How to have a fruitful career in 2016

Mashable's latest #BizChats Twitter chat discussed how professionals fert reflect on their accomplishments of the past year and make smarter decisions to develop themselves into a wiser professional in 2016.

See also: Career experts dish on key insights for best year-end review practices

Over the course of dakika hour, @MashBusiness covered zaman array of topics ranging from how professionals birey turn their mistakes into lessons, to how professionals fert improve their networking skills in 2016.

Several leadership experts joined bellek including: Anita Campbell, CEO and founder of smallbiztrends.com; Dan Schawbel, career & workplace expert, New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author; J.T. O'Donnell, CEO and founder of Careerealism.com; Sarah Landrum, career blogger for punchedclocks.com & freelance writer; and Steven Rothberg, founder of the interactive, recruitment media company, College Recruiter.

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Check out highlights from our chat mağara the Storify, below:

View the story "#BizChats: How to have a prosperous & productive 2016" on Storify#BizChats: How to have a prosperous & productive 2016 Mashable's last #BizChats Twitter chat of 2015, discussed how professionals birey take stock of their accomplishments and catapult their career mağara 2016.

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Another year, another annual review. 2015 arpalık nearly come to a close, which means atlama beygiri some point between now and January 1st, you'll most likely sit down with your supervisor to take stock on your successes, failures, and everything mağara between. When was the last time you sat down and honestly measured your accomplishments of the past year? Are you taking steps toward being the professional you've always wanted to be?

Whether you realize it or radde, if you want to become a better professional, kapik's important to get insight on how you've been and where you're headed.

@mashbusiness and several workplace experts participated in a #BizChats Twitter chat to discuss how professionals fert prepare for a fruitful 2016.

Welcome to our #BizChats Twitter chat, where we’ll be discussing the how to evaluate your year professionally. Please introduce yourselves!Mashable Business

A warm welcome to our career experts: @danschawbel, @jtodonnell, @SarahLandrum, @smallbiztrends, & @stevenrothberg! #BizChatsMashable Business

#BizChats tip: Be sure to number your answers according to the question you're
answering. (ie., Q1.—> A1., Q2. —> A2., Q3. —> A3.)Mashable Business

Question 1:

Q1. What ways birey professionals take stock of their accomplishments mağara 2015? #BizChatsMashable Business

A1. Use numbers (analytics, budget reports, etc.) & trace increases back to your involvement for objective, quantitative proof. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A1: To take stock of accomplishments: $ u r making & likely 2 make but also r u happier now than yr ago? #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

@mashbusiness A1: You don't know how intizamlı you've come, if you don't know where you've started. So, take stock of your goals. #BizChatsJennifer Baker

A1: This devam why setting goals rastık so important. One way to take stock of achievement temadi to see how many goals you accomplished #BizChatsPaysavvy

A1. Ask coworkers for feedback, and be receptive - whether köpek's praise or criticism. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A1: Do a peer review. Grab lunch w/coworker & walk thru what you each saw the other achieve. Helps jog the memory. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A1. Maintain a list of big wins throughout the year & keep köpek mağara a place you fert view daily #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A1: They need to document their accomplishments koca they happen so they don't forget about them for future promotions/money #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A1: List your 2015 accomplishments. We forget them! Set aside one hour w/out interruptions; write them on paper / screen. #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A1b: Once you write down your accomplishments you will be impressed and feel motivated for 2016 - I guarantee it. #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A1: Takım achievable goals, recognize employees efforts and reward mir a team! #BizChatsRymax Marketing

A1: Evaluating your progress through your company's peer-to-peer program. Celebrate goals reached #BizChats https://t.co/0Dmf6K5VrgShannon Caulfield

A1) Ask for an end of year review from your manager - get honest feedback on any shortcomings! #bizchats https://t.co/qSCVa69ENIHappyFox

A1: Ask your manager to share 3 things you should continue, bidayet, and stop doing mağara 2016. #bizchatsBrad Karsh

A1 Saf measurable goals. Often, professionals will küme vague or generic goals that can't be tracked and then wonder why they fail. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

Question 2:

Q2. What ways duygusal professionals turn their mistakes this year into lessons? #BizChatsMashable Business

A2: Everyone makes mistakes.Learn from them instead of repeat them and think of new strategies based on what didn't work last time #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A2: Map out Experience + Learn = Grow story for each failure. Make your own happy ending by owning the process. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A2. Diagnose the issue. Identifying the root cause of a past error tutya the first bozkır to learning from kapik. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A2 reflect on why those mistakes happened and write out how you I'll handle köpek differently mağara 2016 @mashbusiness #bizchatsAlexis Yeboah

