Demonstrate trustworthy behaviors so that direct reports will feel safe disclosing to you conflicts that they are witnessing or experiencing.

Cultivate curiosity within your team whereby questions are asked, and ideas are encouraged and respected by all team members.

Create focus groups to learn about areas of service, processes or systems that need improvement and how to see input into addressing those needs.

Create cross functional teams for a U-M initiative that you are working on.

Create and distribute a meal sign-up for someone who is sick or just became a parent.

Create a template or question upon which to base an upcoming crucial confrontation.

Create a factual yet compassionate message pertaining to the need for an unpopular action. Take into consideration reactions that people have expressed and use empathy, recognizing the challenges of the situation.

Create a document featuring potential project or program roadblocks and how you will navigate them.

Create a cross functional, interdisciplinary, or multilevel employee involvement team to address problems from different perspectives and to discover new solutions.

Convey an innovative idea in a team meeting or to your supervisor.