Collaborate with colleagues to brainstorm ways to promote and foster innovation within your unit. Present your findings to your supervisor.

Collaborate with colleagues in your unit to create a succession strategy based on current gaps, opportunities and predictions of future needs.

Coach your team to utilize appropriate behaviors via role modeling, role play, and self awareness indicators.

Coach a group of rising leaders on how to optimize networking opportunities.

Coach a group of new leaders and share tips that you have learned through your experiences.

Clearly convey and demonstrate the excellent customer service behaviors that you expect your faculty or staff to use.

Choose how to close your message (e.g., a call to action).

Check your Individual Development Plan (IDP) once every month or two to see how you are meeting goals and objectives. Take actions to catch up if you find yourself falling behind or moving off target.

Check with other teams within your group and other teams across campuses for the use of a resource that you need to perform a task, (e.g. locating a specific type of microscope).

Check with HR about early office closure the day before a university holiday.