Talent + Trust

By: Robert Houghton
  • Summary

  • Talent + Trust podcast is hosted by Rob Houghton who is the President of the DC Metro Area’s #1 executive search firm specializing in insurance and financial services – Management Recruiters of Fairfax. There is a War on Talent, and Rob is there help you fight that battle and win. His goal is to work with winners, and he has the skills and knowledge to help those candidates and companies who are willing to put in the work and hold the same business values as him. We provide unique insights and strategies to both client hiring authorities and candidates in the areas of client hiring practices, interview tactics, salary negotiations, employment agreements, local salary surveys, resumes, career planning, getting promoted, networking, compensation structures and more. A greater understanding by both candidates and hiring authorities benefits everyone in this highly competitive WDC market. Music credit "SoundDesign, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc."
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Episodes
  • Reinventing Insurance: Independent Agencies Using Common Sense Principles
    Apr 4 2023

    In today’s episode, Rob Houghton discusses how three independent insurance agencies reinvented their organizations using common sense principles available to all of us.

    Show Highlights:

    • Find out how one organization created an “insurance firm of destination” which enabled them to acquire and retain the region’s top insurance talent. 

    • Learn how one insurance broker re-engineered a standard assessment profiling system to match new hires to the same skills and attributes as their existing peak performers and increased their talent retention to over 90% over three years.

    • Learned how another insurance agency located in Virginia used, “Extreme Ownership” principles to empower and enable their sales force to grow sales by 23% annually over the past three years.

    • Learn how you can reinvent yourself and your organization!

    We always welcome your feedback at rob@mrfairfax.com   

    And be sure to read my blogs every Friday at Rob's Rants and watch our award-winning show, The Million Dollar Career, at The Million Dollar Career published bi-weekly.

    For previous podcast episodes, check out Talent + Trust Previous Podcast Episodes

    All the best,

    Rob Houghton

     

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    9 mins
  • The Future of Work: Testing & Experimentation
    Mar 7 2023

    In today’s episode, Rob Houghton discusses how business leaders and small business owners are shaping the future of work in this post-pandemic workplace.  Less than three years after the pandemic hit, a vast global experiment is underway on how we will work in the future.  The results may surprise you.   

    Show Highlights:

    • Find out the four primary motivators for today’s younger generation in the workplace. 

    • Learn how to test and experiment within your organization and workforce to achieve major leaps in productivity.

    • Is hybrid and remote work environment really the future?  The answer may surprise you.

    • Learn why teamwork must be directly aligned and tied to goals and purpose.

    We always welcome your feedback at rob@mrfairfax.com   

    And be sure to read my blogs every Friday at Rob's Rants and watch our award-winning show, The Million Dollar Career, at The Million Dollar Career published bi-weekly.

    For previous podcast episodes, check out Talent + Trust Previous Podcast Episodes

    All the best,

    Rob Houghton

     

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    10 mins
  • Mr. Irrelevant: NFL QB Brock Purdy|Ep. 004
    Feb 7 2023

    In today’s episode, Rob Houghton discusses the meteoric rise of NFL San Francisco Forty-Niners quarterback, Brock Purdy.  Purdy was the last pick in the NFL 2022 Draft and was dubbed, “Mr. Irrelevant.”  Rob provides lessons learned for all of us including corporate hiring authorities and candidates alike.   

    Show Highlights:

    • Find out how FOMO can kill a business or a career. 
    • Get a behind the curtains look at how NFL teams evaluate and select their top talent.
    • Learn what made Brock Purdy great and the one big mistake NFL teams made by passing him over six times each in the 2022 NFL Draft.
    • Learn what this means for you in the corporate world.

    We always welcome your feedback at rob@mrfairfax.com   

    And be sure to read my blogs every Friday at Rob's Rants and watch our award-winning show, The Million Dollar Career, at The Million Dollar Career published bi-weekly.

    For previous podcast episodes, check out Talent + Trust Previous Podcast Episodes

    All the best,

    Rob Houghton

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    8 mins

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