Interactive, experiential sessions focused on self-discovery: uncovering how culture and personality shape perception, how unconscious patterns drive behavior, and how awareness creates choice.

Now, as AI accelerates, the question has deepened. Leaders with decades of expertise watching it become obsolete. Young professionals wondering if they should even build expertise. Everyone navigating the same crisis: their identity is dissolving. But AI isn't creating this crisis. It's revealing it. For generations, we've built identity through developing expertise, earning credentials, solving complex problems, being the recognized authority. When AI can do all of these faster, we're facing an ancient question with new urgency:

What remains when everything changes?

 
 

 

Recent speaking engagements include:

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All engagements can be delivered in English, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese. Formats and applications vary by offering.
 

 

Workshops
Intimate groups. Half-day, full-day, or multi-day immersive work.

Keynotes
Foundational topics for larger audiences. Awareness-building and inspiration.

Tailored Applications
Work adapted to specific needs. Career pivots, life passages, organizational change.


Core offerings:

THE REHARMONIZATION PRACTICE

You're not being called to lead the way you were taught. The old model (control outcomes, deliver solutions, be the expert) breaks down when AI accelerates complexity beyond what any individual can process. When leaders can't find their footing in this new way of working, performance degrades: slower decisions, decreased retention, innovation stalling, teams disengaging.

The solution isn't learning new skills. It's recognizing the capacity to reframe circumstances: to see the same situation differently and act from expanded options. This practice develops that capacity: navigating uncertainty without needing to control it, holding productive ambiguity instead of forcing premature solutions, accessing collective intelligence that exceeds what any individual can generate alone.

What becomes possible:

  • Better decisions when ambiguity is high and time is short

  • Deeper relationships that drive retention (people stay where they can be honest)

  • Innovation through spaciousness rather than mandate

  • Leading change with your team instead of mandating it to them

This isn't about acquiring new skills. It's about recognizing capacities you already possess but may not be using consciously.


GROW YOUR GLOBAL IQ

Cultural conditioning shapes perception, drives behavior, and determines whether connections succeed or fail. The Cultural ROI™ method helps you see your own programming first, then Recognize cultural cues in others, Open your mind to alternate interpretations, and Identify opportunities to adapt consciously.

This isn't about memorizing cultural facts or avoiding offense. It's about developing the capacity to witness your automatic responses, catch potential misalignments before they become problems, and choose how to bridge difference effectively. Whether building strategic partnerships, expanding into new markets, or navigating diverse teams, the work is the same: see what shapes you, see what shapes them, adapt consciously.

The foundation for everything else: you can't navigate cultural difference until you can see your own cultural reflexes.


EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE

How values and expectations shape every service encounter, internal and external. When teams pass customers across divisions, misaligned expectations create friction. This work helps everyone speak in one company voice: exploring what different people bring to service interactions, creating consistency across touchpoints, and building accountability that removes obstacles rather than assigning blame. The result: predictable, familiar experiences that exceed expectations across all backgrounds.


  1. The most powerful influence on attitude and behavior is one’s culture – and Michael shows you how to be more effective with more people from different cultures.

    Brian Tracy, Author of ‘How the Best Leaders Lead’

  2. Michael is truly exceptional at what he does; drives high-touch, high-impact work that makes a difference!

    Director of Global Retail Talent, Apple

  3. Michael is one in a million. He combines a rare and deep understanding of global cultural issues with humor to create awareness on one of the most important topics of our era. His stories and teachings have been invaluable for us at SAP Academy, as we has spoken to over a thousand millennials from over 50 countries in our global training facility.

    Rae Kyriazis, Global Vice President, SAP

  4. I had the pleasure of attending a speaking event through my company where Michael was the speaker and his grasp and knowledge of human behaviors and interpreting them would be useful for anyone who is striving to improve upon understanding human interactions and relationships.

    Senior Salesperson, Home Building Industry

  5. I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with Michael and hear him speak on multiple occasions. I have learned something new and valuable each time. He has an undeniable knack to relate to the audience in a fun, humorous manner, yet trains and educates on very sensitive, powerful subject matter. Anyone who is working with, socializing with, or in contact with (that’s EVERYONE!) someone from a culture other than their own needs to connect with Michael Landers.

    Christine Slaughter, Director of Marketing and Design, Shaw Floors

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"The ground is shifting. You don't have to navigate it alone."

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