Create a personal goal addressing a priority that you have set for yourself and create a plan to achieve that goal. Ask someone you trust to hold you accountable.

Create a network of stakeholders who can trust you with information pertaining to disruptive stakeholders. Honor their confidentiality.

Create a mentoring or coaching program that will support the needs of staff and faculty.

Create a list of talking points before holding a critical conversation with a family member or friend who has treated you poorly.

Create a goal for yourself to learn something or to train for a physical event. Write down a plan and a timeline to achieve this goal, including milestones. Invite someone to join you or to hold you accountable.

Create a feedback system for internal and external stakeholders requesting suggestions for improvement.

Create a factual yet compassionate message pertaining to the need for an unpopular action. Take into consideration reactions that people have expressed and use empathy, recognizing the challenges of the situation.

Create a document featuring potential project or program roadblocks and how you will navigate them.

Create a cross-level team to address a priority in your unit.

Create a cross functional, interdisciplinary, or multilevel employee involvement team to address problems from different perspectives and to discover new solutions.