May 5, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
Siyu Yu, assistant professor of management and organizations at Michigan Ross and a Sanger Research Lab member, has received the Best Publication Award for 2024 from the International Association of Conflict Management. The award recognizes the top paper published...
May 4, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab, Strategies and Tips
Scaling leadership development is a common challenge: how do you design programs that are both impactful and sustainable? In a new article published in the Academy of Management Learning & Education journal, Sue Ashford, Michigan Ross professor, Sanger Research...
Apr 6, 2026 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Sanger Research Lab
Team structure isn’t one-size-fits-all—and the most effective teams don’t stay fixed for long. In a recent Forbes article, Lindy Greer, faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center, professor of management and organizations at Michigan Ross, and a Sanger Research...
Apr 1, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
As she completes her PhD at Michigan Ross, Christina Bradley has built a research portfolio focused on a deceptively simple question: how do emotions shape the way we work together? Her work explores how people respond to one another’s emotions in high-stakes...
Apr 1, 2026 | Michigan Model, Podcast, Sanger Research Lab
The Michigan Model of Leadership (MMoL), recently highlighted in National Today for its application across organizations, supports leaders as they learn to navigate complexity. In an episode of the Business & Society podcast, Gretchen Spreitzer, Monica Worline,...
Mar 30, 2026 | Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
What helps teams perform at their best under pressure? Research points to something often overlooked: rapport. In a recent article on new research, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, a Michigan Ross professor and Sanger Research Lab member, explores how interpersonal rapport...
Mar 30, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab, Emotions
Emotions can feel unpredictable, but research shows we have more control over them than we think. In a recent BBC article, Ethan Kross, a professor of psychology and management and organizations at the University of Michigan and a Sanger Research Lab member, shares...
Mar 23, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
It’s easy to dismiss routine meetings as a waste of time, but new insights suggest they may play a more important role in leadership than we think. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Elizabeth Trinh, a PhD candidate at Michigan Ross and a Sanger Research Lab...
Mar 2, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
Justin Berg, Michigan Ross associate professor, Sanger Research Lab member, and member of the Sanger Faculty Advisory Board, was recently quoted in Reworked on the limits of artificial intelligence in organizations. His message is clear: AI will not solve underlying...
Feb 27, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent article published by Crain’s Detroit Business,, Mike Barger, clinical assistant professor of business administration at Michigan Ross, JetBlue co-founder, and Sanger Research Lab member, challenges organizations to rethink how they approach crisis....
Feb 23, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
Siyu Yu, Michigan Ross assistant professor and Sanger Research Lab member, is the recipient of the Yi-fang Wu Junior Faculty Award, co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Association of Chinese Professors. Named in honor of Dr. Wu...
Feb 12, 2026 | Self-Leadership, Sanger Research Lab
Sue Ashford, Michigan Ross professor, Sanger Research Lab member, and member of the Sanger Faculty Advisory Board, recently published a new article in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior titled Angles on agency: A research life...
