Volunteer to serve as a mentor. Read about the responsibilities of mentors and the < href="https://hbr.org/2018/01/the-best-mentors-think-like-michelangelo">best attributes of excellent mentors before meeting your mentee.

Volunteer to serve as a coach for someone outside of your unit.

Volunteer to recruit and facilitate a team comprised of faculty and staff across university campuses with the aim of effectively addressing a university initiative.

Volunteer to perform a process that you must learn in order to deliver the service or product of a group you are volunteering with outside of your job.

Volunteer to participate on a committee within your unit.

Volunteer to organize all or part of an off-site event.

Volunteer to lead a subgroup within a U-M group you are involved with.

Volunteer to help another team develop a strategic plan.

Volunteer to find a way to align a process across business units.

Volunteer to coach a colleague within the university about a skill or area of expertise that you possess.