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Student Speakers Collaborate With Sanger to Craft Their Stories During Coaching Sessions

Student Speakers Collaborate With Sanger to Craft Their Stories During Coaching Sessions

Nov 8, 2023 | Sanger News, Communication, Self-Leadership

Crafting a compelling, impactful story is no easy feat. Doing so requires intentionality, reflection, and practice. Over the course of the past few months, Sanger’s managing director, Jeff Domagala, provided storytelling coaching to several student participants of...
Unveiling the Cultural Cheat Code: A Conversation with Michigan Ross Professor Marcus Collins

Unveiling the Cultural Cheat Code: A Conversation with Michigan Ross Professor Marcus Collins

Jul 26, 2023 | Sanger News, Communication

In today’s fast-paced landscape, understanding the intricate relationship between culture and human behavior is nothing short of unlocking a secret cheat code. Imagine having the key to influencing what people buy, what they do, and even who they aspire to be. That is...
Four Ways to Lead Through Crisis—Now and in the Future

Four Ways to Lead Through Crisis—Now and in the Future

Apr 3, 2020 | Communication, Leading Organizations

The current coronavirus pandemic has created massive challenges for companies and for families. What are some ways you can grapple with the crisis now and learn skills for handling events like this or others in the future? Clinical Professor and Executive Director of...
5 Steps for Navigating Hot Button Topics this Holiday Season

5 Steps for Navigating Hot Button Topics this Holiday Season

Dec 19, 2019 | Emotions, Communication, Strategies and Tips, Self-Leadership

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...
How to Handle Passive-Aggressive Co-Workers: Tips from our Faculty Director

How to Handle Passive-Aggressive Co-Workers: Tips from our Faculty Director

Oct 24, 2019 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Communication, Strategies and Tips

Faculty director Lindy Greer was recently featured in CNN Business with several tips for dealing with passive-aggressive colleagues. Her first tip is about simply starting an active listening conversation: “To create a safe conversation, you need a change of...
We Read Difficult Conversations for the Sanger Book Club and Improved Our Team’s Communication Skills

We Read Difficult Conversations for the Sanger Book Club and Improved Our Team’s Communication Skills

Jul 15, 2019 | Managing Teams, Communication, Strategies and Tips, Books

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...
Six Actionable Tips for Telling Your Story

Six Actionable Tips for Telling Your Story

May 21, 2019 | Communication, Story Lab, Strategies and Tips, 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...
What We’re Reading: December 2018

What We’re Reading: December 2018

Dec 17, 2018 | Books, Communication, Strategies and Tips

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...
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