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 16, 2021 · 32 min
#199 How to cope with overwhelm at work
Careers in times of Covid aren't easy for anyone. Blurred boundaries, endless virtual meetings, uncertainty and disconnection are leading to many of us feeling overwhelmed at work. This week Helen and Sarah get super practical with 10 tips to take...
Feb 9, 2021 · 32 min
#198 How to develop your transferable skills
Transferable skills are often talked about as the answer to a resilient career. However it's such a big topic area that the specific action you need to take isn't always clear. In this episode, Helen and Sarah make transferable skills practic...
Feb 2, 2021 · 38 min
#197 How to manage your distraction downfalls
Helen and Sarah are back together for this week’s podcast, discussing a much requested episode on how to manage distractions! They talk about why we get attracted to distraction and how to manage your reaction so it doesn’t get in the way of you doing ...
Jan 26, 2021 · 42 min
#196 Your Brilliant Best - Self-Belief with Cate Sevilla and Rita Clifton
This weeks podcast is the final in our be your brilliant best series and you’ll hear Sarah in conversation with Cate Sevilla and then Rita Clifton (CBE). Sarah and Cate talk about how to work without losing your mind, and what to do when those, sadly i...
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
#195 Your Brilliant Best - Entrepreneurship with Jim Collins and Anne Boden
In our third of our 4-part series, 'How to be your brilliant best', Sarah talks entrepreneurship with Jim Collins and Anne Boden MBE. Jim is a legendary researcher and author who has influenced leaders all around the world through his book ...
Jan 12, 2021 · 31 min
#194 Your Brilliant Best - Mindset with Ben Williams
This is the second episode in a new 4-part series called 'How to be your brilliant best'. Today's episode focuses on mindset with Ben Williams, author of Commando Mindset. In his conversation with Helen they discuss courage, values and r...
Jan 5, 2021 · 33 min
#193 Your Brilliant Best - Goals with Cath Bishop & Adrienne Herbert
Squiggly Careers is starting 2021 with a brand new series! This January, Helen and Sarah are talking about how to be your brilliant best and they are kicking the conversation off with the topic of goals. Sarah talks to olympic medalist Cath Bishop abou...
Dec 29, 2020 · 28 min
#192 A very squiggly year in review
In this final episode of 2020, Helen and Sarah reflect on the year and what they have learnt. They share insights into who inspired them, what's helped them to be resilient and what's kept them motivated along the way.If you'd like to...
Dec 22, 2020 · 30 min
#191 2020 Special with Secret Leaders & The High Performance Podcast
This week, Helen and Sarah are joined by fellow podcasters Dan Murray-Serter (Host of Secret Leaders podcast) and Damian Hughes (co-host of The High Performance Podcast). They chat about the highs and lows of podcasting in 2020, what they have learnt f...
Dec 15, 2020 · 30 min
#190 How to be a Memorable Manager
This week Helen and Sarah talk to 2 of the most memorable managers from their career, James Tipple and Sarah Warby. They talk about why adaptability is a crucial skill for managers, how to make a 121 a positive experience for you and your manager and w...
Dec 8, 2020 · 27 min
#189 Working with authenticity
This week, Helen and Sarah talk about authenticity at work and why the 'bring your whole self to work' advice really isn't that easy to do. They discuss how you can work out what authenticity means to you, how to create team cultures whe...
Dec 1, 2020 · 34 min
#188 How to prepare for your end of year review
This week, Sarah and Helen are talking about end of year reviews. Whether it's for performance or pay, reviews are often a part of an annual process and can sometimes leave us feeling uncertain and anxious. In the episode, Sarah and Helen talk thr...
Nov 24, 2020 · 31 min
#187 How to build your self belief
In today's episode Sarah and Helen discuss 4 important sources of self belief - learning, borrowed belief, positive feedback and self-care. Together they share the most common belief barriers and what practicals actions we can take if we need to g...
Nov 17, 2020 · 23 min
#186 How to build….your personal brand, project or business (or all 3!)
In this weeks episode Sarah is in conversation with creative strategists and authors of the book: How to build it, Niran Vinod and Damola Timeyin. Together they chat about what it takes to build any type of brand, particularly the importance o...
Nov 10, 2020 · 28 min
#185 How to re-discover your beginners mindset
This week Sarah and Helen are talking about beginners mindset and why staying open-minded is a skill worth investing in. They have 5 ideas for action to rediscover your beginners mindset including spotting when your 'unhelpful expert' shows u...
Nov 5, 2020 · 19 min
#184 Ask The Expert: Ideas with Seth Godin
This is the final epsiode in series 2 of Squiggly Careers 'Ask the expert' and this week, Helen talks to author, speaker and thought leader Seth Godin on the topic of ideas. Seth launched one of the most popular blogs in the world and has wri...
Nov 3, 2020 · 27 min
#183 A re-skilling revolution?
In this weeks episode Sarah talks to Pip Jamieson (founder of The Dots) and Jimmy McLoughlin (former business advisor in 10 Downing Street, writer and podcast host) about re-skilling. Together they explore whether we need a re-skilling revolution and h...
Oct 29, 2020 · 18 min
#182 Ask The Expert: Ambition with Shellye Archambeau
In this weeks episode of Ask the Expert Sarah interviews Shellye Archambeau, previous silicon valley CEO and author of Unapologetically Ambitious. Shellye shares with Sarah why imposter syndrome still stops so many of us from succeeding and what we can...
Oct 27, 2020 · 28 min
#181 How to deal with difficult people
In this week’s episode Sarah and Helen discuss dealing with difficult people. Together they share their own experiences of difficult relationships, why it’s something we can take control of and 5 ideas for action you can put into practise. Sarah and He...
Oct 22, 2020 · 21 min
#180 Ask The Expert: Habits with James Clear
In this week’s Ask the Expert interview, Helen talks to author James Clear about habits. James is the author of global bestseller Atomic Habits and together they talking about how to build new career habits and break up with the bad ones! James share p...