Squiggly Careers

Latest Episodes:

#394 How silos stop you in your job and hold your career back Apr 09, 2024

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Silos affect our ability to do our job and the opportunities we have for our development. This week, Helen and Sarah share their own experiences of silos and 3 ideas for action to help you break through them. From anthropology to investing in adjacencies, their silo-busting solutions will help you succeed in your squiggly career.

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3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/

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#393 How to close the know-do gap Apr 02, 2024

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This week, Helen and Sarah talk about the knowing-doing gap. This is when you know what you should, could or want to do but you still don't take the action that you need to. They discuss how this gap can create cognitive dissonance and lead to us feeling frustrated at work. To close the gap, they share practical ways you can change your behaviour, work through your blockers and get closer to the outcomes you want.

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#392 How to make every meeting matter Mar 26, 2024

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Meetings consume our hours and our energy at work, so we want to make sure they also increase our impact! This week, Helen and Sarah talk about practical ideas to increase the value of time spent in meetings for you and your team. They explore how questions create better agendas, how shorter meetings can force clarity and debate whether doing in the moment is better than accumulating actions throughout the day.

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#391 Data to support your career development Mar 19, 2024

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In this week’s episode, Helen and Sarah discuss how data can support your career development. From strengths and values, through to possibilities and learning they suggest practical ways to improve your self-awareness by taking simple actions.

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#390 How to stay organised at work Mar 12, 2024

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This week, Helen and Sarah are talking about what it takes to stay organised. They discuss the difference between self-organisation and team organisation and how the two things need to work together if you're going to stick with your systems! They share things that have worked well for them and areas they are still working on and give lots of practical ideas to try out.

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#389 How to present an idea Mar 05, 2024

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How to present an idea so it makes sense to other people, and has the best possible chance to shine and stick.

This week Helen and Sarah explore some different strategies for presenting ideas at work. Whether it's a small idea to improve a process or a big idea to do something differently, how we share our ideas makes a difference to their impact.

They discuss practical tips to help you to share ideas in a way that creates connection and conversation. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#388 Top Tips for Interviews Feb 27, 2024

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Interviews open us up to new positions and projects but without practice, they can feel quite difficult to do. This week Helen and Sarah talk about their top tips for interviews to help you be at your best. They share practical ideas on how to prepare and show up with confidence in the conversation. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1.Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#387 How to cage your confidence gremlins Feb 20, 2024

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This week Sarah and Helen are talking about how to cage your confidence gremlins - the beliefs that hold us back. Together they talk about common gremlins that can mean we stall or get stuck in our careers and some of the 'foods' (people, past and places) that grow our gremlins. They share 3 ideas for how you can cage your gremlins so you can explore your potential and possibilities in a squiggly career. More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

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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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#386 How to spot and solve common career red flags Feb 13, 2024

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This week, Helen and Sarah explore how to spot the red flags that get in the way of your career success. They discuss short and specific ideas for action for 5 common career red flags including 'directionless development', 'enmeshment', and 'busy burnout'.

Spotting and solving your red flags can help you get unstuck and navigate your squiggly career with clarity and confidence.

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1.Pre-order our new book Gremlins: https://bit.ly/gremlins-book

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 helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#385 Ask the Expert: Problem Solving Feb 06, 2024

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In this weeks Ask the Expert episode Sarah talks to author and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, Cheryl Strauss Einhorn about problem solving and how to make smart decisions.

Sarah and Cheryl talk about 5 different problem-solver profiles and how these profiles provide useful perspective for improving your decision making skills. Together, they also discuss the importance of self-awareness when problem-solving, decision-making myths, and go through practical strategies to help you problem solve everyday.

Find out about Cheryl's work: https://app.areamethod.com

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools

2. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar

3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’

If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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