Treat everyone the way that they want to be treated.

The next time you offer constructive feedback, be respectful, positive before adding a suggestion, specific and timely.

The next time that you feel that someone is in conflict with you, ask them if they have a few minutes. Using active listening and open body language, share that you are feeling tension and would like them to share with you. Listen and pause before commenting.

The next time that silence falls on a meeting when comments are expected, ask a participant for their point of view.

Teach a new hire or intern a unique process that they must understand and follow for their job.

Talk with your supervisor about joining a committee within your unit or a university-wide group such as Voices of the Staff.

Talk with your direct reports about what excitement on the job looks like to them and assign more challenging assignments and a greater variety of opportunities.

Talk to your supervisor about appropriate unit committees to serve on and how to go about joining one.

Talk to your supervisor about shadowing the unit leader on site visits to groups throughout the organization to gain a better understanding of the work they do.

Talk to your supervisor about workflow processes found in your group, specifically where your responsibilities fit.