The Career Narratives Podcast with Doug Lester

Career Strategy Episodes

May 24, 2024

13: Sharing Your Narrative Could Potentially Save Your Job

If you've ever thought there was a chance that your manager or skip level isn't clear on what you do and the value you bring to your company, then this episode of The Career Narratives Podcast is worth a listen. Host Doug Le…
Feb. 15, 2024

5: Stop Looking for The Perfect Job, Try This Instead

Is looking for the perfect job getting in the way of finding any job at all? This can be a problem at any stage of a career. Doug Lester offers an approach to thinking about career advancement that takes a little of the pres…
Feb. 8, 2024

4: Being a Generalist is Limiting Your Career

If you're a mid or senior-level manager or executive in business and you've ever referred to yourself as a "generalist," then you're probably limiting your career potential. Based on insight he picked up as a consumer produc…
Jan. 24, 2024

2: How Mission-Driven is Your Career?

You don't have to work in a non-profit to have a mission-driven career. And your relationship to mission may change over time. Host Doug Lester shares insight he gained working in the for-profit and non-profit worlds. So wha…
Jan. 23, 2024

1: What's Your Career Narrative?

If you've ever felt like the people you're networking and interviewing with just don't get you, you might need to work on your narrative. In this first episode of The Career Narratives Podcast, host Doug Lester shares an ins…