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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Apr 9, 2019 • 46min
#77 Switching Off & Slowing Down
Did you know that we are sleeping 1-2 hours less than we did 60 years ago, that over 2/3s of us work outside of our contracted working hours and that on average people lose 6 days of their annual holiday because they don't take them? All of this contributes to feeling overworked and always on. This week's Squiggly Careers podcast looks at home we can press pause and put practical actions in place that enable us to switch-off and slow down. For all resources mentioned, headover to amazingif.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2019 • 37min
#76 How to Get Inspired at Work
This week Helen and Sarah tackle the subject of inspiration. Where it comes from, why it's so important for our work and how we can cultivate it. They share their own experiences of getting and staying inspired and dig into the research to learn from the experts! Listen to hear their top 5 ideas to increase your inspiration. For all links and resources, head over to amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2019 • 37min
#75 Building Empathy at Work
Empathy is a skill which underpins relationships. Often, it happens intuitively, but there is much that can be done to cultivate more empathic workplaces and this week's Squiggly Careers podcasts looks at the actions we can all take to achieve that. Helen and Sarah explore 3 different types of empathy at work and talk through 5 ways in which we can build more empathy into our work. For show notes and resources, head to amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2019 • 45min
#74 How to be a Productivity Ninja
This week we're joined by productivity expert Graham Allcott, founder of Think Productive, speaker and author of numerous books on the subject of productivity! Pick-up tips on how to take control of your inbox, your diary and your to-do list and understand how different processes and tools can help you to create simple systems to make your working life a little bit easier! Links as ever will be over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2019 • 29min
#73 How to stop perfectionsim holding you back
Perfectionism at work is responsible for increased stress and anxiety and it's a common challenge people struggle with. It can be routed in a fear of failure or a habit of setting unachievable goals and it can get in the way of truely being our best at work. In this week's Squiggly Career podcast, Helen and Sarah take on perfectionism, sharing their experiences and their top 5 pieces of advice for moving towards a mindset of done being better than perfect. All resources mentioned can be found at amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 5, 2019 • 34min
#72 Goals Setting That Works
This podcast discusses the importance of setting effective goals at work, and shares a method called 'Zoom in Zoom out' for goal planning. The hosts also explore creating an environment for goal achievement and provide practical tips and strategies. They share personal struggles and highlight the significance of work-life integration. The episode concludes with a preview of the next topic - overcoming perfectionism at work.
Feb 26, 2019 • 28min
#71 How to work with micromanagement
Micromanagement is a big frustration for many of us at work. We all don't like it, but so many of us have to work with it. In this week's podcast, Sarah and Helen delve into the science of micromanagement, why people do it and what issues it causes in the workplace. We share our top tips for coping with Micromanagement and also, how to manage yourself if this is an approach that you fall victim. Resources as ever can be found at www.amazingif.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2019 • 37min
#70 Career Possibilities & The Radical Sabbatical
This week, the Squiggly Careers podcast welcomes a special guest! Emma Rosen, author of The Radical Sabbatical, talks to Helen about what we can learn about finding a job you love by exploring multiple career possibilities. Emma took this approach to the extreme by exploring 25 different jobs in 1 year, during her Radical Sabbatical, documenting it in her blog www.25before25.co.uk during this time. We break down what she learnt into set of key insights and actions we can all apply to open up our thinking about future roles and opportunities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2019 • 38min
#69 DIY Career Development
Taking control of your career development is easier than ever if you've got the motivation and you know where to look! This week, Helen and Sarah are sharing their top tips of 'do it yourself' career development and favourite, tried and tested, learning resources. Get a summary of the resources and access the links over at www.amazingif.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 5, 2019 • 37min
#68 How to be Influential
Cutting through the noise of work, so people hear you and your perspectives, has never been more challenging. It's the people who have influencing skills that are able to counteract this environment. These people gain more control over their career because people listen to their thoughts and take action off the back of them. In this week's podcast, Sarah and Helen dissect what it takes to be good at influencing and identify 5 key tips which make the biggest impact. Head over to amazingif.com for the summary and to access resource links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
