

#378) The Four Pillars of Career Fulfillment | Lisa Lewis Miller
Aug 25, 2025
Lisa Lewis Miller, CEO of Career Clarity and an expert in career change, shares her insights on the four pillars of career fulfillment. She reveals how to align strengths, interests, organizational culture, and lifestyle needs for a satisfying career. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding non-negotiables in job selection and the role of compensation and flexibility. Lisa also offers strategies for self-reflection and evaluating company culture, all aimed at helping listeners navigate their career paths with greater clarity and purpose.
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Goldilocks Career Moves
- Lisa recounted Goldilocks career moves where early roles gave autonomy but lacked mentorship or growth.
- These moves taught her the need to find sustainable fit beyond initial novelty.
Actions Reveal True Culture
- Culture lip service creates whiplash when actions contradict stated values, and that reveals long‑term mismatch.
- Sustainable workplaces must align behaviors with espoused values.
Lip Service Vs. Real Culture
- Lisa described getting a call about her grandfather's death and then being asked three minutes later if she could immediately staff a new project.
- That moment revealed the firm's mismatch between stated empathy and actual behavior and pushed her to leave.