Delegate components of a challenging project to a direct report as a stretch assignment.

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

Consider a process that needs addressing (e.g., moving). Research options and ask people for insights into the way they prepare for moving from one residence to another.

Consider a game that you enjoy playing. Research a new strategy to use for the next time you play and reflect upon your success.

Confide in a leader if you witness a university employee engaging in illegal behavior.

Conduct a post-mortem on a project with a group you serve with outside of your job. Discuss mistakes that were made and how the situations can serve as a learning opportunity or catalysts for positive change.

Collaborate with other U-M leaders to determine opportunities to present at one another's units or at crossfunction events.

Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and others to troubleshoot a problem with a service process that is receiving many customer or stakeholder complaints (e.g., long waits).

Collaborate with colleagues across units to identify opportunities for job shadowing and create a job shadowing program.

Check to ensure that any recent conflicts you have been involved in have been settled from the other party's point of view.