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Squiggly Careers

Squiggly Careers

By: The Squiggly Career
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Summary

 Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Amazing If (https://www.amazingif.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away. Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann. The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today. For more ideas, tools and inspiration every week, you can also sign up to their newsletter Squiggly Careers in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.3dde6ae0-10a9-11f1-ba69-4db03cc06081 Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Should You Stay or Should You Go? A Simple Matrix to Help You Decide

    Should You Stay or Should You Go? A Simple Matrix to Help You Decide
    Apr 29 2026
    Should you stay or should you go? In this Squiggly Shortcut, Helen shares a simple matrix to help you think more clearly about one of the most common career questions she gets asked, and move beyond gut feeling alone. 🎯 What You'll Learn– How to use a two-by-two matrix to work out where you are right now in your career– What to do if you love where you work but aren't learning (and why this isn't a reason to leave)– How to make the most of a role where you're growing but not happy– Why "not learning, don't love it" is the one quadrant that calls for action, and how to make a considered move rather than a leap– What to do when you've got the dream scenario, because doing nothing would be a missed opportunity 📚 Resources MentionedEpisode 282: How to know whether to switch or stay in your role: https://www.amazingif.com/listen/how-to-know-whether-to-switch-or-stay-in-your-role/For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.comNeed some more squiggly career support? 1. Download our free career tools 2. Sign up for our Skills Sprints 3. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools 4. Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Could Gamifying Your Work Week Make You Better at What You Do?

    Could Gamifying Your Work Week Make You Better at What You Do?
    Apr 27 2026
    Are you a "track everything" person or a "just do the thing" person? In this episode, Helen and Sarah borrow brilliance from the world of gamification — and have a genuinely fun debate about whether it actually works for your career. Helen comes in as a convert (she gamifies her sleep, her deep sleep, her exercise, her steps, and possibly her vegetables). Sarah comes in as a sceptic. What unfolds is an honest, practical exploration of when gamification helps, when it doesn't, and how to design a game that works for you — not one that makes you feel judged by an app. 🎯 What You'll Learn – What gamification actually is and why it taps into some very human motivations – Four games you could play at work right now — from your to-do list to your energy, relationships and learning – Why the question to ask of any game is: does this make me feel more capable, or just more compliant? – How teams can play together without it turning into an uncomfortable competition – The rules of the game: how to design your own two-week experiment 📚 Resources Mentioned The Big Think Tim Harford's newsletter Squiggly Careers Skills Sprints For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Need some more squiggly career support? 1. Download our free career tools 2. Sign up for our Skills Sprints 3. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools 4. Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Mentor with Your Talents, Not Your Title

    Mentor with Your Talents, Not Your Title
    Apr 22 2026
    What if mentoring had nothing to do with seniority — and everything to do with strengths? In this Squiggly Shortcut, Sarah makes the case for a more inclusive, more accessible approach to mentoring that every team can make happen straight away. 🎯 What You'll Learn – Why strengths-based mentoring is more useful than traditional senior-to-junior mentoring – Three ways to make it work: one way, two way (strengths swapping), and one to many – How to make your ask for mentoring specific, easy to say yes to, and genuinely flattering to receive – Why building a spreadsheet of team strengths could be one of the most useful things your team does this year 📚 Resources Mentioned Episode 122 — How to make your strengths show up and stand out For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Need some more squiggly career support? Download our free career tools Sign up for our Skills Sprints Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
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So far I have found all their podcasts interesting and very easy to listen too. They cover lots of relatable topics in a light hearted way, in my view anyway. I'll keep listening.

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