Reflect on why and how you made a recent big decision (e.g., vehicle purchase) and reflect on the following questions: What was the cause of the decision? How did you make your decision? What was the process?

Research customer suggestions to improve service. Identify the three most frequently mentioned and present them at a staff or team meeting.

Request to work on a project across departments to gain exposure to different approaches and standards of work. Share your findings with your supervisor and team.

Request to participate in a change initiative for your group: bring together the people who hold different pieces of information to collect a fuller picture of the existing landscape and projections for the future. Effectively analyze.

Request to be responsible for a decision pertaining to the allocation of future resources or talent needs.

Regularly request constructive feedback. Be mindful of your behavior when you receive it.

Reflect on your values and write them down. Then, consider how your personal values align with the values and mission of a U-M initiative, task force or other workgroup.

Reflect on the inputs that you use in decision making. Then read Beyond the Echo Chamber and apply techniques and processes from the article to a work-related decision.

Reflect on how you approach decision making when uncertainty and ambiguity are present. Read The Book of Beautiful Questions and design a strategy and template of questions to use.

Reflect on a person who facilitates efficient and productive meetings. Select two of their strategies for your next meeting and use them. Reflect on meeting outcomes based on the new strategies that you incorporated.