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Squiggly Careers
Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Squiggly Careers. (https://www.squigglycareers.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…
Episodes
Squiggly Careers#204 How to build a personal board for your career
Building a personal board for your career can support your learning, increase your opportunities and help you overcome beliefs that might be holding you back…
Squiggly Careers#203 Presenting tips from TED (with Maryam Pasha)
Earlier this year Helen and Sarah worked with the TEDx team to deliver their first TEDx talk. From writing, practicing and presenting, the TEDxLondon team were…
Squiggly Careers#202 How to respond to mistakes
Mistakes rarely feel comfortable, but they are an important part of how we develop the resilience we need to cope with the challenge and uncertainty of…
Squiggly Careers#201 How to learn at work
Whatever we do and wherever we work, learning is now the job for all of us. Working out what we want to learn and how to start, stay learning and make it stick…
Squiggly Careers#200 How to increase your energy at work
So much to do and so little time, willpower and motivation to do it! Many of us have felt the impact of the pandemic on our energy levels. Our work levels seem…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#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…
Squiggly Careers#179 How to make successful career transitions
In this weeks episode Sarah and Helen discuss career transitions. Together they discuss all the different types of transition that are now part of our careers…
Squiggly Careers#178 Ask The Expert: Confidence with Elizabeth Uviebinené
In this week’s Ask the Expert interview, Helen talks to author Elizabeth Uviebinené about the topic of confidence. Elizabeth is the co-author of bestselling…
Squiggly Careers#177 Ask The Expert: Empathy with Roman Krznaric
In this week's Ask the Expert Sarah interviews philosopher and author Roman Krznaric. Together they discuss how we can all become more empathetic (at work and…
Squiggly Careers#176 How to get practical with your productivity
In this week's show, Helen and Sarah talk all about being productive in the changing working landscape. They give 10 top tips on staying on task including to…
Squiggly Careers#175 Ask the Expert: Connection with Priya Parker
In this week’s Ask the Expert interview Sarah is in conversation with Priya Parker - a trained conflict facilitator and author of The Art of Gathering (how we…
Squiggly Careers#174 Building brilliant relationships
Our relationships at work influence our happiness and our impact. For some people, they will spend more time connected to their work colleagues than they do…
Squiggly Careers#173 Ask The Expert: Experimentation with David Epstein
In our next episode of our Ask The Expert Series, Sarah talks to David Epstein, author of 'Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialised World', about…
Squiggly Careers#172 How to stay visible when you work virtually
Working away from the office has become the default mode for many people this year and as a result, we need to adapt how we show up and stand out to stay…
Squiggly Careers#171 Ask The Expert: Kindness with Mary Portas
In the first episode of Ask the Expert - Series 2, Sarah is in conversation with retail expert, entrepreneur, author, podcaster, presenter (a leader with many…
Squiggly Careers#170 Exploring and applying for a new job
The combination of a September state of mind and all things Covid mean that many of us are thinking about our career choices and the jobs we want to do. This…
Squiggly Careers#169 How to develop career confidence
If it's feeling like your career confidence has taken a hit, you're not alone. The uncertainty and change we're all coping with at the moment creates a lot of…
Squiggly Careers#168 How to design your work life
In this weeks episode Sarah interviews Bill Burnett and Dave Evans the authors of Design your Life and Design your Work Life. They discuss how we can all adopt…
Squiggly Careers#167 Your identity at work
In this week's episode Sarah and Helen discuss the relationship between identity and work. Together they explore what happens when we become the work that we…
Squiggly Careers#166 Stress and Selfcare with Rachael Welford
For the last episode in our Setting Yourself Up for Success series, Helen talks to wellbeing expert Rachael Welford about stress and the importance of…
Squiggly Careers#165 How to speak up at work with Megan Reitz
For the 4th episode of our Setting Yourself Up for Success series, Helen talks to author, researcher and professor Megan Reitz about speaking up at work…
