For self-help tips or guidance, please peruse resource pages from Ombuds Offices around the country:
Boston University: https://www.bu.edu/ombuds/resources/
CU Boulder: https://www.colorado.edu/ombuds/resources
MIT: https://ombud.mit.edu/self-help
UC Berkeley Staff Ombuds Office: https://staffombuds.berkeley.edu/resources/self-help-tools
UNC Chapel Hill: https://ombuds.unc.edu/resources/