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.
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#403 How to be an intrapreneur
Squiggly Careers
06/11/24 • 42 min
This week Helen and Sarah explore intrapreneurship, a skill which helps increase your impact and autonomy at work without introducing risks you might not be ready for.
They talk through intrapreneurship actions to help you increase your profile, widen your influence and gather momentum and motivation for your ideas.
More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:
1. Download Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://bit.ly/squiggly-podbook2024 2. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail
3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup
4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/
If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]
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#429 Skills Sprint: Goal setting
Squiggly Careers
08/29/24 • 6 min
This is episode 19 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about goal setting and how knowing what matters to you and what change to make it happen helps you focus and achieve more.
New to our Sprint? Our Skills Sprint is designed to help you create a regular learning habit to support your squiggly career development.
Each episode in the series is less than 7 minutes long and has ideas for action and recommended resources on a specific topic.
1. Sign up for the sprint and receive a free guide to get started: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024
2. Watch our Sprint on YouTube: https://bit.ly/scss-playlist
3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/
If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]
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#406 How to add micro moments of motivation into your work
Squiggly Careers
07/02/24 • 39 min
When your days are full and deadlines are looming it can feel difficult to stay motivated. However, there are small things that can increase your energy and get you through the tricky times. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about Dan Pink's work on motivation and reflect on what they do to increase their purpose, mastery and autonomy at work. They share 6 tried and tested ideas for action that are simple and easy to fit into your day.
More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:
1. Download Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://bit.ly/squiggly-podbook2024
2. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail
3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup
4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/
If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]
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#194 Your Brilliant Best - Mindset with Ben Williams
Squiggly Careers
01/12/21 • 29 min
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01/05/21 • 31 min
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01/19/21 • 62 min
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 'Good To Great', and his book 'Beyond Entrepreneurship', the bible for any new business owners. In their conversation, Sarah talks to Jim about his flywheel concept, the hedgehog model, and what makes up an entrepreneur. Meanwhile, Anne is the founder of Starling Bank and author of 'Banking On It', in her chat with Sarah, Anne talks about the highs and lows of founding a business, what she learnt and the importance of resilience.
For more resources, visit amazingif.com
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#50 How to Leave Well
Squiggly Careers
10/02/18 • 26 min
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#51 Unlocking Creativity at Work
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10/09/18 • 35 min
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#48 Taking Growth Mindset from theory to action
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09/18/18 • 38 min
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#192 A very squiggly year in review
Squiggly Careers
12/29/20 • 26 min
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 reflect on the year, here are 10 questions to think about:
- One word to describe work this year?
- What are you most proud of?
- Who have you helped?
- What have you been surprised by?
- What have you learnt for the first time?
- Who have you been inspired by?
- What is your most memorable moment of the year?
- What has been your biggest challenge?
- What would you like to be true in twelve months time that isn’t true today?
- Who would you like to say thank you to?
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How many episodes does Squiggly Careers have?
Squiggly Careers currently has 451 episodes available.
What topics does Squiggly Careers cover?
The podcast is about Management, Podcasts, Business and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on Squiggly Careers?
The episode title '#403 How to be an intrapreneur' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Squiggly Careers?
The average episode length on Squiggly Careers is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Squiggly Careers released?
Episodes of Squiggly Careers are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Squiggly Careers?
The first episode of Squiggly Careers was released on Feb 6, 2017.
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