Ask your mentor about their successful strategies to facilitate conflict resolution and strengthen relationships.

Ask you supervisor about the reasoning behind a decision to assign you a particular assignment.

Ask to participate on a hiring committee for your group.

Ask someone who did not speak up in a meeting to share their thoughts with you afterward. Listen, make eye contact, reflect on their perspective before commenting.

Ask questions to better understand the feelings of a friend or family member who seeks advice from you.

Ask people of different leadership levels and expertise to review your resume.

Ask a person you just met about a hobby or passion that they have. Ask open ended questions, leaving out your opinions.

Ask a colleague to proofread a communication pertaining to a change in your office.

Adjust a message that you have created for a professional or civic organization so that two different audiences can understand and derive maximum impact from it. Use stories to drive your message.