The No. 1 trait workers need for success, says CEO: ‘Things are changing quicker than you can catch up’

Cristina Mancini has been rising the ranks in corporate America for decades, and knows a thing or two about career success.

Mancini started her career at 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) in 2004 working in television distribution. She left in 2018 as an executive vice president and joined Salesforce, where she spent more than five years and climbed to the rank of chief engagement officer. As of 2023, she’s CEO of nonprofit Black Girls Code.

For Mancini, there’s one trait workers need for success: “Curiosity,” she told CNBC Make It at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Here’s why.

Tech like AI moves fast, and is already taking over jobs in auto, retail and banking.