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 | Sanger Research Lab, Managing Teams
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 | Emotions, Sanger Research Lab
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...
Feb 11, 2026 | Podcast, Sanger Research Lab, Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
In a recent episode of the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast podcast, Wayne Baker, professor emeritus at Michigan Ross and a Sanger Research Lab member, explores a challenge many leaders quietly face: asking for help when others expect you to have the answers. Leaders...
Feb 1, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent Fast Company column, Sanger Research Lab member Marcus Collins, Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing, takes on a familiar business refrain: culture is a company’s greatest “cheat code.” While most leaders agree with the sentiment, Collins suggests the...
Jan 19, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent issue of The Executive Edge, a quarterly newsletter from Michigan Ross Executive Education, leaders are challenged to rethink how culture is built, sustained, and experienced amid shifting expectations, technological change, and evolving definitions of...
Jan 5, 2026 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Sanger Research Lab
Teams are often encouraged to choose a structure—either flatten decision-making to promote collaboration or rely on hierarchy to drive clarity and execution. New research from Lindy Greer, Michigan Ross professor and faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center,...
