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.

Brainstorm areas within the university where a direct report could find additional resources for an assignment (e.g. historic documentation from a library).

Before a presentation to more senior level personnel, visit the actual setting for the event, and practice there if possible, preferably in front of a colleague or mentor/coach.

Be open minded that setbacks and challenges occur, and relay to a colleague when it does occur so you are be able to adapt more quickly.

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

Attend or volunteer in industry conferences and networking events.