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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 Economía Exito Profesional Gestión Gestión y Liderazgo
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  • 3 Ways to Be More Persuasive at Work

    3 Ways to Be More Persuasive at Work
    Apr 15 2026
    How do you get people to actually listen — and say yes — more often? In this Squiggly Shortcut, Helen shares three simple, research-backed ways to become more influential at work. Whether you're trying to get an idea across, shift an outcome, or build stronger working relationships, this episode will give you practical things you can do both in the moment and over time. 🎯 What You'll Learn Why mirroring language (not just body language) is a subtle but powerful way to build connection– How likability works as a persuasion tool — and why it's less about being smiley and more about genuinely listening– Why reciprocity is a long game, and how to think about what you have to give 📚 Resources Mentioned Influence with Robert CialdiniFor 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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  • The Difference Between Working Hard and Getting Better | Big Think

    The Difference Between Working Hard and Getting Better | Big Think
    Apr 13 2026
    What does it actually take to go from good to great at work — and is "mastery" even the right word for it? In this episode, Helen and Sarah borrow brilliance from The Big Think's collection of articles on mastery, and make it feel a lot more relevant to everyday squiggly careers than the word itself might suggest. They explore two big ideas: how to master your response to tricky situations (think: the passive aggressive Canva comment, the "I'll just do it" default, or the unexpected tears in a meeting), and how to master your ability to succeed — including how elite athletes think about risk and failure in a way that's surprisingly useful for anyone with an ambitious goal. 🎯 What You'll Learn How to move from a default response to a deliberate decision — and why that space in between is everything– What elite athletes do differently when things go wrong (and how to apply it to your own goals)– Why naming your version of success — and stress-testing the risks — makes you more likely to actually get there– How to reframe failure as a data point rather than a verdict on you 📚 Resources Mentioned The Big Think newsletter The Big Think — Mastery collection 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 tools4. Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Squiggly Shortcut: Listen Like You Mean It (5 Ways to Improve)

    Squiggly Shortcut: Listen Like You Mean It (5 Ways to Improve)
    Apr 8 2026

    90% of us think we're good listeners — but we retain about 20% of what we hear. In this Squiggly Shortcut, Sarah shares five practical ways to close that listening gap, starting with the one thing most of us never even notice.


    🎯 What You'll Learn

    – Why listening isn't just about words — and what to pay attention to instead

    – How the pressure to respond is the biggest enemy of good listening

    – Why repeating back the words someone uses can unlock a whole new conversation

    – What a no-interruption meeting feels like — and why it's worth trying with your team

    – The simple summarising habit that will make you a noticeably better listener overnight


    📚 Resources Mentioned

    Episode 319 — Listening with Kate Murphy

    You can also find Kate Murphy's book I Never Said I Was a Good Listener via your usual bookshop.

    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

    1.Sign up for our Skills Sprints

    2.Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools

    3.Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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...is just some of the ways I'd describe Helen and Sarah. Their content is *quality in bite-size achievable sessions* and I've had a chance to apply some of their advice. If you want practical guides that meet you where you are in your career journey, then you have to listen to these wonderful ladies. They clearly put their heart and soul into making others' journies less daunting.

Down-to-earth, realistic, humorous...

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