Develop stretch assignments for direct reports who demonstrate willingness to grow in their careers.

Delete your work email app from your phone during vacations. Designate one person who may contact you in an emergency.

Create a hiring guide for your group. Include questions that can be used during an interview (e.g., "What do you do to ensure that all members of your team feel included and feel their opinions are valued?").

Create an internship program for your department or team to bring in diverse students from the university.

Create a unit-wide succession plan based on best practices utilized by leaders across the university.

Create a subgroup for an organization that you volunteer with that identifies rising leaders and ways to leverage opportunities and responsibilities to promote their development.

Coach direct reports about the importance of multi-faceted viewpoints and experiences within your unit in order to be innovative and successful.

Consult with a mentor about building talent management and pipelines, and request referrals to talk to.

Consider and consult with people with disabilities when developing job postings, programs, services and/or policies.

Consider an upcoming decision your team will address. Select an appropriate team decision making process and try it. Afterward, assess how well that process worked.