Always Think Next Steps in Your Career (Part 5/5 My 5 Habits of Successful Sales People

This is episode 5 of a 5 part series Jake gives on his 5 habits of successful salespeople. In this final session, Jake talks about the importance of planning for your career in the long term and takes a question on how to have a conversation with your boss to get future promotions.In this episode, Jake covers:Your manager doesn’t promote you, your manager’s boss promotes you. To get promoted, you need to know the unstated expectations of your boss's boss Your company is not 100% responsible for your professional development. You are. But, you can find companies that will invest in you Know your skill set and do things to make yourself sharper down the roadFrom now on, the Mini Episodes will be released on Thursday as well where Jake will be bringing you bite-size clips from sales calls he has done, interviews he has been on, or simply, his hot take on a given topic.Hit the subscribe button on your favorite podcast player so you don’t miss the next episode.Check out the full article and recording on skaled.com: https://skaled.com/insights/successful-salespeople-five-habits/…Sign up for the Modern Leader Newsletter for more tips and talks like this from Jake: https://skaled.com/modern-leader-sign-up/Follow Jake: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlapInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake_dunlap_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaketdunlapWebsite: https://www.jakedunlap.com/