Apr 6, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Sanger News, Purpose, Self-Leadership
Becoming a leader is a journey that requires significant effort, determination, and self-belief. However, many tend to believe that leaders are born, not made. They think that leadership is an innate talent that some people possess and others don’t. In a recent...
Apr 6, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Sanger News, Lindy Greer
In the modern workplace, the concept of “hierarchical flexing” has emerged as a way to manage teams and projects more effectively. This technique involves adjusting the level of control and oversight given to team members based on their experience and the...
Mar 28, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Sanger News, Lindy Greer
“Many companies emphasize the importance of increasing diversity and inclusion in decision-making teams and promoting processes that encourage employees to express their differences in opinion. It is naive, however, to expect that once diversity is present and...
Feb 16, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Lindy Greer
Leadership styles are not one size fits all. Leaders must be able to pivot, adjusting to the situation at hand. Hippos, or the highest paid person in organizations, should know when to be out of the water and leading from the front, or below the water, empowering...
Nov 16, 2022 | Leadership Dialogues, Leading Organizations, Sanger Programs
On November 10, Robin Washington, BBA ’84, board member of Alphabet, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., and Salesforce.com, and former chief financial officer of Gilead, joined Professor Yesim Orhun at Michigan Ross as part of Sanger’s Leadership Dialogues speaker...
Jul 15, 2022 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Programs, Leadership Dialogues
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-author of Net Positive, was the featured speaker at the most recent session of Sanger’s Leadership Dialogues series. After participating in a private conversation with a small group of students from the Ross School of...
Jul 14, 2022 | Leading Organizations
The U-M Board of Regents has voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Santa J. Ono as the 15th President of the University of Michigan. Dr. Ono most recently served as President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of British Columbia and will begin his new role in Ann Arbor...
May 16, 2022 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Programs, Leadership Dialogues
Through our powerful ideas, purpose-driven leaders, and positive impact, we empower business leaders to make a positive difference in the world. Bold ideas take center stage in the Sanger Leadership Center’s new speaker series, the Leadership Dialogues. During each...
Apr 19, 2022 | Leading Organizations, Women in Leadership
While women continue to be underrepresented in top leadership positions around the world, some organizations are taking action to address this inequity. General Motors (GM) has long understood that unique perspectives are key to success in the marketplace. Women...
Nov 30, 2021 | Books, Leading Organizations
Positive work environments have been shown to boost productivity, improve growth mindset, and increase collaboration across teams. A recent book by Ross School of Business Professor Emeritus Kim Cameron summarizes his many years of research into the power of positive...
Jul 12, 2021 | Leading Organizations
With programs like the Leadership Crisis Challenge, crisis leadership is something we’re known for preparing our students for at Michigan Ross. We’re excited to announce that Ross faculty member and Sanger faculty champion Mike Barger has released a new...
Apr 20, 2021 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams
The Sanger team recently re-evaluated our organization’s values: they are now more action-oriented and represent all quadrants of the Michigan Model of Leadership. It had been several years since our team’s values were created, and in that time, our center has grown...
