Share success stories with your mentee of hiring people from outside of the organization as a means to promote diversity and innovation.

Participate on a nominating committee for a high level hire within a professional organization.

Invite colleagues to a conversation pertaining to hiring practices that demonstrate and promote behaviors found in the Michigan Expectations Model.

Host a meeting or brown bag lunch for faculty and staff who make hiring decisions to stress the need to hire high caliber, diverse people who will fit within the organization's culture.

Encourage a quiet and reserved colleague to express themselves in a meeting or class.

Coach direct reports about the importance of diversity within your unit in order to be innovative and successful.

Book a speaker for a conference who will present best hiring practices, including ways to mitigate bias.

Advertise job postings throughout your internal and external networks and those of the university. Utilize the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources to post to diverse organizations.