Bästa Doug Lester podcaster (2024)

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27: Don't Reach Out to That Executive Recruiter Before You Listen to This 11:49

8d ago11:49

11:49

You should think twice about reaching out to an executive recruiter you don't already know and have a relationship with. Host Doug Lester explains why, based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top search firm, reaching out to recruiters directly can potentially create self-inflicted career wounds that limit your advancement opportunit…

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26: Five Ways to Get on Executive Recruiters' Radar Screens 12:08

22d ago12:08

12:08

Have you ever been concerned that executive recruiters weren't calling you enough (or at all) or were calling about roles you weren't interested in? If so, then host Doug Lester shares five strategies for getting on the radar screens of recruiters for the right opportunities. They're based on his experience as a senior associate at a top executive …

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25: Three Things You Need To Know About Executive Recruiters 13:14

1M ago13:14

13:14

If you're a mid or senior-level MBA and want to advance your career, then executive recruiters are probably going to play a part in your narrative. To keep you from making some of the same incorrect assumptions he did, host Doug Lester shares what he learned as a senior associate at a top retained executive search firm. He pulls back the curtain on…

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24: One Thing Could Unblock Your Career Advancement This Year 8:49

2M ago8:49

8:49

Have you made less progress advancing your career than you had wanted to this year? Or maybe no progress at all? If so, host Doug Lester shares a little social media psychology and a realization from his own life experience that could help you identify and get past your roadblock so you can move forward. Check out The October Theory of Changing You…

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23: Why You Shouldn't Drop Dates and Experience from Your LinkedIn Profile and Resume 12:08

3M ago12:08

12:08

If you're in your 40s or 50s, have you ever been advised to drop the dates from your education entries and remove a few of the earlier roles from your LinkedIn profile and resume? Trying to soft-pedal or hide your age and level of experience can actually work against you getting the aspirational senior roles that might be the best fit at this point…

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22: Ditch the Fake Due Dates and Make Consistent Progress Toward Your Ideal Narrative 10:36

3M ago10:36

10:36

If you want to craft a compelling work-life narrative, you need to stay focused on work that yields the stories you want to be able to tell about yourself. But truly important and impactful work tends to happen over time. So to keep yourself on track, you set arbitrary due dates for key milestones... and then you miss them. And then you reset your …

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21: Why Your Interview Stories Might Not Be Getting You the Job 8:35

4M ago8:35

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If you've ever felt you nailed an interview, especially for a senior role, but you didn't get the call-back, there may be a problem with your storytelling, even if you're using the classic STAR method. Host Doug Lester has prepared thousands of MBA leaders for career-defining interviews, and he's noticed that even some of the best storytellers fail…

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20: A Simple Way to Increase Your Confidence in Networking Conversations 14:41

4M ago14:41

14:41

If you've ever felt less than confident in a career networking conversation, you're not alone. Host Doug Lester shares a tip he picked up as an executive recruiter that helped him feel more confident and be more effective when he was networking for a living. It can help you, too. Send Doug a message 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your…

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19: Why You May Procrastinate Networking for Your Career and What You Can Do About It 10:43

4M ago10:43

10:43

If you’re trying to get started on networking for a new job or your career, the fear of reaching out to people isn’t the only thing that might keep you from getting started. Host Doug Lester shares insight from his days as an executive recruiter and professional networker that can help you overcome the friction that might keep you from making progr…

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18: How to Ensure Your Career Networking Is Worth The Time 13:50

5M ago13:50

13:50

If you've ever felt that networking for a new job or your career is a lot of effort for very little benefit, then you may be doing it wrong. Doug Lester shares techniques he learned as an executive recruiter to get the people he was networking with to open up, share their knowledge and insights, and help ensure he never ran out of new people to cal…

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17: Get More People to Say "Yes" to Your Networking Requests 11:04

5M ago11:04

11:04

Are fewer people saying "yes" to your networking requests than you'd like? You may be unintentionally causing the problem. Doug Lester shares a simple strategy he learned as an executive recruiter to get the people in his network to pick up the phone and talk. And the best part is, it's simple, it probably requires a lot less effort than you're put…

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16: Two Proven Strategies When You're Networking For a Job 11:18

6M ago11:18

11:18

Have you ever been networking for a job and found that your narrative's not working in a conversation with a critical decision maker? Or maybe things do click but you end up feeling like you cut the process short and short-changed yourself in the process? Host Doug Lester shares two simple strategies he learned as a professional networker in a top …

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15: How to Get Over Your Fear of Networking 9:22

6M ago9:22

9:22

Need to start networking to advance your career, but can't seem to do it? You're not alone. Doug Lester shares his personal experience with networking procrastination as a new executive recruiter and how he got over it. Read the original Networking Strategy Series on the Career Narratives Blog. Send Doug a message 🎧 Take control of your narrative a…

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14: Why Executive Recruiters Might Not Be Interested and What To Do About It 13:15

7M ago13:15

13:15

Not getting much love from executive recruiters? Finding that they just don't "get" your skills and experience and how good fit you'd be for the job? Host Doug Lester draws on his experience as a senior associate at a top executive search firm to explain why you might feel like you're running into a brick wall — and what you can potentially do abou…

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13: Sharing Your Narrative Could Potentially Save Your Job 13:06

7M ago13:06

13:06

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 Lester shares his perspective about how a strong personal or team narrative can help advance your career, or even save your job.…

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12: You May Be Diluting Your Personal Narrative 7:56

8M ago7:56

7:56

Words and phrases you think you need in your resume and LinkedIn profile can unintentionally dilute your personal narrative. As a hiring manager, executive recruiter and coach, host Doug Lester shares the prime suspects and makes a case for avoiding them. He also explains how using them may even work against you by raising unneeded questions in you…

