31: How to Spot the Signals That Shape Your Career Narrative

Update: 2025-02-14

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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 yourself and see the forest of your career from the trees.

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31: How to Spot the Signals That Shape Your Career Narrative

Doug Lester

31: How to Spot the Signals That Shape Your Career Narrative