Managers have a significant impact on people's engagement in their work and squiggly careers can often feel like it makes the job of being a good manager even harder. This week, Helen and Sarah go back to basics on the 5 factors that make a 'good' manager and share 3 ideas for action to support managers in their role. They discuss the importance of aligning the contributor with the contribution, saying what people don't see and showing your working when making decisions. Ways to learn more: 1. S...
May 10, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Experimentation is a great way to learn at work and accelerate opportunities for your career. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about practical ways you can put experiments into action and try out different approaches to support your development. Ways to learn more: 1. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail 2. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 05/05/22 at 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus 3. Read our books '...
May 03, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Making our work and our career work for us takes self awareness and assertiveness, skills we can all develop but ones that aren't always easy to do! This week, Helen and Sarah taking the skill of assertiveness and make it as simple and practical as possible to take action. They explore the difference between assertiveness and aggression, how to be adaptively assertively and have to practice your assertive skills. Ways to learn more: 1. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career too...
Apr 26, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Helen talks to Pritesh Chauhan, Head of Community for Sedex and one of the 100 people who become part of the 2021 Squiggly Career Advocates community. Together they talk about the importance of building a community around your career, the communities they have benefited from being part of and what they have learnt about how to give and get the most from them. Ways to learn more: 1. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmai...
Apr 19, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Squiggly Careers are full of change and that can some times create confusion about where we should go and how we can grow. Creating your career criteria is a really useful filter for you decisions about your development. This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to create your career criteria, how to understand the constraints that might get in your way and use your insight to have more effective career conversations. Listen and learn how to find your squiggly career sweet spot! Ways to learn mor...
Apr 12, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Manifesting is having a moment and this week Sarah and Helen take a critical view of the role it can play in career development. They talk about the value of vision boards, whether you can think your way to success and how to respond when your dreams don't magically materialise. Whether you're a fan of the manifesting concept or a curious critic, this episode has lots of reflect on and is full of practical ideas for action. Ways to learn more: 1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 07/04/22 at...
Apr 05, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Sarah and Helen are talking about the benefits of creating challenge at work vs waiting for it to come to you. They talk about why pandemic driven ‘boreout’ makes this a need for many of us and practical actions you can take to stretch your strengths and stop the risk of ‘stagnate while you wait’ Ways to learn more: 1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 31/03/22 at 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools...
Mar 29, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trust in teams make a big different to work and wellbeing. This week Helen and Sarah explore the practical ways trust shows up and ideas for action to create teams where people feel respected and able to be themselves. They discuss the importance of assessing the practical and emotional aspects of trust, how to make mistake moments part of your team ways of working and the role of red table talks in addressing tough topics. Ways to learn more: 1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 24/03/22 at...
Mar 22, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lots of fall into people pleasing at work and while it's nice to be helpful, constantly prioritising other people's needs before our can have a big impact on how motivating and meaningful feels for us. In today's episode of the Squiggly Careers podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about the 8 signals of people pleasing and share ideas for action to help you respond in a way that can help you to be at your best. Ways to learn more: 1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 17/03/22 at 9am https://www.ama...
Mar 15, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is National Careers Week and Sarah and Helen are shining a spotlight of squiggly career possibilities with 4 conversations with people whose careers are as individual as they are! Today you'll hear Eric Sim. In the rest of the series you'll hear career stories from people starting a new career from scratch, squiggling and staying in organisations and creating their own unique opportunities. Ways to learn more: 1. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://ma...
Mar 11, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is National Careers Week and Sarah and Helen are shining a spotlight of squiggly career possibilities with 4 conversations with people whose careers are as individual as they are! Today you'll hear Simon Mundie In the rest of the series you'll hear career stories from people starting a new career from scratch, squiggling and staying in organisations and creating their own unique opportunities. Ways to learn more: 1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 10/03/22 at 9am https://www.amaz...
Mar 10, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is National Careers Week and Sarah and Helen are shining a spotlight of squiggly career possibilities with 4 conversations with people whose careers are as individual as they are! Today you'll hear Helen talking to Jim MacLeod about his career in the Royal Navy and what he has learnt about how to 'squiggle and stay'. In the rest of the series you'll hear career stories from people starting a new career from scratch, creating their own unique opportunities and life as an entrepreneur. W...
Mar 09, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week is National Careers Week and Sarah and Helen are shining a spotlight of squiggly career possibilities with 4 conversations with people whose careers are as individual as they are! Today you'll hear Sarah talking to Steph Douglas, founder of thoughtful gift company 'Don't buy her flowers'. Together they discuss the realities of running your own business and how to overcome challenges along the way. In the rest of the series you'll hear career stories from people pivoting their career, s...
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Mar 01, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this final episode in our series on how to find your focus Sarah talks to writer Johann Hari about his new book Stolen Focus - why you can't pay attention. Johann shares the factors that influence whether we can pay attention and how we can take regain control of finding our focus at work. Ways to learn more: 1. Download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/...
Feb 25, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the third of four episodes on how to find your focus. In this episode, Helen talks to authors Sophie Devonshire and Ben Renshaw about their new book 'Love Work' to understand the practical actions you can take to focus on the work that you love. Together they explore how to discover, develop and deliver work that feels personally meaning and motivating. Ways to learn more: 1. Download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ 2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekl...
Feb 24, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the second of four episodes on how to find your focus. In this episode, Sarah talks to writer and podcaster Emma Gannon. Together they explore some of the key themes in Emma's new book (Dis)connected, including how you can reclaim time for yourself, how to redefine your relationship with technology and why disconnecting helps us to re-connect with the work that we do. Ways to learn more: 1. Download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ 2. Sign-up for P...
Feb 23, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Finding focus is an important skill in a squiggly career, which can often feel full of change and competing priorities. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about practical ways to find your focus and share lots of ideas for action for you to experiment with. This episode is followed by a series of conversations with 4 different people to explore the topic of focus further. Throughout the week, you can listen to conversations with Emma Gannon on how to find focus and disconnect, Sophie Devonshire and...
Feb 22, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Squiggly Careers are full of ups and downs which means that disappointment at times is inevitable, however that doesn't make it any easier to deal with! This week, Helen and Sarah share their perspective on how to manage disappointment without being discouraged. It's an episode of cathartic conversation and practical insights to act on! Ways to learn more: 1. Download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/ 2. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 10/02/22 at 9am...
Feb 15, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 progr...
Feb 08, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 for this episode, head to...
Feb 01, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 out-of-reach. Listen to Helen's conversation wi...
Jan 27, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 careers. Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Ad...
Jan 25, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Thomas Erikson, author of ...
Jan 20, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Chatter, Ethan Kross. Ethan helps us...
Jan 18, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Indistractable about how we can ...
Jan 13, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Bill Mitchell, author of Time to B...
Jan 11, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 for this episode, head ...
Jan 04, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 conversations with you ...
Dec 28, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 To downloa...
Dec 21, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
