Sep 17, 2019 | Resilience, Strategies and Tips, Books
Grit matters. How do we grow it? Grit—it’s a buzz word. Who doesn’t want to have it? But what exactly is it and how do we get it? We read Angela Duckworth’s book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and summarized our take-aways for you. What is grit and why...
Sep 1, 2019 | Student Blog, Business + Impact Challenge
Just one day after arriving on campus, the most diverse class of Michigan Ross Full-Time MBA students ever were faced with an ambitious business challenge presented by Amazon and Sanger. This year’s Business + Impact Challenge asked students to develop innovative ways...
Jul 8, 2019 | Student Blog, LDRx
The University of Michigan is a big place. It’s made smaller by our Michigan Ross community, but it can still be hard to decide on what clubs and activities to get involved in during freshman and sophomore years. We recently checked in with BBA senior Sirisha Billa,...
May 6, 2019 | Student Blog, Ross Leaders Academy
By: Lynn Chou, MM ’19 1. Because Investing in Your Personal Growth Starts Now. There are 1,440 minutes in a day. If you’re anything like me, those minutes are mostly spent on daily tasks, classes, sleeping, and, realistically, watching too much Netflix. But what...
Apr 25, 2019 | Student Blog, Ross Leaders Academy
By: Rima Fadlallah, MBA ’20 In January, I attended what would be my favorite Ross Leaders Academy (RLA) session all year (and I love RLA sessions). This session, in particular, was on empathy. Towards the middle of the session, we started a group discussion on...
Jan 14, 2019 | Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership
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...
Aug 30, 2018 | Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership
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 | Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership
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...
Jan 18, 2018 | Books, Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership
“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...
