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Career Narratives with Doug Lester37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your GutIf your job search is taking too long and you’re a mid or senior-level leader, your gut may be telling you it’s time to broaden your appeal. To have a more general and therefore more appealing positioning. Don’t do it! Host Doug Lester explains, from a recruiter’s perspective, why broadening your positioning could be a big mistake. 👓 Read the original post on Substack👉 Visit Craft Your Narrative on Substack🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune...
2025-10-0308 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester36: Your LinkedIn Headline May Be Riskier Than You ThinkIs your LinkedIn headline your job title and company name? If so, you're taking a big risk. Host Doug Lester shares why, based on his experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter and a coach to more than a thousand MBA alumni. And he offers an alternative approach that more effectively communicates your personal narrative.🤓 Read the original Substack post🎙️ Episode 8: Tips for a LinkedIn Headline That Communicates Your Narrative🎙️ Episode 9: How to Write an Effective LinkedIn About Entry🎙️ Episode 10: How to Write LinkedIn Experience Entries That Support Your Narrative🎧...
2025-09-1907 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester35: The Most Counterintuitive Networking StrategyWhat if one of your most effective networking strategies could be relying on your competitors to be your advocates? Host Doug Lester explains why this actually works, based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm. And he offers a few tips for doing it the right way.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug
2025-09-1208 min
The Sacramental CharismaticEp 57: What is the Kingdom of God? [Vineyardists]Doug Erickson, Thomas Lyons, & Luke Geraty are THE VINEYARDISTS and on this podcast episode, we discuss: What is Kingdom Theology?
Recommended books from this episode 👇🏽
"Gospel of the Kingdom," George Ladd (https://amzn.to/3HQqvXE)
"The King Jesus Gospel," Scot McKnight (https://amzn.to/3JxWVGW)
"The Kingdom Reformation," Derek Morphew (https://amzn.to/4lKI35i)
"New Testament Theology," Joachim Jeremias (https://amzn.to/3Vix0FE)
"The Coming of the Kingdom," Herman N. Ridderbos ( https://amzn.to/3HPVva8)
"Signs, Wonders, and the Kingdom of God," Don Williams (https://amzn.to/4lKTYQM)
"Living the...
2025-08-281h 09Career Narratives with Doug Lester34: How To Remain Competitive When AI Makes Career Advancement a Steeper ClimbAs business leaders become more comfortable incorporating AI into their organizations, the shape of org charts will change. It's already happening, and it's going to have an impact on career advancement. Host Doug Lester shares classic tips about how to remain competitive amid all the changes.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug❎ Avoid making 3 common mis...
2025-08-0813 min
Ship Full of BombsSunday Jazz Lounge with Doug Kaye Ep 80 03/08/25More great jazz, blues and roots. music from Doug.
Let’s Begin – Tony Bennett
Baby Be Good – Willard McDaniel
It’s A Grand Night For Swingin’ – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
C Jam Blues – Oscar Peterson
They Don’t Believe Me – Dinah Washington
Almost Like Being In Love – Lester Young
Here Comes The Man With The Jive – Stuff Smith
Route 66 – Georgie Auld Orchestra
Baby Please Don’t Go – Them
Moondance – Van Morrison
Teardrops From My Eyes – Wynonie Harris
Edda – Lee Morgan
2025-08-032h 01
A Sonic YouthA Sonic Youth episode 198 - Doug Hream Blunt, Jimmy Carter, Robert Lester Folsom, Stan HubbsA Sonic Youth goes off the rails as Oliver plays his favourite freak folk and acid rock oddities. Listen in to hear the unique funk of Doug Hream Blunt, cosmic Americana from Jimmy Carter and Dallas Country Green, and psych rock from Robert Lester Folsom and Stan Hubbs.
Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.
