Squiggly Careers

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 tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

2. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 28/04/22 at 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

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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/podmail

2. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

3. Read Tash Walker's article on 'How to write an insight' https://lockin.themixglobal.com/p/how-to-write-an-insight?s=r

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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 more:

1. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

2. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

3. Read Tash Walker's article on 'How to write an insight' https://lockin.themixglobal.com/p/how-to-write-an-insight?s=r

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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 https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

4. Join Future Learn Live on March 30th 2022: https://www.futurelearnlive.com/

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

4. Join Future Learn Live on March 30th 2022: https://www.futurelearnlive.com/

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

2. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

3. Access free courses and learning on the government skills for life website gov.uk/skillsforlife

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

4. Access free courses and learning on the government skills for life website gov.uk/skillsforlife

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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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.

Ways to learn more:

1. Join the live PodPlus conversation on 10/03/22 at 9am https://www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You'

4. Access free courses and learning on the government skills for life website gov.uk/skillsforlife

For questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at [email protected]

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