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...
May 21, 2019 | Strategies and Tips, Story Lab, Communication, Self-Leadership
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...
Feb 1, 2019 | Purpose, Ross Leaders Academy, Strategies and Tips
By: Sneha Miglani, MBA ’20 We are so engrossed in our daily lives that we often forget to pause, look and reflect on where we are now and where we’re heading. I have goals, like everyone else, and I am constantly in pursuit of these little wins, at times...
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 17, 2018 | Books, Strategies and Tips, Communication
The Sanger team’s book club recently completed Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone. Our team conducts a quarterly 360-degree evaluation for every team member, so we were curious to discover new...
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 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...
Aug 10, 2018 | Books, Strategies and Tips, Leading Organizations
Our team was eager to dive into The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, just released this year. Several team members appreciated Coyle’s anecdotal-style, a departure from the science-heavy books we’ve focused on lately. Our takeaways and experiments we plan to run are...
Jun 21, 2018 | Strategies and Tips, Michigan Model
Just back from their three-month journey in Asia, the Global MBA Class of 2019 begins their year in Ann Arbor with a leadership program led by Brian Flanagan and Jeff Domagala at the Sanger Leadership Center. They will be joined by Professor David Mayer and Michigan...
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...
