Seek opportunities to serve on a U-M task force or innovation team that serves as a pipeline for new initiatives.

Seek opportunities to participate on a organizational-level committee.

Seek feedback from a coach, mentor, or colleagues about one message that you are developing that explains goals and the reasons behind them.

Seek and meet leaders who successfully engaged their team during a change initiative.

Seek a mentor with a different background than you.

Seek a consultation with a subject expert you do not know to gain new insights on a process, strategy or practice in which you or your team is engaged.

Schedule small group meetings with impacted stakeholders to have crucial conversations about the action.

Research trends that will impact U-M and your unit.

Research on-boarding programs in units with high staff retention.

Research new collaborative communication systems that stakeholders can use to provide feedback.