Follow through on your commitments to yourself, your team, and other stakeholders who are impacted by your work.

Follow through on an act that you promised someone (e.g., giving a coworker a ride to pick up their vehicle at the mechanic).

Focus on facts the next time you share your point of view.

Find something positive and noteworthy in everyone's performance and share it with them.

Find and assign specialized leadership assignments for reports (e.g., managing a large project, making a presentation on behalf of the university, sitting on a high-level hire).

Familiarize yourself with the resources and tools offered by the U-M Work-Life Resource Center and invite a representative to speak to your team.

Facilitate an onboarding strategic plan with organization where you volunteer that has high turnover.

Facilitate a professional development program for an organization that you volunteer with.

Facilitate a long or short term strategic plan for an organization you volunteer with.

Explore the other person's perspective by asking questions, gathering information and actively listening.