Leverage your internal networks and news outlets to gain a better understanding of organizational politics.

Leverage the strengths of a direct report in a different capacity by assigning them to a role that is unfamiliar to them.

Leverage talent from diverse areas of your unit to participate on a project in need of that skill or experience.

Leverage talent across departments to fill in gaps, innovate, and optimize everyone's contributions while minimizing waste.

Learn to apply frameworks and S.M.A.R.T. tools for understanding and making everyday financial decisions. Demonstrate your understanding to your direct reports.

Learn the organizational workings of your unit, and identify the decision makers and the best means to communicate with them (e.g., directly or through an assistant).

Learn the mission and vision of an organization you are involved with outside of work.

Learn problem solving skills (e.g., ask more open ended questions, break down a problem into small components and analyze).

Learn how your position aligns with the mission, structure, goals and initiatives of the department, organization and university by asking a colleague or your supervisor.

Learn how to play a new game and share your experiences with others.