Squiggly Careers

#475 Ask the Expert: How to say no with Dr. Sunita Sah

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Sunita Sah, expert in defiance and decision-making, shares how to confidently say "no" in challenging situations. Sarah and Sunit...

#474 Squiggly short: How to Increase Your Impact by Understanding Your Boss

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Squiggly Short, Helen and Sarah break down why understanding your boss is key to increasing your impact at work. Learn how to read your manage...

#473 Why Understanding Your Manager Matters For Career Growth

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Figuring out what makes your manager tick can be one of the most powerful tools for career growth. In this episode, Helen and Sarah discuss the signif...

#472 Squiggly short: If You're Navigating A Toxic Workplace, Try This.

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Squiggly Short, Helen and Sarah offer a quick summary of practical tips for staying confident and coping when you’re dealing with a toxic wo...

#471 How To Cope And Stay Confident When Work Gets Toxic

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

1 in 10 people are facing a toxic work environment today, and while it can be tough, you don’t have to navigate it alone. In this episode, Helen and...

#470 Squiggly Short: Why ‘Finding Your Purpose’ Might Be Holding You Back

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this short, Helen and Sarah share why searching for your purpose could actually be holding you back in your career development, and how focusing on...

#469 Do You Need To Have A Purpose At Work?

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Finding your purpose can sometimes feel like a ‘should’—something we’re all expected to have figured out. The pressure to find a perfect purpo...

#468 Squiggly Short: The Surprising Benefits of Staying Put for Career Growth

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this short, Helen and Sarah are talking about how staying in your role can be really good for your growth. Very often in careers we’re given this...

#467 Pressure to Progress? Why Staying Where You Are Is Good For Career Growth

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pressure to move up, take on more, and chase promotions can leave a lot of us feeling like success only comes from climbing the ladder. But what if st...

#466 How to focus on outcomes to reduce overwhelm

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling overwhelmed is something most of us have experienced. Too many meetings, tasks, and requests—paired with too little time, clarity, and contr...

#465 Career Continuers: how to relook at retirement and develop career longevity

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the fifth and final episode of the Squiggly Career Stage Series – 5 days of podcast episodes and practical tools to help you succeed in your...

#464 Career Changers: how to pivot and create new possibilities

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the fourth episode of the Squiggly Career Stage Series – 5 days of podcast episodes and practical tools to help you succeed in your career.W...

#463 Career Setbacks: how to stay resilient which things go wrong

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the third episode of the Squiggly Career Stage Series – 5 days of podcast episodes and practical tools to help you succeed in your career. W...

#462 Career Returners: how to build confidence after a break

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second episode of the Squiggly Career Stage Series – 5 podcast episodes and practical tools to help you succeed in your career. We’ve ...

#461 Career Starters: how to learn and grown in your first job

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first episode of the Squiggly Career Stage Series – 5 podcast episodes and practical tools to help you succeed in your career.We’ve fo...

#460 How to Master Small Talk (Even if You're an Introvert)

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Small talk is part of lots of the meetings and moments that we experience at work and most of us don't enjoy it! This week, Sarah and Helen discuss wh...

#459 3 Types Of Awareness To Accelerate Your Career Growth

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Awareness is a key skill to support your squiggly career but one that can feel hard to improve. This week, Helen and Sarah talk through 3 different ty...

#458 How To Deal With Any Challenge At Work (Career Scenario Planning)

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah are talking about how to use scenario planning as a tool to increase your career resilience. They work through a matrix tha...

#457 3 Ways To Give And Get Constructive Feedback

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feedback is a powerful tool for career growth, but it can be hard to give and to get. When learning becomes the priority, feedback becomes much easier...

#456 How To Make Difficult Decisions with Dan Ariely

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the final episode of our Videobook Club series where Helen and Sarah review and reflect on 4 different Videobooks to identify ideas everyone c...

#455 The Science Behind Making Better Decisions

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to week 4 of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club. This week, Helen and Sarah are diving into decision making and discussing Dan Ariely’s Vid...

#454 Burnout: Solve Your Stress Cycle with Amelia Nagoski

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is our second episode on Burnout as part of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club series, running throughout January.Each week, Helen and Sarah foc...

#453 How to manage stress at work

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to week 3 of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club. This week, Helen and Sarah are diving into Burnout: The secret to solving the stress cycle...

#452 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion at Work with Robert Cialdini

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second episode of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club where Helen and Sarah focus on a different Videobook each week in January and identi...

#451 How to have influence at work

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to week 2 of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club. In our second episode of the series, Helen and Sarah discuss their experience of watching In...

#450 How to Change with Katy Milkman

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second episode of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club where Helen and Sarah focus on a different Videobook each week in January and identi...

