Squiggly Careers

In this week's episode Sarah talks to writer, journalist, stand up comedian and all round squiggly careerist, Viv Groskop. Together they explore a concept called 'happy high status', a new take on confidence which feels relatable and relevant to everyone no matter where your self belief is starting from. Sarah and Viv talk about how to escape the enemy of happy high status (judgement or fear of judgement), useful words and ways to describe how you want to show up and how to dip a toe in the water of 'what if.' More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast discusses various ideas for team ice-breakers and energizers, including sharing secret skills, creating Spotify playlists, and using personality profiles. They also talk about prioritizing work with the concept of Rock, Pebbles, and Sand, and encourage team members to share and celebrate their successes. Other topics include creating a safe space for team questions, exploring different ice-breaker activities for team meetings, and the importance of diversity and inclusion.

If you ever feel conflicted by competing priorities, you are not alone! You might be struggling to balance short-term AND long-term thinking. You might be feeling frustrated trying to juggle investing in your development AND getting the day job done. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about what we can do to avoid 'AND overload' and how we can all develop 'AND agility'. In this episode, you'll hear lots of practical ideas for action to help you get started.More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Helen and Sarah tackle the topic of multi-tasking and why it's actually a myth! The reality of multi-tasking is that it's actually task-switching and the more we do it, the worse it is for our work. Together Helen and Sarah talk about practical ways you can spend more time in mono-tasking mode, increasing the impact of your outputs and working in a way that is better for your brain.More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Helen and Sarah talk about the role that senior people play in your career development and what you can do to make sure you stand out. They discuss the fears that can keep people from building relationships they need and share 10 ideas for action to help you to get closer to and more credible with senior stakeholders.More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Sarah explores leadership with Rob Goffee, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and co-author of the brilliant leadership book Why should anyone be led by you? Together they discuss how to approach answering what can initially appear to be a confronting question, the difference between management and leadership and why it's useful to borrow brilliance from social anthropology.You can also get a free copy of The Squiggly Career videobook! This offer is for May 2023 only - details below: - Head to: https://litvideobooks.com/the-squiggly-career - Click 'Buy' - Check out and create an account - Enter: SQUIGGLYCAREERSPODCAST at checkout 5. Once an account is created enjoy via the website or mobile app with the same login. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vulnerability is often accepted as a good thing at work but it's not always easy to know how to do it. This week Helen and Sarah talk about what vulnerability at work actually means and how to be vulnerable authentically and effectively. They share their own insights and reflections and practical ideas you can try out individually and in teams.You can also get a free copy of The Squiggly Career videobook! This offer is for May 2023 only - details below: - Head to: https://litvideobooks.com/the-squiggly-career - Click 'Buy' - Check out and create an account - Enter: SQUIGGLYCAREERSPODCAST at checkout 5. Once an account is created enjoy via the website or mobile app with the same login. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Helen and Sarah are trying out AI tools to determine which are actually helpful for your career development. From applications to interviews, presentations to problem solving they have got some recommended resources to support your squiggly career. You can also get a free copy of The Squiggly Career videobook! This offer is for May 2023 only - details below: - Head to: https://litvideobooks.com/the-squiggly-career - Click 'Buy' - Check out and create an account - Enter: SQUIGGLYCAREERSPODCAST at checkout 5. Once an account is created enjoy via the website or mobile app with the same login. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks episode Helen and Sarah discuss how to derisk career decisions, whether it's changing jobs, industries, taking the leap to work for yourself or changing career. They talk about 6 different types of risk that often get in the way of making decisions and how these risks can result in your career stalling and getting stuck. For each risk they discuss a different resolution, that can support us to make progress even when a decision feels scary. Together they also suggest ideas for what listeners can do if a risk becomes a reality. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Helen is joined by Dr Samantha Hiew, Founder of ADHD Girls and David Pugh-Jones, Trustee and Founding Member of one of the fastest-growing UK charities, Neurodiversity in Business to discuss neurodiversity at work. Together they talk about language and labels, the everyday reality of being neurodiverse in a workplace designed by and for neurotypical people and what we can do differently to create more inclusive ways of working that help everyone to be at their best. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.