From the course: Social Success at Work

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Next steps

Next steps

- I know that success often feels like a very long marathon, but remember you get there one step at a time. So let me help you with the first few steps. The first thing I want you to realize is that what got you here is no longer good enough. If you're a new hire right out of school or a newly appointed manager, the skills that attracted attention and landed you the opportunity are no longer as useful. To keep advancing, you have to do two things. The first is to embrace continuous learning. That helps you stay relevant in terms of expertise. In fact, you're doing that right now by watching this course. The second and possibly bigger factor is your success at the social side of work. So let me be specific and challenge you. Which area have you neglected or failed to leverage the most recently? Networking or service activities? Of course, they're quite related since to engage one of them means you're likely exposed to opportunities for the other. Anyway, choose one. Then spend a few…

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