Offer frequent, constructive feedback and positive reinforcement to your colleagues across campus.

Meet with your DEI lead to learn about your unit's plan, and how progress is measured (e.g., an annual employment climate survey). Seek ways that you can support the initiatives.

Meet with a direct report to go over their Development Journey self assessment and to coach them through the Individual Development Plan (IDP).

Mediate a dispute between two people in a different unit than your own.

Manage the procurement of an important piece of equipment or service, and gather diverse input from stakeholders and others who will be impacted before analyzing the data and making the decision.

Manage a new cross functional project from beginning to end.

Manage a change project within your office. Create clear messaging, processes and timelines so that staff understand why it is occurring and how it will be implemented.

Make a presentation about best practices employed in your unit.

Listen to the Use Learning to Engage Your Team HBR podcast and apply findings to the work you perform with a community organization.

Leverage your internal networks and news outlets to gain a better understanding of organizational politics.