The Advantage of Engaging The Human Catalyst

Michael Santarcangelo excites, ignites and turns insiders into allies who reduce business risk!

Michael is an expert on the human ecology of organizations. He draws on a diverse education and experience base of multiple disciplines allowing him to use tools from economics, sociology and others to attack problems. He is able to unmask real challenges and develop effective solutions. As a scientist, he works with data and the behavior of individuals, teams and organizations – often by using what already exists – to produce real and lasting results.

It is easy to engage with Michael — he engages with you, without pretension. He is focused and entirely present with each individual and audience. Michael meets individuals where they are, without judgment, and connects, listens and shares. Michael ignites interaction and provides continued guidance to individuals and organizations to help sustain changes.

Focus on individuals: amplify the good, validate and inspire change

What sets Michael apart are the results he gets based on how he works. His natural optimism and enthusiasm is captured in his focus on supporting the needs of individuals. Michael listens before offering solutions. With no pre-conceived notion of “the right answer,” Michael is uniquely able to shift thinking, inspire change and effectively support and guide change. His ability to help harness the natural ability of people leads to results that turn insiders into allies who reduce business risks.

Questions are the catalyst for conversations; conversations are the gateway to change

– Michael Santarcangelo

Realizing no one-size-fits-all, he validates concerns, asks questions and inspires the confidence for individuals to act. He gets results by meeting people where they are, empowering them with frameworks and approaches that benefit individuals, teams, organizations and entire communities (industries).

What happens when breach is only a symptom?

In his eye-opening book, Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk, Michael unmasked the real challenge: individuals disconnected from the consequences of their actions. This directly reduces personal responsibility and prevents the ability to hold people accountable. Instead of telling people or beating them into compliance, Michael’s approaches excite and ignite natural processes – producing quick results that are lasting. Not smoke and mirrors.