Request to manage part of an unpopular endeavor.

Request feedback from people with different perspectives than you about a product that you are submitting or a service that you provide.

Repeat the directions that someone gives you, and ask if you heard correctly.

Read Crucial Confrontations. Then with your supervisor or member of the Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office, practice holding a difficult conversation pertaining to a current conflict within your team.

Recommend point people ("Responsible Employees") who can assist others to resolve conflict.

Read through the four things to keep in mind during a disagreement the next time you find yourself involved in a conflict with a colleague.

Propose bringing in The Moth's Mothworks to conduct a training for a U-M leadership organization that you are involved in. If approved, organize that training.

Plan a trip to a location you have never been before.

Plan a social or community service activity for your team based on common areas of interest.

Participate on a community task force or with a community organization experiencing controversy.