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.

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Feb 8, 2022 · 26 min
#259 You Coach You Live
This week, hear Helen and Sarah hosting a live podcast in London and Manchester! Together they explore the different topics covered in You Coach You with motivational speaker and podcast host Adrienne Herbert, Santus founder James Routledge, leadership expert Drew Povery and psychologist Lee Chambers. If you'd like some expert advice on how to invest in your resilience reserves, manage your time and attention, build your self-belief, develop a community around your career and pursue career p
Feb 1, 2022 · 36 min
#258 How to manage your monkeys
Sarah and Helen are back together this week talking about the topic of 'monkey management'. A 'monkey' is a job to be done and very often we're dealing with an overwhelming amount of them. Sarah and Helen share ways in which you can manage your monkeys, whether or not they are being given to you by other people or you're creating them for yourself. They also share their own personal insights and issues with monkey management! Ways to learn more: 1. Download the PodSheet fo
Jan 27, 2022 · 18 min
#257 You Coach You: Purpose with David Hieatt
In part 6 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.  They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Purpose chapter and specifically how we can purpose more of an everyday action than an aspiration that feels ou
Jan 25, 2022 · 16 min
#256 You Coach You: Constraints with Adam Morgan
In part 5 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Progression chapter and specifically how we can overcome the constraints that we all face from time to time in our c
Jan 20, 2022 · 16 min
#255 You Coach You: Relationships with Thomas Erikson
In part 4 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Relationships chapter and specifically how we can manage the relationship we have with our manager. Listen to Helen's conversation with Th
Jan 18, 2022 · 19 min
#254 You Coach You: Self Belief with Ethan Kross
In part 3 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Self-Belief chapter and how we can build and boost our belief. Listen to Sarah’s conversation with psychologist and author of Ch
Jan 13, 2022 · 14 min
#253 You Coach You: Distraction with Nir Eyal
In part 2 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Time chapter and specifically the distractions that can be our downfalls. Listen to Helen's conversation with Nir Eyal, author of Indistra
Jan 11, 2022 · 18 min
#252 You Coach You: Resilience with Dr. Bill Mitchell
In part 1 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.  They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career. Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Resilience chapter and specifically how we can all build our resilience reserves. Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Dr. B
Jan 4, 2022 · 39 min
#251 10 actions to accelerate your career development
We're kicking-off January with an action focused episode of the Squiggly Careers podcast. This week Helen and Sarah share 10 practical ways in which you can invest in your development and accelerate you're growth. Whether you're starting the year feeling a bit flat or your full of energy, this episode is full of lots of ideas to support you. You can also download the Squiggly Career Calendar for lots more practical support for your career in 2022. To download the PodSheet
Dec 28, 2021 · 50 min
#250 Squiggly Year in Review
In this last episode of the year Helen and Sarah reflect on a series of curious questions to explore the highs, lows, ups and downs of the last 12 months. As well as getting some insights into the behind the scenes work that Sarah and Helen do, you can download the podcast to use for your own reflection on 2021. Thank you for your support of the Squiggly Careers podcast this year. Wishing you a happy new year and very much looking forward to continuing the squiggly career conversati
Dec 21, 2021 · 33 min
#249 Ideas to inspire: Curiosity & Creativity
This week Sarah talks to Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director of Stanford Design School and author of Creative Acts for Curious People. Together Sarah and Sarah explore lots of practical exercises and techniques that will help everyone to think, create and lead in unconventional ways. You can order Sarah's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Acts-Curious-People-Unconventional/dp/0241552834/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=creative+acts+for+curious+people&qid=1639399808&sr=8-1
Dec 14, 2021 · 43 min
#248 Ideas to inspire: Energise your day
This week, Helen talks to Simon Alexander Ong (author of Energize) and Ian Sanders (author of 365 Way to Have a Good Day) about actions you can take to increase your energy and inspiration at work. This episode is full of lots of practical tips and covers everything from experimenting with laughter to making sure you don't treat your health as a side hustle. You can pre-order Simon's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Energize-Harness-Energy-Every-Moment/dp/0241502756/ref=zg_bsnr_2
Dec 7, 2021 · 39 min
#247 How to make the most of your 121
121s are a common way to connect with your manager and your colleagues at work. However, they can sometimes feel more like a hinderence than a help! This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to make the most out of your 121 and share lots of practical ideas for action you can experiment with at work. To join You Coach You Live in London (19/01) or Manchester (31/01) head here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2021/squiggly-careers-live.html To download the PodSheet for thi
Nov 30, 2021 · 32 min
#246 Six ways to accelerate your self-awareness
This week Helen and Sarah get super-practical about self-awareness. They talk about what self-awareness really means and the actions you can take to increase your internal and external self-awareness. To join You Coach You Live in London (19/01) or Manchester (31/01) head here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2021/squiggly-careers-live.html To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summa
Nov 23, 2021 · 35 min
#245 How to flex your thinker vs. doer mode
Are you a more or a thinker or a doer at work? Both have positives and pitfalls and this week Sarah (the Thinker) and Helen (the Doer) explore both. They share lots of ideas for action to help you to flex your mode so they you can adapt, have more empathy for other people's approaches and increase your impact. To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up
Nov 16, 2021 · 30 min
#244 How to work your weak ties
Networking is a career development activity that often makes people feel awkward even though we all know how important it is for our progression. In this episode Helen and Sarah talk about the 'weak ties' in your network - what they are and how you can work your weak ties to increase the value of your career community. They cover lots of practical ideas like how to use your strong relationships to connect to new 'weak' ones and how to connect through curiosity. To download the PodS
Nov 9, 2021 · 36 min
#243 How to be a learn it all
This week Helen and Sarah talk about practical way to learn, unlean and relearn at work. They share lots of ideas for action including getting opposite experiences, creating learn-as-you-grow logs and strengths solving. To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ To sign-up for PodMail, our weekly summary of tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail For questions, feedback or just to
Nov 2, 2021 · 36 min
#242 Ask The Expert: Success with Bianca Miller Cole and Byron Cole
In the final episode of this series of Ask The Expert, Helen and Sarah talks to entrepreneurs and authors Bianca Miller Cole and Byron Cole. In the conversation they discuss how to think about and approach success at work and how mindset and motivation have enabled them to succeed in their career. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up to be part of series one here: <a href="https://uncertaintyexperts.com/" rel="noo
Oct 26, 2021 · 26 min
#241 Ask the Expert: Storytelling with Bobette Buster
This week Sarah talks with world leading expert on all things storytelling Bobette Buster, author of 'Do Story: How to tell your story so the world listens'. In the conversation they discuss the skills we all need to be an effective storyteller, and why becoming one is important in the world of work. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up to be part of series one here: https://uncertaintyexperts.com/. Listeners can use t
Oct 19, 2021 · 25 min
#240 Ask the Expert: Leadership with René Carayol
This week, Helen and Sarah talk to world renowned leadership expert René Carayol about how we can all develop and demonstrate leadership skills in our day-to-day role. They discuss myths people often make about leadership and how to increase your impact as a leader. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up to be part of series one here: https://uncertaintyexperts.com/. Listeners can use the code 'Squiggly' to get a discou