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11: A Simple Way to Increase Your Odds of Negotiating a Good Job Offer 11:49

8M ago11:49

11:49

When you're negotiating a salary and other compensation for a job, do you say (or think) that you're negotiating with a company? If you do, then you're making a critical mindset mistake that could cost you a lot. As a hiring manager at a Fortune 100 company and an executive recruiter at a top firm, Doug Lester saw how the wrong approach to negotiat…

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10: How to Write a LinkedIn Experience Entry That Answers 3 Key Questions 14:51

9M ago14:51

14:51

Based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm, Doug Lester offers a strategic perspective focused on crafting a concise, helpful LinkedIn Experience entry. Emphasizing an intended reader's requirements, Doug offers a straightforward approach to writing a LinkedIn Experience entry that focuses on answering the three key questions t…

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9: How to Write a LinkedIn About Section That Supports Your Narrative 11:47

9M ago11:47

11:47

Is your LinkedIn profile actually written to connect with your reader? Do you have a LinkedIn Headline that communicates what you do, the context you do it in, and the impact of your work? If not, give Episode 8 a quick listen Then listen to this episode and find out how to write an engaging LinkedIn About section that will give your reader confide…

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8: How to Communicate Your Narrative in Your LinkedIn Headline 11:35

10M ago11:35

11:35

If you don't define your narrative, then someone else might do it for you. Why take that chance? Doug Lester shares a simple, three-part framework he picked up as an executive recruiter that you can apply to your LinkedIn headline. You'll help the people who find you on LinkedIn make sense of your experience and, more importantly, understand where …

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7: An Easier Way to Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom – the Elgato Prompter 19:04

10M ago19:04

19:04

Making direct eye contact or what feels like direct eye contact on Zoom is hard. Beyond looking back and forth between a person's image and your camera lens, which is less than ideal, you need a teleprompter to make it work. With a teleprompter, you can look directly at your camera lens and the eyes of the person on the other side of the camera. Bu…

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6: Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom and Improve Your Executive Presence 15:04

10M ago15:04

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If conducting important meetings or being interviewed on Zoom leaves you feeling at a disadvantage, you're probably missing the direct eye contact that happens when you're meeting in-person. And your executive presence is probably suffering as a result. Doug Lester shares two ways he's managed to simulate direct eye contact on Zoom in his work as a…

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5: Stop Looking for The Perfect Job, Try This Instead 9:38

11M ago9:38

9:38

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 pressure off. Send Doug a message 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast! 🤔 Need a th…

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4: Being a Generalist is Limiting Your Career 10:02

11M ago10:02

10:02

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 products marketer and a senior recruiter at a top executive search firm, Doug Lester shares why you need to start thinking of yourse…

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3: Explaining a Career Mistake (AKA a Blip) 13:19

11M ago13:19

13:19

Have you ever made a "career mistake?" Most people have — but they can be awkward to explain when you're networking or interviewing for a job. Host Doug Lester provides a straightforward, honest and effective framework for explaining that mistake or "blip" in your career. Ditch the worry and avoidance. Take the bull by the horns. And emerge a stron…

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2: How Mission-Driven is Your Career? 11:31

11M ago11:31

11:31

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 what are you? Mission First? Mission Driven? Mission Preferred? Or Mission Last? Send Doug a message 🎧 Take control of your narra…

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1: What's Your Career Narrative? 9:24

11M ago9:24

9:24

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 insight he picked up when he was working as a senior recruiter at a top executive search firm. Listen in and clarify your own nar…

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The Career Narratives Podcast Trailer 1:34

11M ago1:34

1:34

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 le…

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27: Don't Reach Out to That Executive Recruiter Before You Listen to This 11:49

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26: Five Ways to Get on Executive Recruiters' Radar Screens 12:08

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25: Three Things You Need To Know About Executive Recruiters 13:14

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24: One Thing Could Unblock Your Career Advancement This Year 8:49

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23: Why You Shouldn't Drop Dates and Experience from Your LinkedIn Profile and Resume 12:08

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22: Ditch the Fake Due Dates and Make Consistent Progress Toward Your Ideal Narrative 10:36

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21: Why Your Interview Stories Might Not Be Getting You the Job 8:35

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20: A Simple Way to Increase Your Confidence in Networking Conversations 14:41

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19: Why You May Procrastinate Networking for Your Career and What You Can Do About It 10:43

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18: How to Ensure Your Career Networking Is Worth The Time 13:50

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17: Get More People to Say "Yes" to Your Networking Requests 11:04

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16: Two Proven Strategies When You're Networking For a Job 11:18

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15: How to Get Over Your Fear of Networking 9:22

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14: Why Executive Recruiters Might Not Be Interested and What To Do About It 13:15

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13: Sharing Your Narrative Could Potentially Save Your Job 13:06

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12: You May Be Diluting Your Personal Narrative 7:56

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11: A Simple Way to Increase Your Odds of Negotiating a Good Job Offer 11:49

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10: How to Write a LinkedIn Experience Entry That Answers 3 Key Questions 14:51

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9: How to Write a LinkedIn About Section That Supports Your Narrative 11:47

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8: How to Communicate Your Narrative in Your LinkedIn Headline 11:35

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7: An Easier Way to Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom – the Elgato Prompter 19:04

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6: Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom and Improve Your Executive Presence 15:04

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5: Stop Looking for The Perfect Job, Try This Instead 9:38

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4: Being a Generalist is Limiting Your Career 10:02

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3: Explaining a Career Mistake (AKA a Blip) 13:19

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2: How Mission-Driven is Your Career? 11:31

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1: What's Your Career Narrative? 9:24

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The Career Narratives Podcast Trailer 1:34

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