2025-07-3128 min
JäljilläTIEDEN PERHETieden perhe kokoontui joka joulu perheen omistamalle mökille Oakleyn pikkukaupunkiin Utahiin. Näin tapahtui myös jouluna vuonna 1990, jolloin joulunvietto sai karmean käänteen. Kolme ihmistä sai surmansa, yksi loukkaantui vakavasti ja kaksi joutui siepatuiksi, kun juuri vankilasta vapautunut mieskaksikko toteutti kammottavan suunnitelmansa.
* Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin alkuvaiheilta. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com.
Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai.
Ota y...
2025-07-1842 min
The 1937 Flood Watch PodcastLady Be BetterGeorge Gershwin’s “Lady Be Good” has been in The Flood repertoire for more than a quarter century. And lately the song has taken on a whole new life, ever since Danny Cox brought ‘round a better bunch of chords. Listen to Dan and the guys just rocking the socks off the thing!As reported earlier, Gershwin’s perennial 1924 party tune, “Lady Be Good” is a rarity among jazz standards in the Great American Songbook, surviving the transition from the loose Dixieland style of the “Roaring Twenties” to the smooth swing sound of the 1930s and beyond.Jazz Connecti...
2025-07-1104 min
Power-Up With The Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Experience!Jurassic Adventures: Escape from Extinction by Lester WolfePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/77663to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Jurassic Adventures: Escape from Extinction
Author: Lester Wolfe
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 07-04-25
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Action & Adventure
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2025-07-043h 14Career Narratives with Doug Lester33: Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Network for Your CareerIt'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. 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug...
2025-06-2007 min
BLACK MENTAL HEALTH AND RACEBMHR S5 03: REGRESSION OF THE U.S. AND PAST LIVES CRISISYou’re likely thinking of American Beauty, not American Pie. In American Beauty (1999), Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a disillusioned suburban father experiencing a midlife crisis. And yes, Lester is a strong example of involuntary psychological regression.Here’s why:Involuntary Regression in Lester Burnham: • Reverting to an earlier identity: Lester tries to reclaim his youth by quitting his job, smoking weed, working out, and lusting after his teenage daughter’s friend—behavior more typical of a reckless adolescent than a middle-aged man. • Coping with powerlessnes...
2025-05-111h 36Career Narratives with Doug Lester32: How You Can Make the World a Better Place Through Your WorkHave 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 the signs his clients look for and a potential source of inspiration.Mentioned in this episode: The Johnson & Johnson Credo🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experien...
2025-03-0711 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester31: How to Spot the Signals That Shape Your Career NarrativeHave 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 yourself and see the forest of your career from the trees.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard...
2025-02-1411 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester30: How to Define Context in Your Personal NarrativeIf 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 over 1,000 MBAs, host Doug Lester shares a framework for considering context that's new... and also familiar.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executiv...
2025-02-0511 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester29: 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 help advance your career.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug❎ Avoid making 3 c...
2025-01-1709 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester28: Career Narratives Podcast 2025 UpdateHost Doug Lester considers format updates to the podcast for 2025 and invites listener feedback and questions.Email your feedback to podcast@careernarratives.com.Send a written message or leave a voice message by clicking on the microphone in the lower-right-hand corner of the contact page.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug❎ Av...
2025-01-0304 min
DJP's S.H.A.G. Soulful House And Garage live Radio show on http://PressureRadio.comDJP NYE 2024 The Last ever Pressure Radio Show Part 2Part 2 of the DJP NYE 2024 The Last ever Pressure Radio ShowThe second half of the show continues... we go deep!!Once again Dedicated to All the amazing DJ's and Listeners over the years. Love to all and Happy New Year Track list Part 2 | # | Artist | Tracks | 24 | Marlon D feat. Stephanie Renee | I'm A Believer (Soulful House Dub) | 25 | Mario Biondi | This is what you are [Alex Dimitri South Soul re touch] | 26 | Mario Biondi & SOS Band | This Is The Finest (Exclusive Caister Mix) | 27 | Luther Vandross | Luther Vandross - My Favorite...
