Ann Arbor, MI – February 2025 – On a crisp winter morning, hundreds of determined University of Michigan students file into the Jack Roth Club at Michigan Stadium. They’ve spent weeks looking forward to the annual Leadership Crisis Challenge, where they’ll step into a...
The Sanger Leadership Center is thrilled to announce the addition of leadership coaching to its credential program, the Michigan Ross Leader Endorsement (MRLE). MRLE is designed for students who want to devote a large portion of their Ross journey to developing their...
Authored by Michelle Austin and Erica Haughton Organizations love a good buzzword. Nowhere does this become more evident than in a review of corporate values statements. In a 2021 study of 525 company values statements, the most commonly cited values included...
During spring break, 50 students from across the U-M community came together to learn about leadership at the Michigan LeaderShape® Institute. A counter-narrative to the warm, beachy vacations that many expect from spring break, students journeyed north to Camp...
Even before COVID-19, businesses large and small were embracing the digital economy through e-commerce, telecommuting, virtual teamwork, and online learning. There’s no doubt that the prolonged experience of working from home has accelerated the adoption of these...
The Sanger Leadership Center stands by its commitment to anti-racism and action plan as well as the Ross Commitment to Action. We can only dismantle systemic racism and make meaningful change by uniting diverse communities through courageous, accountable, and...
Remote teamwork has become the new normal for organizations around the globe. And while remote teams pose challenges for employees to collaborate and perform, they also offer enormous opportunities. Below we reflect on one the key opportunity in this respect: the...
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...
Black Lives Matter. We continue to be deeply saddened and outraged by the extrajudicial murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black individuals. We are horrified by the insidious threats that were hurled at Christian Cooper, which...
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...
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...
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...
