Reach out to other units to collaborate on projects and initiatives with your unit.

Reach out to other leaders about your willingness to speak to groups within their units.

Reach out to colleagues on other campuses to identify resources unique to that campus and discuss ways of sharing those resources.

Reach out to colleagues in other units to learn how change and innovation are orchestrated.

Raise the profile of a rising leader by inviting them to participate on a panel or committee.

Raise the profile of a high performing person you know by introducing them to people affiliated with organizations outside of the university.

Quiet or redirect the more extroverted and passionate members of a group outside of your direct role to provide opportunities for others to speak up.

Pursue an advanced degree or certification in your field.

Purchase tickets to an event and plan to do something beforehand.

Pull together a diverse team to plan for a change in processes. Be sure to include a diverse group of team members to create a new process and contingency plans.