With a group of friends who have different movie preferences, decide what film to see. Give yourselves a time restraint to decide and hold everyone to it.

Volunteer to find a way to align a process across business units.

When a friend offers a different opinion, pause to reflect on what they said, and factor their insights into your decision or response before responding.

Volunteer to serve as a coach for someone outside of your unit.

Volunteer to organize all or part of an off-site event.

Volunteer on the leadership of a professional or community organization that is experiencing internal crisis.

Volunteer in a leadership capacity with a U-M student organization.

Troubleshoot a performance or quality problem found in a current project or service.

Use bystander intervention techniques when the situation warrants it.

Utilize a process to track progress towards short and long term team goals and outcomes. Request regular updates from stakeholders on projects, either informally or formally.