May 12, 2025 | Podcast, Story Lab
How can we show up more authentically in our leadership? Storytelling is a powerful tool that the best leaders use to influence and inspire others. At Story Lab, students develop executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and...
May 7, 2025 | Sanger News, Story Lab
Michigan Ross student Francesca Colombo (MBA ’25) was recently named one of Poets&Quants’ Best & Brightest MBAs from the Class of 2025. The annual feature highlights 100 standout full-time MBA graduates from top business schools around the world. In her...
Mar 15, 2024 | Podcast, Story Lab
How can you value the teachable moments that come from unexpected, brief encounters with others? Storytelling is a powerful tool that the best leaders use to influence and inspire others. At Story Lab, students develop executive-level presence and communication skills...
Nov 15, 2023 | Sanger News, Story Lab
Sanger wrapped up October by hosting our Story Lab Fall Retreats. Between these two workshops, a total of 148 students across U-M degree programs came together to learn how to communicate with impact. Sanger appreciates the support of our sponsors, M-LEAD and the Ford...
Apr 21, 2023 | Podcast, Story Lab
What is the impact and importance of reframing relationships? Storytelling is a powerful tool that the best leaders use to influence and inspire others. At Story Lab, students develop executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and...
Mar 21, 2023 | Podcast, Story Lab
How can storytelling humanize and personalize workplace cultures? Storytelling is a powerful tool that the best leaders use to influence and inspire others. At Story Lab, students develop executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops...
Apr 12, 2022 | Story Lab, Podcast, Sanger Programs, Self-Leadership
How can students grow the skill of influential storytelling? To be an effective leader — at work, in the community, or in your personal life — you must be able to communicate with impact. Often this means telling stories that are meaningful to you and others and doing...
Dec 20, 2021 | Sanger Programs, Story Lab
Designed to spotlight diverse voices while also teaching participants about courage and leadership, Story Lab brings University of Michigan students and other Michigan Ross community members together to listen to powerful, authentic stories told by students on stage....
Dec 14, 2020 | Sanger News, Story Lab, Leadership Crisis Challenge
The Sanger Leadership Center is proud to be a part of what makes Michigan Ross stand out! In a recent Poets&Quants article about the Class of 2022, our Leadership Crisis Challenge and Story Lab programs are noted as a top reason to attend Ross. Soojin Kwan,...
Oct 15, 2020 | Sanger News, Story Lab
As the world continues to face unprecedented challenges and social unrest, it is more important than ever to share stories that inspire, highlight diverse perspectives, and bring people together. Recognizing this, the Sanger Leadership Center and students in the Ross...
Apr 22, 2020 | Podcast, Sanger Programs, Story Lab
Our popular storytelling initiative, Story Lab, was just featured in the Michigan Ross Full-Time MBA podcast, Business Beyond Usual. Since we did not get a chance to hold our final event of the academic year, in this podcast, we share a story from Sarah Raney, MBA...
May 21, 2019 | Self-Leadership, Communication, Story Lab, Strategies and Tips
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...