2025-01-022h 15Career Narratives with Doug Lester27: Don't Reach Out to That Executive Recruiter Before You Listen to ThisYou 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 opportunities.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy...
2024-12-2011 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester26: Five Ways to Get on Executive Recruiters' Radar ScreensHave 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 search firm.Resources mentioned:🎙️ 1: What's Your Narrative?🎙️ 8: How to Communicate Your Narrative in Your LinkedIn Headline🎙️ 9: How to Write a LinkedIn About That Supports Your Narrative🎙️ 10: How to Write a LinkedIn Experience Entry Tha...
2024-12-0612 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester25: Three Things You Need To Know About Executive RecruitersIf 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 search firms, so you don't have to make some of the same mistakes he did when he was climbing the corporate ladder.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podca...
2024-11-2213 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester24: One Thing Could Unblock Your Career Advancement This YearHave 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 Your Life in the Wall Street Journal (may require a subscription)🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortun...
2024-10-3108 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester23: Why You Shouldn't Drop Dates and Experience from Your LinkedIn Profile and ResumeIf 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 in your career. Host Doug Lester shares his experience as a coach to MBA alumni and a former executive recruiter to make the case. 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscr...
2024-10-1112 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester22: Ditch the Fake Due Dates and Make Consistent Progress Toward Your Ideal NarrativeIf 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 due dates — and do it again and again. It's not just inefficient. It can make you feel bad.There's a better way to keep the momentum going and feel be...
2024-09-2710 min
On Iowa SportsKaleb Johnson for Heisman? Plus an early look at Iowa-Ohio State with Doug Lesmerises | Hawk Off The PressDoug Lesmerises of the Kings of the North podcast joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this week’s Hawk Off the Press podcast with a message for Heisman Trophy oddsmakers: Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should be in the discussion at this point in the season.Plus, how has Tim Lester changed the Hawkeyes’ offense? And does Iowa have a chance to beat Ohio State on Oct. 5?
2024-09-2639 minOn Iowa PodcastKaleb Johnson for Heisman? Plus an early look at Iowa-Ohio State with Doug Lesmerises | Hawk Off The PressDoug Lesmerises of the Kings of the North podcast joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this week’s Hawk Off the Press podcast with a message for Heisman Trophy oddsmakers: Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should be in the discussion at this point in the season.Plus, how has Tim Lester changed the Hawkeyes’ offense? And does Iowa have a chance to beat Ohio State on Oct. 5?
2024-09-2639 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester21: Why Your Interview Stories Might Not Be Getting You the JobIf 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 to do one critical thing. Find out if you're missing it, too, and what you can do to fix it.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with exp...
2024-09-1308 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester20: A Simple Way to Increase Your Confidence in Networking ConversationsIf 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. 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug...
2024-08-3014 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester19: Why You May Procrastinate Networking for Your Career and What You Can Do About ItIf 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 progress.Resources mentioned in this episode:TodoistAsanaPipedriveEvernoteOneNoteCovve15% Discount for Covve (affiliate link)Doug's vide...
2024-08-1610 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester18: How to Ensure Your Career Networking Is Worth The TimeIf 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 call. You can apply those same approaches to improve your networking technique and help advance your career.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your car...
2024-08-0213 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester17: Get More People to Say "Yes" to Your Networking RequestsAre 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 putting in now, and everyone will feel better about it in the end.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune...
2024-07-1911 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester16: Two Proven Strategies When You're Networking For a JobHave 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 executive search firm to ensure he always got his story straight and never left a stone unturned.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with exp...
2024-07-0511 minCareer Narratives with Doug Lester15: How to Get Over Your Fear of NetworkingNeed 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.🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast!🤔 Need a thought partner with experience as a Fortune 100 hiring manager, an executive recruiter at a top firm, and a coach at Harvard Business School? Schedule a Career Strategy Session with Doug
2024-06-2109 min