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#300 How to take a coaching approach
Everyone faces knotty moments in squiggly careers and needs support to get unstuck. Learning how to take a coaching approach means that you can help people to help themselves, so they can navigate their way through tough times today and feel more confident about how they approach career challenges in the future. In this episode, Sarah and Helen talk through the mindset, skillset and toolkit to help you take a coaching approach. It's an episode full of practical tips and tools, so don't forget to download the PodSheet if you'd like a quick reminder of what they cover.
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40:54This 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-podmail2. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#389 How to present an idea
34:38How 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-podmail2. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#388 Top Tips for Interviews
30:48Interviews 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-podmail2. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#387 How to cage your confidence gremlins
33:22This 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-book2. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#386 How to spot and solve common career red flags
37:07This 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-podmail3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#385 Ask the Expert: Problem Solving
41:41In 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.comMore ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools2. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#384 How to use deliberate practice to drive your development
32:27This 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-podmail2. Sign up for our Squiggly Career calendar https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com#383 How pausing increases performance
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24:32This 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 their opposite profiles together to increase the impact of their work. It might not always have been easy, but over time they have learnt how much more effective they are when they bring the best of their introvert and extrovert tendencies together. Listen and learn from their ideas on how to approach 'you/me/we' work and the benefit of noticing what works well for other people with different profiles.More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:1. Sign up for our Squiggly Career calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup2. Sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools https://rb.gy/2xyo8i3. Read our books 'The Squiggly Career' and 'You Coach You' https://www.amazingif.com/books/If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com