By Sunday Tollefson, MBA, PMP® 

You're an expert at what you do now. You worked hard to get here. But.... what got you here will not get you there. As you aspire to that next or ultimate role, a shift in perspective is required. The strategies and expertise that created your success in your early career will not be the factors that propel you to executive roles.  What questions should you be asking yourself (and maybe your manager)? 

• What skills do I need to develop in this role to prepare for my next role?
• What relationships do I need to develop at this stage?
• Do I tend to be the one asking questions or answering the questions?

You want to build upon you expertise to grow your career. Four pillars you need to develop to boost your career:

• Expertise
• Connections (women tend to be inherently good at this)
• Personal Authority (the ability to inspire people)
• Position (title or location on the org chart)

Here's last week's video with the elevator speech assignment:
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