Mark Herschberg

Do you want to advance in your career? What skills will give you the best return on investment to get you there fastest? Based on corporate research and developed over two decades of teaching at MIT’s career success accelerator, this talk covers what the core skills are and how best to develop them to quickly advance in your own career. At the end of the talk you’ll have the list of skills and a plan for developing them.

You’ve spent a decade or two in schooling and work and have wound up in your current job. Is this where you want to be? Where do you want to be in the next decade or two? More importantly, do you know how you’re going to get there? You’ve only got one life, so it’s best not to waste it. Learn how to create a specific, actionable career plan to make the most of yours.

You've mastered the functional skills for your job. That's necessary, but not sufficient to get to where you want to go in your career. No matter your role, there are universal job skills that will help you succeed and advance in your career. But for all the talk about them, not a single one of your university classes or professional development training courses covered them. Managing your manager, understanding corporate culture, finding ways to add more value, and dealing with office politics . . . each of which can help you be seen as a key contributor, or can undermine your career if not handled correctly. Learning these skills will make you more effective and advance your career faster.