Jan 14, 2019 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
Wouldn’t it be great if every time we ran into an obstacle in life, instead of getting stressed out and frustrated we got excited, gained energy, and explored creative solutions? It may sound far fetched, but what if I told you it’s not? No snake oil involved, what if...
Dec 10, 2018 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Ross Leaders Academy
During the first few weeks of the Ross Leaders Academy, students have begun a process of “self-excavation,” which indicates an effort to dig within oneself and uncover important personal data. This process helps students get below their own surface and bring dominant...
Oct 11, 2018 | Books, Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
The Sanger team’s book club recently completed Daniel H. Pink’s latest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Our team has often had anecdotal conversations about the best time to complete work, so we were excited to read about the science behind it....
Aug 31, 2018 | Self-Leadership
During their orientation scavenger hunt this summer, incoming freshmen stopped in the Center for Centers to contemplate the traits of a good leader. Students represented all areas of the Michigan Model of Leadership with their responses. Here are the top qualities the...
Aug 30, 2018 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
Imagine a place without a single trace of human disturbance. A place where the sun never sets and is so vast and majestic, your existence there seems unreal. While in this same place you encounter bitter cold, piercing rain, ravenous mosquitoes, charging grizzly...
Apr 16, 2018 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
Whether you’re embarking on a summer internship, a new career, or a summer vacation, you can use your time away from campus to experiment and take risks. Great leaders embrace risk in order to promote change and innovation in their organizations. Courage and creative...
Apr 16, 2018 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
You can grow as a leader without formal authority. Check out our tips to help you hone your skills this summer and when you return to campus next fall! 1. Run learning experiments. Experimentation is a key part the mindful engagement model created by Professor Sue...
Apr 12, 2018 | Books, Self-Leadership
Our team’s book club is currently reading up on the science of peak performance in Fabritius and Hagemann’s 2017 book. Check out our top learnings and some key experiments we plan to run below: Stop multitasking—really. The authors point to research that the brain...
Jan 18, 2018 | Books, Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips
“Know thyself” is one of the world’s original leadership tips and a tidal wave of books has reinforced the message in recent years. If you hope to become a more authentic, mindful, and emotionally intelligent leader, you must look inside yourself. At Sanger, we’re big...
