Collaborate with your coach or mentor to develop challenging professional development goals. Check to see how your goals align with the priorities of your unit.

Collaborate with others in a non-profit organization to create metrics to specific goals (e.g., spending, attendance).

Coach a colleague in the ways that you translate goals into processes and metrics that achieve them.

Break down a goal to create manageable processes and milestones using project management tools and resources.

Attend Toastmaster events to improve your composition and presentation skills.

Attend or join a local Toastmasters club to develop your public speaking skills.

Attend a storytelling event or listen to a storytelling podcast or radio show (The Moth Stories).

At a U-M class or event with people from across campus, ask someone about their unit or department. Share information about your department, including your unit's mission.

Assist a non-profit you are involved in with their strategic plan. Align your volunteer involvement goals to the new strategic priorities.

Ask to review the strategic plan of an organization with which you volunteer.