Feb 12, 2026 | Self-Leadership, Sanger Research Lab
Sue Ashford, Michigan Ross professor, Sanger Research Lab member, and member of the Sanger Faculty Advisory Board, recently published a new article in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior titled Angles on agency: A research life...
Feb 11, 2026 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Podcast, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent episode of the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast podcast, Wayne Baker, professor emeritus at Michigan Ross and a Sanger Research Lab member, explores a challenge many leaders quietly face: asking for help when others expect you to have the answers. Leaders...
Jan 26, 2026 | Leadership Crisis Challenge, Self-Leadership, Resilience
In a recent Poets&Quants Student Voices feature, Breezy Adams, JD/MBA ’26, reflects on how leadership development can take shape in unexpected ways—through self-care, small habit changes, and moments of reflection, alongside more traditional leadership...
Dec 12, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy, Self-Leadership
To close their fall semester of self-leadership development, our Ross Leaders Academy (RLA) fellows participated in Exploring Alternative Futures—a session designed to help students envision multiple paths their lives and careers could take. This year, the experience...
Nov 2, 2025 | Self-Leadership, Podcast, Sanger Research Lab
As traditional career paths evolve, many professionals are navigating independent or gig-based work. But how can they find meaning and momentum without the structure of a traditional organization? In a recent episode of Business and Society from Michigan Ross,...
Nov 14, 2024 | Self-Leadership, Sanger Research Lab
In today’s fast-paced world, perfectionism isn’t just unnecessary—it’s counterproductive. As work environments evolve, the pressure to have all the answers and present a flawless solution has shifted as more value is placed on collaboration, feedback, and...
Jul 19, 2024 | Sanger News, Self-Leadership
At the Sanger Leadership Center, we believe that leadership is a skill that everyone can learn. We seek to democratize the leadership development process by providing students, alumni, and external affiliates with the bold ideas, transformative experiences, and...
Nov 8, 2023 | Self-Leadership, Communication, Sanger News
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...
May 16, 2023 | Self-Leadership, Sanger News
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...
Apr 11, 2023 | Self-Leadership, Sanger Programs
This past February, a world-class university and one of the leading firms in human capital consulting came together to discuss the importance of resilience with 50 students who are poised to be future leaders. Eight Deloitte employees joined the Sanger Leadership...
Apr 6, 2023 | Leading Organizations, Purpose, Self-Leadership, Sanger News
Becoming a leader is a journey that requires significant effort, determination, and self-belief. However, many tend to believe that leaders are born, not made. They think that leadership is an innate talent that some people possess and others don’t. In a recent...
Mar 21, 2023 | Women in Leadership, Self-Leadership
I was almost blown off of Bassett Peak. That’s what it felt like, at least. We summited this peak for a 360-degree sunrise hike. It was the most spectacular sunrise I’d ever witnessed. We sat on a rocky outcropping, staring at the horizon, before the sun came into...