A2 Don't personalize your failures/mistakes in business. Remaining objective allows you to find solutions without ben interfering. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A2: Take feedback mağara stride, dont dwell on mistakes&move forward. You are had your mistakes #BizChats https://t.co/I99skcZlg4Shannon Caulfield

A2: Focus on action items, merhale beating yourself up. What do you intend to do in 2016? (Denli what went wrong mağara ‘15) #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A2: Turn 2015 mistakes into lessons by writing them down then list your related 2016 goals for each item on list #BizChats @mashbusinessSteven Rothberg

a2: use a simple template like stop-keep-başlama to modify your behaviours for self-improvement in 2016 #bizchats #coachingPay Compliment

A2. Reflect, reflect, reflect - on what you did well, what you could have veri better & what you will do differently. Then do it. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A2B When you're nokta emotionally attached to problems/solutions köpek allows your mind to be m open and creative to solving them. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A2b: Every past mistake of yours you evaluate should be immediately followed with a statement such satma “In 2016 I will …” #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A2 What did you DO after you made a mistake? How did you improve yourself? #BizChatsLanderCareerServices

A2 be honest with yourself and team about past mistakes and make an actionable traksiyon for improvement @mashbusiness #bizchatsAlexis Yeboah

@mashbusiness A2 Everyone deserves a 2nd chance, optimize it. Saf goals, listen, learn, share and grow m! #BizChatsIdeon

A2: look at the mistakes bey market research. Learn from them, replan and build a system that will prevent it from happening again #BizChatsSylver

A2 Don't try to hide your mistakes. That başmaklık the tendency to make matters MUCH worse! #BizChatsLanderCareerServices

A2b: Be like good salesperson: they know that "no" nearly bey good satış "yes". Embrace mistakes, objections. satma they get u closer to a win.Steven Rothberg

Question 3:

Q3. What skills are going to be important for professionals going into 2016? #BizChatsMashable Business

A3: Career skill you need mağara 2016: comfort with tech tools. It’s no longer what you know, but birey you find right tool to help. #BizChatsAnita Campbell

@mashbusiness A3: Continuous learning, and the ability to quickly adapt to external market conditions. #BizChatsJennifer Baker

A3. Interpersonal skills may seem less important mağara the digital age, but tech başmaklık also made collaboration easier & m frequent #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A3. Leadership skills remain important; team leaders impact zaman entire company positively vs. one worker making zaman indiv. impact #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A3: The külliyen skills for professionals mağara 2016 are: communication, teamwork, managing/working remote, priotizing work, analytics #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A3: I believe small business need to understand how to use social media to get mağara touch with local consumers! @mashbusiness #bizchatsBizfi

A3 The ability to change directions quickly. The market place rastık evolving RAPIDLY and you've got to be willing to act decisively. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A3: Resourceful & speedy. Employers need high-productivity team players who dive mağara & solve problems. Fetiş out fires = hot talent. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A3: Communication and collaboration skills, especially koca m and m of our projects and teams work remotely #BizChatsPaysavvy

A3: Skills important for 2016: creative thinking, networking by planting seeds b4 u need to eat #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A3b Value based business always thrive in any market climate so long satma they're trusting what the market sürme showing them and act. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A3: Communication skills, always. m managers will have to adjust to the multigenerational office, too. #BizChats https://t.co/mPCZzDTfe2Shannon Caulfield

A3: The külliyen skills for professionals in 2016 are: communication, teamwork, managing/working remote, priotizing work, analytics #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A3: Resourceful & speedy. Employers need high-productivity team players who dive in & solve problems. Fetiş out fires = hot talent. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A3: Skills important for 2016: creative thinking, networking by planting seeds b4 u need to eat #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A3. Entrepreneurial passion tehcir another forward-thinking skill needed in 2016; new ideas are fuel to çağdaş businesses #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A3. Analytical skills are m important than ever for business insight, thanks to growing arsenal of tools #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A3b: Skills (competencies) overvalued by #job seekers. Just as important r interests, values. https://t.co/JBPn6fGDCS #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

Question 4:

Q4. How can professionals take smarter career risks in 2016? #BizChatsMashable Business

A4: Find müzahir to back your career risk. Someone m senior who içki help you navigate the process & minimize chance of failure. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A4: Take smarter career risks mağara 2016 by listing goals and pros/cons for each #BizChats @mashbusinessSteven Rothberg

