Aug 17, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Sanger News
Just like reading or math, leadership is a skill that anyone can learn. And it’s a valuable skill—leadership is key to achieving any goal you want to accomplish, be it personal, organizational, or societal. Whether you want to live a more purposeful life, lead a...
Jul 31, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Leading Organizations, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Podcast
Sanger faculty director Lindy Greer was interviewed by Peter Winick on the Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast this week. She discussed the importance of science and data in leadership education and also gives tips from her experience publishing her content beyond...
Jul 6, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Sanger News
High school students participating in U-M’s Wolverine Pathways Summer Institute will take a month-long course on leadership taught by Sanger Associate Director Jeff Domagala. The course, “Becoming a Self-Aware Leader,” will focus on building...
May 29, 2020 | Books, Self-Leadership, Managing Teams
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...
Apr 24, 2020 | Self-Leadership
More than any time in recent memory, we all need to be better leaders of ourselves right now. But how? Using powerful imagery, Brian Flanagan explores how you can move forward in an uncertain VUCA world. Read more from his post on LinkedIn.Continue Reading “We...
Apr 10, 2020 | Books, Self-Leadership
During the current pandemic, many of us experience some things for the first time – salary cuts or job loss, difficulty getting groceries, lack of childcare, managing remote learning, missing our social contacts. We are adjusting and will get through this. But...
Apr 1, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Values
Core values give life definition, provide clarity, and serve as a compass helping to navigate how to move forward. Values seem easy to live when life is easy and we’re in a state of flow. When we’re in challenging times, we often forget that our values can serve as a...
Mar 3, 2020 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Empathy, Ross Leaders Academy
You’ve heard it said over and over at Michigan Ross, the b-school for purpose-driven leaders: empathy is the key to leading effectively. But what does that mean, exactly? And more importantly, how do you do it? Research shows that empathy is critical to effectively...
Dec 19, 2019 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Communication, Emotions
The holidays are right around the corner and I am working through my to-do list. Here is how I’m doing so far: Do you have similar items on your list? Before you conveniently skip right over that scary #4, hear me out. If you are like me, the holidays can stir up a...
Dec 12, 2019 | Books, Self-Leadership
What if you could design a moment that would create a lifelong customer? Or what if you could make your partner’s next birthday a day they will remember forever, rather than just let another year roll by? Chip and Dan Heath’s book, The Power of Moments, lays out a...
Nov 11, 2019 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
The Sanger Leadership Center joined members of the Michigan Leadership Collaborative on Wednesday, November 6, to welcome Mike Erwin to campus. Mike is the CEO of the Character & Leadership Center, president of The Positivity Project, and co-author of the book...
May 21, 2019 | Communication, Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Story Lab
Sanger’s managing director, Brian Flanagan, recently shared six tips to help distill complex messages into a simple story as part of an exclusive article for SmartBrief. Why does storytelling matter for leaders? According to the article, “being a solid...
