Squiggly Careers

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#324 How to stay confident during a job search Mar 28, 2023

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Looking for a new role can feel hard when it takes longer than expected and you're not sure what to do differently. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to stay confident during the job search process. They share 5 different ideas for action to increase your sense of control and make you feel more positive as you're going through the process.

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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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#323 How to progress when you can't get promoted Mar 21, 2023

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Promotions are a career focus for lots of people, but they are not always possible for everyone. Whether a promotion is motivating because of pay or more power, the opportunity to work with new people or do more of the work you love (and less of the work you don't), there are other alternatives you can explore to get what you want from work. If you feel like you can't get promoted, we don't want your career development to stall and this week Helen and Sarah talk about what you can do to respond to the challenge and still feel like you are moving forward.

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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#322 When good enough is great Mar 14, 2023

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This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how trying to make everything great can get in the way of your growth. They discuss how to practice a 'good enough' approach to reduce pressure and accelerate your progress. Their mindset matrix will help you self-assess how a need for control affects your work and they share 5 ideas to adapt your approach and recognise when it's good to let go.

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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#321 Women who have made a difference to our development Mar 07, 2023

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This week, Helen and Sarah talk about the women whose work has made a difference to their development. From authors to academics, sponsor and supporters, Helen and Sarah will help you to think through your own career development community. If you’re in search of some new sources of inspiration, this could be a good episode for you! More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5

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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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#320 How to improve ways of working Feb 28, 2023

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This week, Helen and Sarah are talking about ways of working. They explore how to create clarity with roles and responsibilities, how to reduce confusion by reviewing your tools and tech and how to develop a unique culture with rhythms and rituals.

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i

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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#319 How to upgrade your listening Feb 21, 2023

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This week, Helen talks to journalist and author of 'You're not listening' Kate Murphy. Together they discuss why distractions are affecting our ability to listen and simple ways you can upgrade your listening skills including team improvision exercises and some propmts to reflect on the quality of your conversations. To learn more about Kate and her work head to https://www.journalistkatemurphy.com/

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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#318 Achievement Overload Feb 14, 2023

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This week, Sarah and Helen talk about how a need to achieve can get in the way of your growth. They help you to assess whether you are an overachiever, explore the implications for your development and discuss how to gain more perspective and increase your performance.

For more on this topic, pre-order Emma Gannon's new book The Success Myth now: https://bit.ly/TheSuccessMyth

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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#317 Doing by Learning Feb 07, 2023

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In this Ask the Expert episode of the squiggly careers podcast Sarah has a conversation with author and founder David Erixon about the topic of Doing by Learning. Together they discuss what learning through experiences really looks like, what the challanges are and the practical actions we can all take to make learning part of our day to day.

David's article: https://medium.com/hacker-maker-teacher/doing-by-learning-by-david-erixon-c0f1fb4b9446

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i

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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#316 Stress Tolerance Jan 31, 2023

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In the final episode of the Squiggly Soft Skills Series, Helen and Sarah talk about the topic of Stress Tolerance. They borrow insights from 2 books to support the conversation. Helen reads Widen the Window by Elizabeth A. Stanley PHD and Sarah reviews When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate.

Together they share insights, ideas and actions to support your stress tolerance at work.

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i

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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#315 Social Influence Jan 24, 2023

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In this week's episode Helen and Sarah talk about the skill of social influence as part of the four-part soft skills series. Helen reads Techniques of Social Influence by Dariusz Dolinski and Sarah reviews Invisible Influence by Jonan Berger.

Together they share insights, ideas and actions to develop your skills of social influence at work.

More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download our Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://rb.gy/orb0n5

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i

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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