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.
Episodes
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Aug 20, 2019 • 24min
#96 How to use LinkedIn to boost your career
This week, Helen talks to Rachael Glynne from LinkedIn to help you make the most of the platform. Whether you are an active user or you’ve let your profile gather dust, this week’s podcast will help you to standout on LinkedIn and build your brand and network. Head to www.amazingif.com to access links to any resources mentioned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2019 • 38min
#95 How to prioritise your work
Emails. Projects. Meetings. The long list of things you want to do and things you think you should do! Our work can sometimes feel overwhelming and difficult to manage. In this week’s Squiggly Careers podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about how to cut through the noise and prioritise your work. They cover tools, tips and tricks that you can put in place to give you more control over and confidence in where you are spending your time so it can make the biggest difference to you in your squiggly career. Head to amazingif.com for resources to accompany this week’s episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 6, 2019 • 41min
#94 How to manage your future and your finances with Heather McGregor
If you haven't heard of Heather McGregor, you need to listen to this week's Squiggly Careers podcast! Heather is one of the most squiggly and brilliant people we have met and have long been inspired by her journey. Her book 'Careers Advice for Ambitious Women' sparked the thinking for our business Amazing If and we have been inspired by her career journey ever since. Listen to this week's podcast to hear about how to manage your career, where to invest your time and efforts and why being in control of your finances pays career dividends. Links to resources mentioned are over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2019 • 44min
#93 How to have a career as a freelancer
Squiggly Careers allow people to try many different modes of work and one that comes up a lot for our community is freelancing. If you’re curious about what work is like as a freelancer and how you go about making the leap from corporate life to freelance, this week’s episode is a must listen. We’ve invited Matthew Knight, founder of the Leapers Community, and Chloé Jepps, Head of Research at IPSE into the Squiggly Careers studio to explore the highs, lows, ins and outs of a career as a freelancer. Links to resources mentioned are over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2019 • 43min
#92 How to negotiate with impact
Negotiation can feel like one of those skills we know we could be better at, but we're not sure how to go about improving. It's in the moments when we know negotiating would really help us (think salary negotiations and job crafting) that we often realise we've got work to do in order to successfully and confidently ask for what we want. In this week's Squiggly Careers podcast, Sarah (a great negotiator) and Helen (a work in progress), share their experiences and top tips for approaching key conversations at work confidentially and negotiating your way through to the outcomes you want. For resources and links, head to www.amazingif.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2019 • 40min
#91 How to manage for the first time
Managing for the first time can feel like a daunting experience that triggers all kinds of Confidence Gremlins. What if I get found out? How do I help people when I don't know how to help myself? How do I feel in control without micromanaging? In this week's Squiggly Careers podcast, Helen and Sarah share the moments they started managing and their top insights and actions to help you be the kind of manager that makes a positive and lasting impact on the people that work for you. All resources mentioned are linked over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2019 • 30min
#90 In conversation with the UK's First Minister for Loneliness
Loneliness is a growing issue in the workplace and one that we can all take action on to support people. In this week's podcast, Helen interviews Tracey Crouch, the UK's first Minister for Loneliness about the Loneliness Strategy and the work being done to support individuals and organisations to create more belonging at work. For resources and links mentioned on the podcast, head to amazingif.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2019 • 35min
#89 How to increase your social impact
Our careers are longer than ever and more and more people are looking not only to do a great job, but also to make a difference. In this week's Squiggly Careers podcast, Sarah and Helen talk about how to increase your social impact at work. They share their experiences of building businesses with a social purpose and working in large organisations with a social agenda. They also share organisations you can learn from and top tips you can action to build social impact into your career. All references and links can be found over at amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2019 • 28min
#88 Responding to microaggressions at work
How aware and affected are you of microaggressions at work? Perhaps it’s something you’ve not heard of before or maybe you think you may have unintentionally done something that could be categorised as a microaggression. This week, Helen and Sarah deep dive into the topic, exploring definitions, examples and actions you can take to respond to it and create workplaces that make work better for everyone. You can find any resources mentioned on the podcast over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2019 • 38min
#87 How to succeed at work
Success is often defined by what we see others doing and achieving or external signals like salary and status. This search for external success can leave people feeling demotivated and frustrated. The reality is that we all have individual definitions of success and unless we take time to understand what this looks like, we can get distracted by the expectations of others. This week’s podcast is about different approaches to explore what success looks like for you and how to align your actions to achieve it. As ever, Helen and Sarah share practical tools and techniques that you can use for your own career development and resources to keep learning after you listen. Find all resources over at www.amazingif.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
