Represent your department on a committee to review organizational priorities.

Regularly request or propose hypothetical situations to encourage and foster diverse viewpoints and feedback.

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 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.

Recruit several people to read The Coaching Habit with you and meet to discuss it, specifically what you have gleaned about addressing the weaknesses of others.

Recommend point people ("Responsible Employees") who can assist others to resolve conflict.

Read articles about your field and share new findings in an email with your group or team.

Read a weekly message from U-M CFO Kevin Hagerty to Business and Finance staff to learn how a leader successfully focuses a team on creating value and a positive culture for everyone.

Reach out to units within and outside of the university to partner on DEI programs.

Reach out to someone who is an expert in this area of expertise for advice.