#449 How to Change

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to week 1 of the Squiggly Careers Videobook Club. In our first episode of the series, Helen and Sarah discuss their experience of watching How...

#448 Our top 10 learning highlights from 2024

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helen and Sarah are ending 2024 with a list of their top 10 things to read, watch, listen and learn from. They share the books that have made the bigg...

#447 Career Collective Live

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Squiggly Podcast episode is a special recording of the Career Collective Live, where Helen and Sarah we joined by fellow podcasters to sha...

#446 Year in review 2024

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah wrap up the year with 5 quick-fire questions and 3 thoughtful reflections on their personal insights and learnings from 202...

#445 How to give without getting it wrong

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being generous with your time and expertise can payoff in lots of ways for your career. You build stronger relationships and feel better about the wor...

#444 How to recover from rejection

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah discuss how to build a healthier relationship with rejection in your career. They share 4 practical steps to help you proce...

#443 How to get heard

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Helen and Sarah are talking about what to do when you don’t feel like you’re being heard at work. They talk about tactics and techniques...

#442 Ask the expert: Pausing

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, Sarah is joined by author and expert Robert Poynton to explore the often-overlooked skill of pausing. Drawing from his book ...

#441 How to fit more play into your day

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah are getting playful! They talk about why it's important to prioritise play and work and share practical ways to do it indiv...

#440 How to take initiative at work

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taking initiative often feels like a nice idea that people don't quite know how to action. In this week's podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about why it's...

#439 How to be more efficient (and effective)

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you ever feel like you're not spending your time well at work then this week's episode will be a useful listen for you. Helen and Sarah talk throug...

#438 How to overcome career complacency

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Career complacency happens when you're not intentional about improving your skills or exploring your future possibilities. Even when you're happy in y...

#437 How to plan your pivot

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah relook at the topic of career pivots which they first covered on the podcast in 2018. They share a 5 part process to take y...

#436 Ask the expert: Success

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen is joined by entrepreneur, author and athlete Jodie Cook to talk about success. They explore how to use your strengths to drive your ...

#435 Workaholism watch-outs

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Helen and Sarah are talking about workaholism, what it is, why it's a problem and how to respond if it's affecting you. They share ways to a...

#434 How to bring your best to your team

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah explore the connection between individual and team success. Discover how bringing your best to work can become an accelerat...

#433 How to create your post-summer reset

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah share their top tips to reset your approach to career development after a summer break. Time-off gives you the space to slo...

#432 How to respond when you make a wrong move

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah are sharing a much requested episode where they talk about what to do if you feel like you might have made a wrong move in ...

#431 How to grow your relationship ripples

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now the Squiggly Careers Skill Sprint has finished, Helen and Sarah are back to normal with their weekly episodes and this week they are talking about...

#430 Skills Sprint: Storytelling

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're at the end of the Sprint! In episode 20 out of 20 of the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint, Helen and Sarah talk about storytelling and how stories...

#429 Skills Sprint: Goal setting

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 19 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about goal setting and how knowing what matters to you and...

#428 Skills Sprint: Managing emotions

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 18 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about managing emotions and how you can be more authentic,...

#427 Skills Sprint: Courage

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 17 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about courage and the role it plays in helping you succeed...

#426 Skills Sprint: Energy

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 16 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about energy and explore how keeping your energy levels hi...

#425 Skills Sprint: Work/Life fit

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 15 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about work/life fit and how to avoid enmeshment and blurre...

#424 Skills Sprint: Learning Agility

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 14 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about learning agility and explore the 3 key elements (nav...

#423 Skills Sprint: Empathy

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 13 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about empathy and how understanding different people's per...

#422 Skills Sprint: Mentoring

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 12 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about mentoring and how you can help create clarity and su...

#421 Skills Sprint: Focus

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 11 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about focus and how you can cut through complexity and dis...

#420 Skills Sprint: Adaptability

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're half-way through the Sprint! In episode 10 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint, Helen and Sarah talk about adaptability and how to match...

#419 Skills Sprint: Collaboration

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 9 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about collaboration and explore the impact of technology an...

#418 Skills Sprint: Judgement

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 8 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about judgement and how good judgement can build trust, hel...

#417 Skills Sprint: Presence

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 7 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about presence and how to use face, space and pace to have ...

#416 Skills Sprint: Strategic Thinking

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 6 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about strategic thinking and how to zoom out and look ahea...

#415 Skills Sprint: Influencing

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 5 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about influencing and how understanding others and gaining ...

#414 Skills Sprint: Coaching yourself

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 4 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about coaching yourself and how increasing your self-awaren...

#413 Skills Sprint: Presenting

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 3 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah explore the skill of presenting and discuss how you can find the...

