Research trends that will impact U-M and your unit.

Represent the university at a DEI-related local or regional event.

Request to join a team that is not meeting goals. Analyze the situation, and work with stakeholders to create a viable action plan that they can be held accountable for.

Request to work on a project across departments to gain exposure to different approaches and standards of work. Share your findings with your supervisor and team.

Recognize underutilized skills and tools that could better serve your team and learn one to drive efficiency across your team's program or project (e.g., collaboration tools).

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.

Offer to run a part of project with an established due date and expected outcomes. Select a process mapping tool from ITS to use.

Offer to lead an under-resourced project that requires you to bargain and trade with others in order to get what you need to succeed.

Offer to manage the process of identifying, selecting, and purchasing a new technology for an organization you work with.

Offer to assist a colleague in another unit to track a goal they have set for themself.