The Career Narratives Podcast with Doug Lester
Craft and communicate a work-life narrative with meaning and impact. Present as a more compelling candidate to the decision-makers who hold the keys to your career advancement. In episodes short enough for busy schedules, Doug Lester offers perspective based on more than a decade of helping ambitious MBAs and professionals transition up and into leadership roles.
Doug is a Wharton MBA with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager. He was a senior recruiter at a top executive search firm and pulls back the curtain on networking, interviewing and recruiting. A coach to alumni and students at the Harvard Business School for over 10 years, the leader of an executive coaching program for the corporate strategy group of a Fortune 100 company, and the founder of Career Narratives, Doug has personally helped over 1,000 people gain clarity, share their unique stories, and advance their careers.
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Craft and communicate a work-life narrative with meaning and impact. Present as a more compelling candidate to the decision-makers who hold the keys to your career advancement.
Join Career Narratives Podcast host Doug Lester for bi-weekly episodes based on his experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach to mid and senior-level MBA leaders in consumer products, healthcare, financial services and tech.
Recent Episodes
June 20, 2025
33: Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Network for Your Career
It's just about summer, and if you think you have to wait until fall to network for your career or a new job, you're mistaken. Summer is actually the ideal time to do a little networking. Host Doug Lester shares insight from his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm.
March 7, 2025
32: How You Can Make the World a Better Place Through Your Work
Have you ever thought or said that you want to make the world a better place through your work? But are you stumped when it comes to how you're going to do it? Host Doug Lester provides perspective from working with over a thousand MBAs hoping to advance careers with meaning and impact. He shares t…
Feb. 14, 2025
31: How to Spot the Signals That Shape Your Career Narrative
Have you ever considered how the career choices you make can send intentional and unintentional signals to others that shape your personal narrative? Based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm, host Doug Lester leads you through a quick exercise that lets you step outside yours…
Feb. 5, 2025
30: How to Define Context in Your Personal Narrative
If you've ever struggled to communicate your personal narrative, there's a good chance it has something to do with context. What is the context in which you do your work and make an impact? The answer is probably more complex and nuanced than you might expect at first. Based on his work with well o…
Jan. 17, 2025
29: Why You Don't Want to Reach Out to "an Executive Search Firm"
In addition to reviewing key learnings from previous episodes on executive recruiters and executive search firms, Doug Lester helps you understand how search firms are structured. Armed with this information, you'll be better equipped to build the long-term relationships with recruiters that can he…
Jan. 3, 2025
28: Career Narratives Podcast 2025 Update
Host Doug Lester considers format updates to the podcast for 2025 and invites listener feedback and questions.
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