Jun 11, 2026 | Lindy Greer, Sanger Research Lab, Leading Organizations, Managing Teams
Sanger Faculty Director Lindy Greer and Sanger Research Lab member Maxim Sytch are featured in the July–August 2026 issue of Harvard Business Review for their article, “What companies get wrong about decision rights,” coauthored with Jennifer Jordan of IMD....
Apr 6, 2026 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Sanger Research Lab
Team structure isn’t one-size-fits-all—and the most effective teams don’t stay fixed for long. In a recent Forbes article, Lindy Greer, faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center, professor of management and organizations at Michigan Ross, and a Sanger Research...
Mar 30, 2026 | Managing Teams, Leadership Dialogues
On March 23, the Sanger Leadership Center welcomed Michigan Ross alumnus Marc Rosen (BBA ’90), chief executive officer of Catalyst Brands, to campus for the latest installment of the Leadership Dialogues speaker series. In conversation with Michigan Ross professor...
Mar 30, 2026 | Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
What helps teams perform at their best under pressure? Research points to something often overlooked: rapport. In a recent article on new research, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, a Michigan Ross professor and Sanger Research Lab member, explores how interpersonal rapport...
Jan 5, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer
Teams are often encouraged to choose a structure—either flatten decision-making to promote collaboration or rely on hierarchy to drive clarity and execution. New research from Lindy Greer, Michigan Ross professor and faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center,...
Oct 14, 2025 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
A new study published in Organization Science by researchers from the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the University of Toronto finds that the long-standing “second-class citizen” stigma attached to remote workers can weaken when organizations adopt...
Sep 2, 2025 | Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
Dr. Walter Sowden, lecturer of management and organizations at Michigan Ross and member of the Sanger Research Lab, recently published new research in Stress & Health on how perceptions of organizational climate influence mental health and well-being. The article,...
Mar 4, 2025 | Strategies and Tips, Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
Employee disengagement is on the rise—but what can leaders do about it? In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Sanger Research Lab members Dr. Gretchen Spreitzer and Dr. Robert Quinn provide insights into why employees check out at work and what leaders can do...
Jun 12, 2024 | Faculty Champions, Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Emotions
Emotions shape our work experiences, yet we often struggle to respond effectively. Our instinct is to avoid or ‘fix’ emotions. But what if we acknowledged them instead? A recent Harvard Business Review article by Sanger Faculty Director, Lindy Greer, and...
Jun 4, 2024 | Managing Teams, Faculty Champions
In the world of employee onboarding, it’s often assumed that newcomers were the first choice for their roles. However, research by Sanger Research Lab member, Zoe Schwingel-Sauer, and Wharton Associate Professor Samir Nurmohamed, sheds light on the experience of...
Dec 14, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams
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...
Dec 1, 2022 | Managing Teams
This past summer term, I had the opportunity to co-teach a new course in Ross’ Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) program. The class, “Software Teams and Project Management,” had two interrelated components—team dynamics and managing software development projects....