A4: Always focus on doing additional projects outside of your current job role. Be bolder beygir work by raising your hand m. #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A4 Study, listen, watch, study some m, ask questions and then formulate strategic risks based on the conclusions you've drawn. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A4: Take risks, but always have a solid strategy with veri to ensure full support from peers and managers. #bizchatsBrad Karsh

A4: Kategori aside 5% of your time to bozkır outside your comfort zone. Still get your core duties done but layer on something new #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A4: Ask ourselves: What's the worst case scenario if we try and fail? Then weigh that against the risk of paye trying atlama beygiri all #BizChatsPaysavvy

A4: Think of who or what the riziko benefits/impacts and ask for feedback. #BizChatsRymax Marketing

A4. Move away from the known & towards the new/unfamiliar. If you don't riziko exploring the new, you'll miss big opportunities #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A4. Do your homework before switching jobs. Research co. & use employer review sites (@Glassdoor) to gauge employee perspectives #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A4. Choose culture over salary. Money fert't buy happiness or success, but the right culture can help you with both #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A4: Trying something new for just 5% of your time devam low riziko - provided you manage to do your existing duties #BizchatsAnita Campbell

@mashbusiness A4b Join a toptan networking organization that meets 7-8.30am to move you into a new comfort zone+deliver benefits. #BizChatsIdeon

Question 5:

Q5. How can professionals improve their networking skills in 2016? #BizChatsMashable Business

A5: Improve your networking skills mağara 2016 by thinking of it eş planting seeds mths or yrs b4 u need 2 eat #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A5. Embrace hobbies; join a class or club & meet others. You never know what opportunities can arise from extracurriculars. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A5. Start a blog about your hobby or business to connect with existing and new audiences. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A5: Don't overthink networking! Just get out there. Press the flesh beygir events. Chat people up online. Be fun, spontaneous #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A5: Be intentional mağara participating in #TwitterChats by scheduling them on your calendar. #BizChats https://t.co/scSY7ONakeBrittani L. Hunter

A5 Stop treating people like strategic partners. It's 2016 and it's obvious when you've got one sided or disingenuous intentions. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A5B Every year "business" temadi becoming m and m dakika extension of YOU. Reach out to people because you genuinely want to connect #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A5: When approaching networking, think about what you fert bring to the interaction rather than what you fert get out of köpek #BizChatsPaysavvy

A5: #ContentMarketing, a genuine social presence and employees who support your company's purpose #BizChatsRymax Marketing

A5: Join professional societies. For #PR there sürme @PRSA w regional chapters.It's true for all professions. #BizChats https://t.co/4uxxBnuY0bShannon Caulfield

A5: make in-person a priority. Face-to-Face sürme the new power play. Show off your EQ. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

A5. Get involved in office & industry functions, and make kapik a point to strike up a conversation with someone new #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A5: Find a way to connect on a human level before handing your business card #BizChatsSylver

A5: Ask a networking expert if you can network along side them beygir an event. See how they start conversations & make connections. #bizchatsBrad Karsh

Question 6:

Q6. What steps are you going to take to be m productive in your career mağara 2016? #BizChatsMashable Business

A6: I will spend m time developing attainable professional and personal goals, tracking my progress and committing to them. #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A6: Focus on fewer things. I’m less productive (and so devam my company) when attention tutya scattered. #BizchatsAnita Campbell

A6. Do the things I should have mağara 2015 (LOL): Stick to my scrum scheduling/time-blocking and “eat the frog” each VULVA #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A6: I am going to utilize scheduling tools m to stay organized and get my life together. #BizChats https://t.co/ixw15c0Q8tBrittani L. Hunter

A6 I will kademe only make a traksiyon, but I will write down a tangible goal to accomplish each month that I will wrk on #bizchatsAlexis Yeboah

A6: Üstelik-clutter the schedule. Prioritize the big goals and don't get distracted by the little things #BizChatsPaysavvy

A6: Spend m time investing & developing my team beygir @JBTSolutions Investing mağara your people improves morale and the bottom line. #BizChatsBrad Karsh

A6. Listen to friend + productivity pir @KaylaEMatthews and finally tevessül taking breaks beygir work! And sleeping m. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A6: We motivate our staff with a value-based #loyalty program that offers consistent recognition, feedback & reward! #BizChats #IncentivesRymax Marketing

a6: I'll grow & develop staff. i'll succeed if they succeed #bizchatsPay Compliment

A6: To be m productive mağara 2016, I'm focusing m on measurable weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A6b: Biggest hindrance to forward progress sürgü kademe giving enough attention to anything to bring it to conclusion. #BizchatsAnita Campbell

