Jun 15, 2020 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams
Make the most of rainy days or stay cool indoors this summer by learning leadership online through Michigan Online! The courses, which utilize Coursera or EdX, are free for University of Michigan students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Many Ross professors lead the...
May 29, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Managing Teams, Books
What if you had the power to think of bold, innovative ideas that changed the world? Here’s some good news: you do. Everyone has the capability. Adam Grant’s Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World instills confidence in readers to be original thinkers by...
May 5, 2020 | Leadership Crisis Challenge, Managing Teams, Sanger Programs
Spotlighted in the University Record along with a list of notable students graduating with the Class of 2020, Max Garcia, BBA 2020, reflected on his experience with our Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC). According to the article, Max sees how lessons learned at LCC...
Apr 10, 2020 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer
Working remotely has been challening for many teams, but it can also yield some positive and lasting results. In a webinar with Michigan Ross Exectuive Education, our faculty director and Michigan Ross Professor Lindy Greer discussed the pitfalls and the positives of...
Apr 9, 2020 | Sanger Programs, Leadership Crisis Challenge, Managing Teams
Nicole Crosby, MBA ’20 and Brad Lorant, OMBA ’22, reflect on their experience at the Sanger Leadership Crisis Challenge earlier this year. They give an overview of how a team of seven Michigan students who didn’t know each other came together to devise a plan,...
Mar 26, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer
As countless companies of all sizes find themselves shifting to remote work due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the challenge also creates opportunities. Michigan Ross Professor and Sanger faculty director Lindy Greer says that now is a great time for organizations...
Mar 4, 2020 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Emotions
Traditionally, we’ve been taught to avoid discussing feelings in the workplace, but a growing body of research shows that leaders who are transparent about their emotions are more successful in their own work and boost the performance of the people working with them....
Nov 14, 2019 | Managing Teams, Sanger Programs, Orientation
At the start of their MBA, 425+ Michigan Ross full-time MBAs from the Class of 2020 got their hands dirty — literally. Paint, feathers, and glitter were on hand during the Big Picture, an exercise led by faculty members Lindy Greer, Sue Ashford, and Dave Mayer. Learn...
Oct 24, 2019 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Strategies and Tips, Communication
Faculty director Lindy Greer was recently featured in CNN Business with several tips for dealing with passive-aggressive colleagues. Her first tip is about simply starting an active listening conversation: “To create a safe conversation, you need a change of...
Aug 30, 2019 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams
Think about the last time you were part of a high-functioning team. One that was particularly creative, collaborative, strategic, and results-oriented. Who was responsible for the team’s success? Was it the team leader? Was it other individual contributors? Most...
Jul 15, 2019 | Books, Strategies and Tips, Communication, Managing Teams
After a busy and rewarding winter semester, our team was eager to dive back into our book club. With a recommendation from Sanger’s new faculty director, Lindy Greer, we decided to read Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce...
