We build trusting relationships with team members through respectful and thoughtful interactions and demonstrate intercultural responsiveness
Avoid character attacks when expressing your personal view point. Ask a friend or family member to hold you accountable.
Attend a U-M sponsored book group.
Assess availability of resources that your team has or will need to carry out their work. Make inquiries with colleagues throughout your unit and then across your campus for additional resources.
Assemble a team, including your DEI lead, to develop guidelines or templates for including DEI competencies from the Michigan Expectations Model for hiring committees to use in your unit.
Ask someone you disagree with to further expound on their viewpoint in order to get a better understanding. Listen attentively, put yourself in their position, and reflect before asking non-judgmental questions.
Ask a fellow committee member to hold you accountable for using respectful personal viewpoints during your next two meetings.
Analyze the purpose, required tasks and expected deliverables of a team that you are creating. Select and leverage team members based on complimentary skills, diverse experiences backgrounds and styles.
Always acknowledge others in your presence.
Advertise job postings throughout your internal and external networks and those of the university. Utilize the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources to post to diverse organizations.
