Squiggly Careers
By 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.
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Latest episode
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#442 Ask the expert: Pausing
In this week’s episode, Sarah is joined by author and expert Robert Poynton to explore the often-overlooked skill of pausing. Drawing from his book Do Pause, Robert shares insights on how introducing intentional pauses into your day can improve pe… -
#441 How to fit more play into your day
This week, Helen and Sarah are getting playful! They talk about why it's important to prioritise play and work and share practical ways to do it individually and as a team. If you're feeling stretched or stressed fitting in small moments of play i… -
#440 How to take initiative at work
Taking initiative often feels like a nice idea that people don't quite know how to action. In this week's podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about why it's a skill that matters for squiggly careers and practical ways to increase your opportunity to tak… -
#439 How to be more efficient (and effective)
If you ever feel like you're not spending your time well at work then this week's episode will be a useful listen for you. Helen and Sarah talk through practical actions to help you be efficient (doing things right) and effective (getting the righ… -
#438 How to overcome career complacency
Career complacency happens when you're not intentional about improving your skills or exploring your future possibilities. Even when you're happy in your role, it's important to actively manage your development. Without it, we risk losing relevanc… -
#437 How to plan your pivot
This week, Helen and Sarah relook at the topic of career pivots which they first covered on the podcast in 2018. They share a 5 part process to take you from exploring your pivot possibilities to becoming known as someone with pivotability! If you… -
#436 Ask the expert: Success
This week, Helen is joined by entrepreneur, author and athlete Jodie Cook to talk about success. They explore how to use your strengths to drive your success, how to create your own success formula (with Helen being a live test subject) and how to… -
#435 Workaholism watch-outs
This week Helen and Sarah are talking about workaholism, what it is, why it's a problem and how to respond if it's affecting you. They share ways to assess how at risk you are and lots of practical ideas for action to take back control.˚ -
#434 How to bring your best to your team
This week, Helen and Sarah explore the connection between individual and team success. Discover how bringing your best to work can become an accelerator for team growth, attracting new opportunities and projects that benefit everyone. … -
#433 How to create your post-summer reset
This week, Helen and Sarah share their top tips to reset your approach to career development after a summer break. Time-off gives you the space to slow down. Ideally, we come back to work energised and ready to grow. However, returning …
