Audit cost overruns to assess a problem, and present your discoveries to the person or people involved.

Attend university related events with formats that lend themselves to networking (e.g., U-M Center for Positive Organizations events).

Attend Toastmaster events to improve your composition and presentation skills.

Attend the annual Work-Life Connecting the Dots Conference to learn ways to create a healthy work life balance environment.

Attend or volunteer in industry conferences and networking events.

Attend or listen to a Moth storytelling event and then write an inspirational email to a group that you volunteer or work with outside of U-M.

Attend or join a local Toastmasters club to develop your public speaking skills.

Attend one university sponsored event per semester that highlights different cultures and practices than your own. See Happening@Michigan for opportunities.

Attend an event with a speaker. Notice the degree to which the message is inspirational. If so, create a list of the inspirational attributes for the next message that you compose.

Attend an event and invite colleagues to join you and to discuss it afterwards.