{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Sovereignty Podcast: Career Growth and Promotion","title":"Ask to Elevate: How Curiosity-Driven Leadership Accelerates Your Career","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1021,"description":"Getting results is important. But you don't have to have all the answers.In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor introduce Shachella James — VP of Enterprise Systems at CenterPoint Energy and 17-year technology executive — for a five-part conversation on one of the most underrated career accelerators in leadership: strategic curiosity. This is Part 1 of 5.Shachella introduces three curiosity-driven leadership principles that have shaped her career and the careers of people she has led — including the concept of asking to elevate, building a culture of curiosity, and bending your personal arc from know-it-all to learn-it-all. She shares what it means to be the only woman, the only person of color, or the youngest person in the room — and how asking the right question changes everything.What you will learn in this episode:- The three curiosity-driven leadership principles that separate promotable leaders- How to ask questions that elevate others instead of exposing gaps- Why being a learn-it-all beats being a know-it-all at every level- How to shift problems into possibilities using one reframe- Why curiosity is a career accelerator — not just a personality traitThis episode is for you if:- You want to be seen as a strategic thinker at the leadership table- You are early in your career and want to build visibility fast- You lead teams and want to model curiosity-driven culture- You are the only one in the room who looks like you and want tools that work👤 View Shachella James's guest profile🧾 Chapters***********************************📺 Watch This Episode on YouTube***********************************🌐 Visit the Leadership Sovereignty HubEverything you need to lead with clarity, confidence, and strategy — in one place.https://www.leadershipsovereignty.com- Listen to or watch our full episode library- Download free leadership frameworks, guides, and tools- Read in-depth show notes and guest takeaways- Submit...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q11oXTiPmdD5f3NFX1fMBTw124PYDXNyA3FwNLM8bZ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWQz/ZDlhNWI3N2IyOGZj/MTFlOTYwM2RkNGEz/NjA3Zi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}