Provide frequent, positive and constructive communications to your team so that everyone remains focused on fulfilling the change implementation plan.

Provide frequent regular feedback to direct reports. Start with positive comments pertaining to their performance or strengths before issuing constructive comments. Use specific examples.

Provide colleagues sincere, positive and constructive feedback that focuses on specific observations.

Provide a meal to a direct report who is on medical leave. Drop it off yourself and visit for a short while. Coordinate with the person or the family to order a meal and have it delivered if the person lives or is receiving care outside of your area.

Provide a meal to a direct report who is on medical leave. Drop it off yourself and briefly visit, if possible.

Promptly surface conflict. Determine whether it is one that you can address or contact your HR representative for assistance in deciding whether it is one that should go through official grievance procedures or dispute resolution processes.

Present your developing leaders with scenarios of complex situations that they could address in their jobs and ask them to dissect the scenarios into manageable pieces.

Present U-M's strategic priorities, and those of your unit, to department members. Highlight the alignment of your unit's goals to those of the greater university. Articulate the reasoning behind any changes.

Present relevant information learned on a unit or professional work group to your team or staff.

Present diverse perspectives to innovate.