Squiggly Careers
The Squiggly Career
Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Amazing If (https://www.amazingif.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away. Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann. The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today.For more ideas, tools and inspiration every week, you can also sign up to their newsletter Squiggly Careers in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 29min
#215 How to find a career sponsor
This week on the Squiggly Careers podcast, Helen talks to economist and author Sylvia Ann Hewlett about sponsorship. Sylvia is the author of 'Forget a mentor, find a sponsor' and 'The Sponsor Effect' and has a huge amount of insight and expertise on the topic. Together they talk about the difference between sponsorship and mentoring, the importance of starting with what you have to give and how to build a relationship based on trust. It's full of practical examples of people who have put sponsorship into practice in their career.If you'd like to learn more.....Download the Squiggly Careers PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this epsiode from www.amazingif.com/listenJoin PodPlus, a free, weekly, live and interactive session where we dive deeper into the podcast topic and tools that might be helpful.To get in touch....Email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2021 • 31min
#214 How to redefine success in a squiggly career
In Squiggly Careers, there is no one size fits all version of success. We can develop in different directions and success means different things to different people. However, it can be helpful to have some support in defining our of version of success and in this week's episode Sarah and Helen talk about how to do that. They share lots of different ideas for action to help you think about success and how to share that with other people.If you'd like to learn more.....Download the Squiggly Careers PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this episode from www.amazingif.com/listenJoin PodPlus, a free, weekly, live and interactive session where we dive deeper into the podcast topic and tools that might be helpful.To get in touch.... Email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2021 • 27min
#213 Finding your purpose at work
This week the Squiggly Careers podcast is back with another expert guest. Sarah talks to Dan Cable, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Dan is the author of Alive at Work and Change to Strange and his work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, the Economist and the Financial Times. Together they talk about Purpose at work and how people can move away from generic advice like 'follow your passion' towards more practical actions to help them with purpose. There is lots of energy and advice in this conversation!If you'd like to learn more.....Download the Squiggly Careers PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this epsiode from www.amazingif.com/listenJoin PodPlus, a free, weekly, live and interactive session where we dive deeper into the podcast topic and tools that might be helpful.To get in touch....Email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2021 • 21min
#212 How to rediscover your inspiration
Many of us feel like we've been living our working days on repeat for the last 12 months. A lack of variety and an overwhelm of virtual meetings have resulted in lots of people feeling far more tired by work than they do inspired by work. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to rediscover your inspiration and share 4 practical ideas for action to prime your mind including; immersive inspiration, collective inspiration and instant inspiration.To download this week's PodSheet, head to www.amazingif.com/listenJoin our weekly PodPlus session at www.amazingiflearning/courses/podplusYou can get in touch with Helen and Sarah at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 11, 2021 • 37min
#211 Feedback and the skill of 'radical candor'
Kim Scott, author of 'Radical Candor', and Trier Bryant, CEO of Just Work, delve into the transformative power of feedback in the workplace. They explore 'radical candor' as a balance of honesty and empathy, emphasizing its role in fostering open communication. The duo discusses navigating microaggressions, sharing personal anecdotes to highlight the importance of addressing biases. Listeners gain practical strategies for effective feedback and mentorship, encouraging growth and a more equitable organizational culture.
May 4, 2021 • 28min
#210 How to be a meaningful mentor
Mentoring is one of the ways we can support other people with their career development. Anyone can be a mentor. It's not a role reserved for 'senior' people or people who have years and years of experience. We can all share our insights and perspectives with other people to help them learn about themselves and their career. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about practical ideas for action to feel confident in your role as a mentor and ensure the time you spend with your mentees is as meaningful as possible. For more resources and support on this topic, head to www.amazingif.com/listenYou can get in touch with Helen and Sarah at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2021 • 33min
#209 How to make work happier
Happiness can seem like a complex topic. This week, Helen talks to entrepreneur and author Mo Gawdat who has created an equation for happiness, that bring clarity to the complexity. He's taken his personal experiences, his engineering expertise and insights from his own career to make happiness predictable and available to everyone. This week, Helen talks to Mo about how to apply his happiness equation to squiggly careers, how to invest in happy habits and how to help other people to be happy.You can hear more from Mo on his own podcast (Slo Mo) and support his movement One Billion Happy. His book 'Solve for Happy' is available to buy now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2021 • 28min
#208 How to explore your potential
In this week's episode Helen and Sarah discuss how to explore your potential. They discuss how stretching your strengths, understanding your risk readiness and curating your own (potential) curriculum are all practical ways to start taking action towards exploring your potential today.Stay in touch with Helen and Sarah @amazingif on instagram or via email at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2021 • 22min
#207 How to have conversations that matter
In this week’s Ask the Expert interview, Sarah talks to author, radio host and TED speaker Celeste Headlee about how to have better conversations at work. Together they discuss why most of us focus too much on what we’re going to say rather than what we can learn from conversations. Celeste suggests practical ideas to improve the quality of our conversations including the difference between a shift and a support response to how to approach every conversation with curiosity. You can watch Celeste’s talk on TED - 10 ways to have a better conversation and find out about her latest work at celesteheadlee.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2021 • 29min
#206 How to improve your emotional agility at work
The ups and downs of squiggly careers can take their toll and affect how we respond to challenging situations. Emotional agility is the skill of being able to manage our emotions at work so that they help us rather than hinder us. It's not about being robotic and having no emotions, instead it means being aware rather than acting on auto-pilot. As Victor Frankl said "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom."This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to create the space to manage and choose your emotional response. They talk about the role of values and draw on the insights from Susan David's work.Stay in touch with Helen and Sarah @amazingif on instagram or via email at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
