Take on a leadership priority where you will be charting a new opportunity involving conducting research, collecting and analyzing data, and making recommendations to senior leadership.

Seek opportunities to participate on a organizational-level committee.

Run for a leadership position in a professional organization.

Offer to take the lead on getting a derailed project back on track.

Lead a change initiative within a non-profit organization that requires buy-in from other leaders.

Handle a tough negotiation with an internal or external client. Beforehand, learn as much as you can about them to better understand their viewpoint.

Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and others to troubleshoot a problem with a service process that is receiving many customer or stakeholder complaints (e.g., long waits).

Audit cost overruns to assess a problem, and present your discoveries to the person or people involved.