Ready to advance your career? Follow the lead of successful professionals and incorporate these habits into your workday.

1. Think about the skills needed for your next job.
2. Speak up at meetings.
3. Look to professionals you admire and emulate their dress, communication style, and approach to work.
4. Act with a management mindset; instead of saying, “There’s not much I can do about that,” pitch in, take charge, and look for leadership opportunities.
5. Be professional—meet deadlines, answer emails, avoid gossip, and show up on time.
6. Record your accomplishments and communicate them during performance reviews.
7. Focus on results and solve problems.
8. Make your professional development a priority.
9. Listen to feedback.
10. Identify inefficiencies and propose solutions.
11. Stay positive.
12. Own your mistakes.
13. Ask for help when needed.
14. Learn how to say “no.”
15. Know what helps you accomplish your best work and don’t be afraid to ask for resources.

For more advice, read “47 Habits of Highly Successful Employees.”