Squiggly Careers#164 The Power of Rest with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
This is episode 3 in our Setting Yourself Up for Success series and today's topic is rest. Helen interviews author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on why we need to…
Squiggly Careers#163 How to build your brand with Bianca Miller-Cole
This is episode number 2 in the Setting Yourself Up for Success series. In this episode, Helen talks to entreprenuer and personal branding expert Biana…
Squiggly Careers#162 Understanding Your Strengths with Marcus Buckingham
This is the first episode in the Squiggly Careers - Setting Yourself Up For Success series. This five part series covers topics including personal branding…
Squiggly Careers#161 Job crafting - how to redesign your role
Job crafting is a proven activity to increase our engagement, performance and wellbeing at work and in this week's Squiggly Careers podcast, Sarah and Helen…
Squiggly Careers#160 Conversations about race at work
This week Helen talks to 3 different guests about how everyone can engage more openly, actively and positively in conversations about race at work. She talks…
Squiggly Careers#159 How to find your flow at work
This week Helen and Sarah are talking about 'flow'. They discuss what it means to be flow at work and why it matters. They talk through Miahly…
Squiggly Careers#158 Why we need humour at work and how we can create more space to smile
In this episode Helen and Sarah talk about the importance of levity, humour and laughter at work with Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker, the authors of 'Humor…
Squiggly Careers#157 How to prevent pessimism and practice optimism at work
In this weeks episode Helen and Sarah discuss why optimistics do better at work (and in life) and the difference between expectant and explainer optimists. And…
Squiggly Careers#156 How to be an ally at work
This week Sarah talks to Leyya Sattar and Roshni Goyate, the co-founders of The Other Box, about what it means to be an ally, what gets in the way and the…
Squiggly Careers#155 Procrastination at work (and how to prevent it)
In this weeks episode Helen and Sarah discuss why we procrastinate and 5 ideas and actions to help prevent procrastination, including monk mode, the pomodoro…
Squiggly Careers#154 Happiness at work with Lord Mark Price
This week, Helen talks to Lord Mark Price about the 6 steps to happier workplaces. Mark is the former Managing Director of Waitrose and Deputy Chairman of The…
Squiggly Careers#153: Ask The Expert: Adaptability with Steven Bartlett
In the final episode of our six-part Ask the Expert series, Helen talks to CEO and founder of Social Chain, Steven Bartlett, about the importance of…
Squiggly Careers#152 How to find meaning at work
This week Sarah and Helen discuss how to find more meaning and fulfilment from the work that you do. Together they reflect on what makes work meaningful and…
Squiggly Careers#151 Ask The Expert: Psychological Safety with Amy Edmondson
In the fifth of our six-part Ask the Expert series, Sarah interviews Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business…
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#150 How to cope with career change and uncertainty
This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to navigate the change and uncertainty that we're all facing in our careers right now. Together they discuss how to…
Squiggly Careers#149 Ask the Expert: Creativity with Holly Tucker
In the fourth of our six-part 'Ask the Expert' series, Helen interviews Holly Tucker, co-founder of Not On The High Street and founder of Holly&Co about the…
Squiggly Careers#148 How to use emotional intelligence at work
This week Helen and Sarah talk about emotional intelligence (EQ) at work. They take the 12 characteristics of EQ and share ideas for putting each one into…
Squiggly Careers#147 Ask the Expert: Purpose with Simon Sinek, author and speaker
In the third of our six-part Squiggly Careers – Ask the Expert series, Helen interviews Simon Sinek, best-selling author and speaker, about the role of purpose…
Squiggly Careers#146 Disagreeing from a distance and dealing with conflict
In this weeks episode Helen and Sarah share why working remotely can make disagreeing difficult and top tips on how to challenge constructively. In the second…
Squiggly Careers#145: Ask the Expert: Mindfulness with Rich Pierson, co-founder Headspace
In the second of our six-part Squiggly Careers – Ask the Expert series Sarah interviews Rich Pierson, co-founder of Headspace about Mindfulness. Rich and Sarah…