Why Curiosity & Questions Take You Further Than Confidence & Answers

Even the most talented and driven people can find themselves feeling stuck in their careers, dealing with job circumstances that suck the life out of them.

From working with quiet quitters, to feeling like you’ve hit the ceiling in the organization or your capabilities not being noticed, how do you get unstuck?

What actions can you take to keep expanding and building up your profile? In this episode of Million Dollar Careers, we talk about navigating some of the common issues people face in their careers today. 

 

Curiosity and questions will get you a lot further than confidence and answers. -Rob Houghton

 

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode 

• How to become the smartest person in the room
  Why is curiosity such a critical character trait of people with million dollar careers?
  
  
• The power of a quiet hiring initiative
  Do companies rob themselves of valuable talent by favoring external hires over the ferocious players within the organization with the potential to become superstars?
  
  
• The smartest way to flex your expertise
  How do you show your network that you have the mental capacity needed to excel?  

 

Learn More About Your Host:

Co-founder and Managing Partner for Northstar Group, Craig is focused on recruiting senior-level leadership, sales, and operations executives for some of the most prominent companies in the aviation and aerospace industry. Clients include well-known aircraft OEMs, aircraft operators, leasing / financial organizations, and Maintenance / Repair / Overhaul (MRO) providers.

Since 2009 Craig has personally concluded more than 150 executive searches in a variety of disciplines. As the only executive recruiter who has flown airplanes, sold airplanes, AND run a business, Craig is uniquely positioned to build deep, lasting relationships with both executives and the boards and stakeholders they serve. This allows him to use a detailed, disciplined process that does more than pair the ideal candidate with the perfect opportunity and hit the business goals of the companies he serves.