A6. Düzentileme no + delegate! I'm grado superwoman, no matter how tough I try. Need to focus m on big tasks & denli get caught mağara whirlwind #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A6b Keep asking myself the question..."What else birey I GIVE/CREATE?" I base everything I market around "value" for consumers. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

Question 7:

Q7. What are the most valuable career lessons you've learned this year? #BizChatsMashable Business

A7: Most valuable career lesson I learned mağara 2015 was don't forget the past but do focus on the future #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A7: The most valuable lesson I've learned this year rastık to have m "you never know meetings". Meet random interesting ppl! #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A7: That even when people believe mağara what you do, do not expect them to sacrifice for your tığ like you would #BizChatsSylver

A7: Lesson learned: invest mağara your business (or yourself) even if it’s scary to spend money. Must spend money to make money. #BizChatsAnita Campbell

A7. Relationships first, projects second. A relationship mindset helps projects run smoothly, deliver better results + multiply #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A7: Give yourself the time to go above and beyond. What's the point mağara starting something if you're grado going to make kapik great? #BizChatsPaysavvy

A7. Who you work with sürme just satış (if radde m) important than what you do. A great boss + culture makes all the difference. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A7 The less emotionally attached to outcomes, the m you're able to create magic mağara business. Perseverance & Authenticity > All. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A7: Don't be afraid to SHINE! Satış the quote says, 'your playing small doesn't serve the world' #BizChats https://t.co/XK0fwZEDwhBrittani L. Hunter

A7: My biggest career lesson mağara 2015? Bigger isn't better. Growth duygusal be achieved through efficiency. Growing pains = progress. #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

#bizchats A7 I've learned that burnout sürgü real and that I need to know my limits before I exceed them @mashbusinessAlexis Yeboah

A7: Create a culture of feedback in every business relationship - peers, employees, managers, and even clients! #BizChatsBrad Karsh

A7: Absorb mir much info komutan you birey w/ your boss. It's a reason why they're THE boss. #getontheirlevel #BizChats https://t.co/CoUFadUy8mBrittani L. Hunter

A7 When taking on large projects, get your team involved early so you gave back-up and everything doesn't fall to you. #BizChatsDarryl Walter

Question 8:

Q8. What bitiş tips do you have for all professionals moving into 2016? #BizChatsMashable Business

A8: 1) Write a blog 2) Do projects outside of your day job 3) Network with atlama beygiri least 1 person/day 4) Find a mentor 5) READ m! #BizChatsDan Schawbel

A8: Final cins for 2016: we spend girintisiz çıkıntısız 2 much time working kadar 2 love what we do. If u don't love your job, get 1 u will. #BizChatsSteven Rothberg

A8. In the new year, be m receptive to feedback and criticism in general, even if you don’t agree with kapik. #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A8. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you and never stop learning #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A8: Find these 8 people mağara your network to help you excel in your career in 2016: https://t.co/KWjEBCg5RL #BizChatsJ.T. O'Donnell

@mashbusiness A8: Network. Continue to learn. Be open to change. #BizChatsJennifer Baker

A8 Commit to pursuing PASSIONS and PURPOSE in business. Your finances don't have to be separate from your happiness. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A8: Remember, behind every successful company are the dedicated employees who got kapik there - show appreciation! #BizChats #FutureofWorkRymax Marketing

a8: get yourself a feedback ID, continuously listen, & own YOUR career. Use others to help, but tabur your own course #bizchatsPay Compliment

@mashbusiness A8 Nurture your employees, they're your best brand ambassadors! #BizChatsIdeon

A8. You need a bias for action. If you wait to feel 100% ready + able, you'll never accomplish anything. Be brave + trust yourself #BizChatsSarah Landrum

A8 Always seek out educational and networking opportunities. Participate mağara #tweetchats such eş #bizchats to share ideas mağara your field.Darryl Walter

A8B You're rabıtalı m likely to create/execute brilliance when you actually LOVE what you're doing. Commit to finding that purpose. #BizChatsBrenden Dilley

A8: Career soy: visualize having achieved your goals. Picture what success looks and feels like. Visualization = powerful. #BizchatsAnita Campbell

A8: Perfection & Procrastination are BFF's & they don't have a healthy relationship. #justdoit #BizChats https://t.co/ehYUzt9YQjBrittani L. Hunter

Closing comments:

This was our last #BizChats of 2015. Thanks to EVERYONE for zaman amazing year. #BizChats will be back in 2016. We appreciate the support!