10 New Year's Resolutions Your Team Should Make

5. I will join at least one company-wide task force or committee. Do people outside of your immediate group, team or unit know your capabilities, interests and skills? Do you know what is happening in other sectors of our company? Do you know the challenges and opportunities faced by people elsewhere in our organization?

By joining committees, you not only gain a broader view of the company's goals and issues, you also challenge your own skills, abilities and knowledge, and increase your networking impact.

6. I will join a professional organization in my area. Life and work are about growing and developing yourself. What have you done for yourself lately? Have you met like-minded colleagues who share some of your hopes, dreams and goals? Do not miss this important opportunity to learn more about your profession while increasing the breadth and depth of your networking circle.

7. I will take a job-related self-improvement seminar. Are there new techniques, tools and concepts that you need to know about to constantly make yourself into a more important and irreplaceable employee? When is the last time you stimulated your own thinking and gained new perspectives on your job and future? A seminar may very well be the stimulus you need to re-energize yourself and increase your job satisfaction.

8. I will develop four goals to help me grow and develop as a more achievement-oriented employee. Stagnation is the kiss of death in today's corporate economy, where layoffs and downsizing occur daily. So, think seriously about what you can do to be more achievement-oriented in addition to taking a seminar and joining a professional group.

Do you want to assume more responsibility in your job? Form or chair a taskforce? Rethink and improve a product, policy or procedure? Create monthly, open-door meetings with the boss. Be creative.