#392 How to make every meeting matter
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
2d ago
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. 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 2.Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Car ..read more
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#391 Data to support your career development
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
1w ago
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. 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 2.Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup 3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ If you have any questio ..read more
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#390 How to stay organised at work
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
2w ago
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. 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 2.Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalen ..read more
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#389 How to present an idea
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
3w ago
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: 1.Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podm ..read more
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#388 Top Tips for Interviews
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
1M ago
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 2.Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup 3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: h ..read more
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#387 Gremlins
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by The Squiggly Career
1M ago
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: 1.Pre-order our new book Gremlins: https://bit.ly/gremlins-book 2.Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary ..read more
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#386 How to spot and solve common career red flags
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by The Squiggly Career
1M ago
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 ..read more
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#385 Ask the Expert: Problem Solving
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
1M ago
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 ..read more
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#384 How to use deliberate practice to drive your development
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
2M ago
This week, Helen and Sarah are deep diving into the world of deliberate practice to explore how it can apply to what we do at work. Together, they talk about the process of deliberate practice and use their own examples to bring it to life. If you want to make your learning more intentional and your career development efforts have more impact, this week's episode should be a useful listen for you! 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 2. Sign up for our Squiggly Career calendar https ..read more
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#383 How pausing increases performance
Squiggly Careers
by The Squiggly Career
2M ago
In squiggly careers, if we want to be at our best at work, we need to punctuate our days with pauses. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how adding long or short pauses into your day can help to increase your performance and productivity. From playing around with pauses in meetings to reflecting on your levels of 'space and speed', they discuss ideas for action that can prevent sameness and help you to get unstuck. 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 2. Sign up for our Squiggly Car ..read more
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