Work will increasingly be done in teams. If you are in middle management, prepare for more collaborating with direct reports as equals in teams. Your ideas will increasingly be judged for their merit, rather than in status and deference to your position. Network with other people who do work related to yours-attend events, professional association meetings, conferences, and training both to learn and to meet people. Conduct information interviews with people in other units, organizations, or fields to find out what they do.
Electronic relationships are excellent ways to network.
Develop expertise in your field. Define your career in terms of your chosen field, not only in terms of your specific employer. Read about your area of expertise, talk to others in your field- stretch yourself to anticipate the future and place yourself in it. When possible, write and speak about your work and publish in appropriate trade and professional journals. Look for opportunities to be a spokesperson for your employer, in your professional associations, and in your community work.