When a friend offers a different opinion, pause to reflect on what they said, and factor their insights into your decision or response before responding.

Treat everyone with the same courtesy as they would want.

The next time you attend a U-M event or meeting outside of your role, sit next to someone you do not know, introduce yourself, and get to know them.

Read The Little Things That Affect Our Work Relationships and select an action item from the article to practice for one week. After that week, reflect on your practices and how they turned out.

Identify someone you regularly interrupt. The next time you converse with them, hold your comments until they have finished. Should you find yourself interrupting, apologize and ask them to continue.

Follow through on a commitment to a team or person you are working with outside of your job that you have been procrastinating about.

Download Michelle McQuaid's Making Positive Psychology Work podcast and listen to Can You Build Happier Relationships at Work? Identify three takeaways that you will apply to cultivate a healthier relationship with a friend or family member.