Squiggly Careers

In the final episode of this series of Ask The Expert, Helen and Sarah talks to entrepreneurs and authors Bianca Miller Cole and Byron Cole. In the conversation they discuss how to think about and approach success at work and how mindset and motivation have enabled them to succeed in their career. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up...

This week Sarah talks with world leading expert on all things storytelling Bobette Buster, author of 'Do Story: How to tell your story so the world listens'. In the conversation they discuss the skills we all need to be an effective storyteller, and why becoming one is important in the world of work. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign...

This week, Helen and Sarah talk to world renowned leadership expert René Carayol about how we can all develop and demonstrate leadership skills in our day-to-day role. They discuss myths people often make about leadership and how to increase your impact as a leader. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign up to be part of series one here:...

In this episode, Helen talks to lecturer, psychologist and author, Connson Chou Locke about Influence. Together they discuss influence issues and assumptions, whether you can fake it, if you don't feel it and the most effective things you can do to improve how you think, feel and act with influence. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Experts. You can find out more and sign...

In this episode Sarah talks with journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks, time and how to use it, Oliver Burkeman. Together they discuss why we need to redefine our relationship with time, and what makes this so hard. They discuss why some obvious answers to improving how you spend your time don't work and what we can try instead. This Ask the Expert series is supported by the Uncertainty Exp...

We start our fourth Ask the Expert series with Sarah talking to writer and all round creator Sam Conniff and scientist Katherine Templar Lewis about Uncertainty. Together they discuss what makes uncertainty so hard for our brains to process and how the unknown stunts our creativity and stalls our progress. Sam and Katherine share the early results of an experiment they've been running to figure ou...

In squiggly careers we increase everyone's impact when we have teams of people that can all play the role of leader and follower. This flexibility helps people play to their strengths, overcome obstacles and maintain momentum. But, it's not easy. You have to be able to put your ego aside and be self-aware enough to know when to move from one mode to the other. In this week's podcast, Helen and Sar...

Collaboration at work has become increasingly complex as we navigate a world where the norm is for people to be working in different places at different times. Intentional collaboration has been shown to be 3 x more effective than expecting good collaboration to just 'happen' when we might want it to. In this week's episode, Helen and Sarah talk through the skills we need to develop and structures...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Sarah is in conversation with Sonya Barlow who is leading change in gender equality. Sonya is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of the Like Minded Females network (@LMFnetwork), diversity business coach, BBC radio host (everyday side hustle) and author (unprepared to entrepreneur). Sonya shares with Sarah how some difficu...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Sarah talks to Neil Laybourn who is leading change in mental health. Neil co-founded the charity Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma, a mental health charity supporting young people. Neil is also an ambassador for Mental Health UK. Together Sarah and Neil talk about the pivotal moment that proved to be a catalyst for Neil's passion an...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Helen is in conversation with Andrew Macaskill. Andrew specialises in providing support for job seeekers and describes himself as 'on a mission to end job search misery.' Together Helen and Andrew chat about the challenges of creating change, the role models who've helped him along the way and the work he's most proud of over...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Sarah talks to Dr. Leyla Acaroglu a sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist. Leyla challenges people to think differently about how the world works and is the founder of Disrupt Design, the Unschool and the CO Project Farm. Her TED talk 'Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore' has been viewed ove...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Helen talks to Martyn Sibley who is leading change in disability equality. Martyn is co-founder of Purple Goat agency and his goal is to help companies connect with the needs of the disability community to transform the way everyone lives, works and contributes. Martyn describes himself as 'a regular guy who happens to have a d...

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Sarah talks to Phyll Opoku-Gyimah who is leading change in LGBTQ+ equality. Phyll is the executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity working to uphold the human rights of LGBT+ people across the Commonwealth. She is also the co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride, Europe’s largest pride celebration for LG...

In this weeks episode Sarah and Helen discuss how to make change happen. Together they talk through a 5 stage change framework, inspired by Helen's work as a trustee for the charity Working Families, to support anyone who wants to be a catalyst for change in the work that they do. Sarah and Helen share key insights about what's worked well and lots of things that haven't in their experience trying...

This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to find your work/life fit when you are juggling multiple things and your priorities might be competing with each other. Helen and Sarah share their own experiences and practical ideas for action to find your best fit. Learn more..... 1. Download our PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this epsiode from www.amazingif.com/listen 2. Join Helen & Sara...

As people start to rethink the role of the office, there are new questions about when and why people come together. On the Squiggly Careers podcast this week, Helen talks to psychologist Dr. Tomas Chamorro Premuzic about how the adoption of hybrid working practices can help people to be their best at work. They discuss how to make teams work effectively and how to respond to risks of proximity bia...

This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to proactively solve problems at work. Problem solving is a transferable talent that can help you navigate uncertainty at work and increase your impact. In this episode, Helen and Sarah share 6 different ideas for action to help you with inevitable changes and challenges of squiggly careers. Learn more..... 1. Download our PodSheet to help you apply the ins...

In this weeks episode Sarah is in conversation with ex FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. Together they discuss how having the right mindset impacts our negotiations and the difference between positive and negative emotions. Chris then shares negotiation techniques we can all try out including how to move from wandering to knowing, calibrated questions and practising your late night DJ tone. To le...

Summer is a great time to kickstart your development with lots of small actions to support your career. There are lots of low effort actions you can tale to invest in your impact, develop your network and explore your future. In this episode Helen and Sarah talk through lots of quick and effective ideas that you can get started with straight away. If you'd like to learn more..... Download the Squi...

This week, Helen and Sarah tackle the tricky topic of ego at work. What it is, how it shows up and holds us back and how to respond to it. They share a survey to support your self-reflection and lots of ideas for action to manage your own ego and protect yourself from the impact of other people's. If you'd like to learn more..... Download the Squiggly Careers PodSheet to help you apply the insight...

This week, Helen talks to author and speaker Dorie Clark about the practicalities of reshaping your role. Whether you're looking for new ways to develop in your existing job or interested in exploring alternative opportunities, this conversation has lots of practical ideas and insights to help you take action! For more insights on Dorie's work and her latest book 'The Long Game' head to https://do...

One of the great things about squiggly careers is that you can develop in different directions and promotion isn't the only option. However, progression can feel hard when it's not always clear where we could go and how we can get there. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about exploring your progression possibilities and share practical ideas and approaches to support your career development. If you...

This week, Helen and Sarah discuss the importance of role models in our careers. Role models are people you admire and find inspiring. They help you to boost your belief and activate your ambition. Sarah and Helen talk about why basing your role models around what you're missing, reflecting on anti role models and investing time in a role model mood board can all be helpful for your development. I...

This week, Helen and Sarah are talking about why rituals matter and how to make them work for you. This discuss the difference between rituals and routines, how to create collective and individuals rituals and share 5 ideas for action to inspire you to create rituals at work. This episode is sponsorted by Union hand-roasted coffee, a company on a mission to help people discover speciality coffee a...