The challenge
You're a high-potential leader with aspirations, but your personal narrative isn't working — or you're not sure where it leads next. Your career may feel like it's just happening to you.
You want to craft a cohesive and compelling narrative that feels authentic when you share it with your network and gatekeepers, like executive recruiters who hold the keys to your career advancement.
You want to control your own destiny.
A thought partner with perspective
With over 30 years of combined experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at the Harvard Business School and Career Narratives, Doug Lester helps ambitious people identify and pursue careers with greater meaning and impact.
And while you may never be able to completely control your destiny, crafting and effectively sharing a strong personal narrative can help you shape it.
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In bite-sized, to-the-point episodes, Doug helps you craft, share and advance your personal narrative.
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Doug accepts a limited number of new clients each year by application for private coaching.
From the Career Narratives Podcast
Craft a work-life narrative with meaning. 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 offers perspective based on more than a decade of coaching ambitious MBAs and professionals moving up and into leadership roles.
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