#412 Skills Sprint: Problem solving

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 2 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about problem solving and how to view problems as an intere...

#411 Skills Sprint: Time Management

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint - Ready, Steady, Sprint!

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to begin your Skill Sprint? Listen to learn about how to get started. Ready, Steady, Sprint! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

#410 How to be resourceful at work

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Resourcefulness helps you to make progress when things inevitably get in the way of what you want to do. Whether the blocker is time, people or budget...

#409 6 questions to ask before making a job move

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Career moves are often on our minds but we don't always feel confident about the right move to make. This week, Helen and Sarah share 3 questions to a...

#408 How to overcome common career obstacles

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Though they might feel frustrating, career obstacles are inevitable. From bosses who feel like blockers to company restructures leaving you feeling s...

#407 How to get clear about your career ambitions

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Without ambition, we lack direction in our development and the motivation to navigate the knottier moments in our squiggly careers. This week, Helen a...

#406 How to add micro moments of motivation into your work

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When your days are full and deadlines are looming it can feel difficult to stay motivated. However, there are small things that can increase your ener...

#405 Ask the Expert: Herminia Ibarra on Leadership

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Ask the Expert episode Sarah talks to London Business School professor and author, Herminia Ibarra. Together they discuss the concept o...

#404 How to say yes, no and don't know

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the smallest of words are the hardest to say but working out how and when to say yes, no and I don't know can have on big impact on your car...

#403 How to be an intrapreneur

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Helen and Sarah explore intrapreneurship, a skill which helps increase your impact and autonomy at work without introducing risks you might ...

#402 Ask the Expert: Cal Newport Slow Productivity

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen talks to productivity expert Cal Newport about the way many of us are working and why it's so counter to long-term career success. Ca...

#401 How to get a sponsor

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sponsorship unlocks access to new career opportunities, though lots of people feel confused about what they can do to get a Sponsor. This week, Helen ...

#400 How consistency contributes to your career success

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by a 400 episode milestone, this week Helen and Sarah explore the topic of career consistency. They talk about why consistency pays off for y...

#399 Ask the Expert: Getting Things Done

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Ask the Expert episode Sarah talks to author David Allen about productivity and overcoming obstacles to getting things done.Sarah and...

#398 How to let go of career FOMO

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Helen and Sarah asked the Squiggly Careers community whether FOMO affected how they thought about their development, the overwhelming response wa...

#397 How to create career advantage

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Creating career advantage means you give yourself more opportunity to do the work that you find interesting and meaningful. This week, Helen and Sarah...

#396 Squiggly Careers Live x Gremlins

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen takes to the stage at Squiggly Careers Live with 3 special guests to talk about Gremlins. Listen to her coversation with author Daisy...

#395 Why your diary doesn't lie

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, Helen and Sarah are taking a different look at their diary and discovering lots of new insights about their development. The...

#394 How silos stop you in your job and hold your career back

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Silos affect our ability to do our job and the opportunities we have for our development. This week, Helen and Sarah share their own experiences of si...

#393 How to close the know-do gap

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah talk about the knowing-doing gap. This is when you know what you should, could or want to do but you still don't take the a...

#392 How to make every meeting matter

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 practi...

#391 Data to support your career development

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, Helen and Sarah discuss how data can support your career development. From strengths and values, through to possibilities an...

#390 How to stay organised at work

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah are talking about what it takes to stay organised. They discuss the difference between self-organisation and team organisat...

#389 How to present an idea

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

#388 Top Tips for Interviews

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

#387 How to cage your confidence gremlins

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 grem...

#386 How to spot and solve common career red flags

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 act...

#385 Ask the Expert: Problem Solving

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks Ask the Expert episode Sarah talks to author and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, Cheryl Strauss Einhorn about problem sol...

#384 How to use deliberate practice to drive your development

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 tal...

#383 How pausing increases performance

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#382 How introverts and extroverts work better together

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah are tackling a topic that's close to home. Having worked together for over 10 years, Helen and Sarah have learnt to bring t...

381 How to start from scratch

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starting from scratch is an important skill in a squiggly career and the more we use our ability, the better we get! This week, Helen and Sarah share ...

#380 How to grow your role

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whilst the idea of a brand new role can be appealing, the reality for most of us is that we are more likely to stay in our current job than leave to d...

#379 Career Change

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sarah talks to futurist, speaker and author April Rinne. Together they discuss what we need to unlearn and relearn to get better at navigati...

#378 Year in review

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen and Sarah use reflection questions to discuss their impact and insights from the year. If you're a regular listener, you'll hear what...

#377 How to create team connection

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Helen talks to musician and author James Sills about how singing can be used to create connection in teams. Together they explore the insig...