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Amazing If: Squiggly Careers

Want to have a happy career and love your job but not sure where to start? The Amazing If: Squiggly Careers podcast brings you practical, action focused advice on how to take control of your...

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#600 Everyday actions for everyday resilience

When your week gets busy, do you find yourself dropping the things that help you feel good? It can be easy to put rest, support and time out...

8:00Oct 8, 2026

#599 Friction: Why making things harder can make you better

Is something at work feeling harder than it needs to be? It could be a meeting that takes too long, a decision that goes back and forth, or...

43:21Oct 6, 2026

#598 How to understand and take action with your ambition

In this shortcut, Helen, talks about a matrix that can help you to understand where your ambition is right now and what is the most effectiv...

8:09Oct 1, 2026

#597 How thinking inside the box will lead to more opportunities for your squiggly career.

Could putting more constraints on your career actually create more possibilities? In this episode, Helen and Sarah borrow brilliance from Da...

42:51Sep 29, 2026

#596 3 ways teams can learn when they are not together

The people you work with make a significant difference to your development. In this shortcut, Sarah shares 3 ways to learn more from the peo...

8:17Sep 24, 2026

#595 How to Answer AI Questions in Job Interviews

Getting ready for a job interview can feel daunting, but what happens when you have to face an AI interviewer or answer tough questions abou...

46:38Sep 22, 2026

#594 How to increase your autonomy

Increasing your autonomy has a proven impact of work wellbeing and fulfilment and in this shortcut, Helen talks through 3 practical actions...

6:38Sep 17, 2026

#593 No Regret Skills: How to Get Better at Adaptability

When things change at work, how good are you at changing how you think or act in response? In the second part of our No Regret Skills mini-s...

37:50Sep 15, 2026

#592 How to look for leaders you can learn from

The leaders you surround yourself with make a significant difference to your squiggly career. In this shortcut Sarah shares 3 ways to look f...

5:53Sep 10, 2026

#591 No Regret Skills: How to Make Better Decisions

With so many skills competing for our attention, how do you decide which ones are worth investing in? In this episode, Helen and Sarah explo...

34:49Sep 8, 2026

#590 How to increase your impact in every meeting

We spend a lot of our working week in meetings, but how much impact are you having when you're in them? In this Shortcut, Helen shares three...

4:34Sep 3, 2026

#589 How to use the next 88 days at work wisely

With 88 working days left until the end of the year, how will you choose to spend your time? September can bring a 'new pencil case' feeling...

40:44Sep 1, 2026

#588 How to Decide Which Goals to Give Up

Setting goals is one thing. Knowing when to let go of them is another. In this Shortcut, Helen explores the idea of productive quitting and...

6:21Aug 27, 2026

#587 80,000 hours with Benjamin Todd (A Career Well Spent Series)

How can you make sure the 80,000 hours you spend at work are truly well spent? In this episode, we challenge the traditional advice to "foll...

31:39Aug 25, 2026

#586 Questions to ask in an interview

Most of us focus on preparing for the questions we'll be asked in an interview, but what we ask at the end is just as important. It is your...

5:42Aug 20, 2026

#585 What to make of a life with Jim Collins (A Career Well Spent Series)

Are you feeling lost in a career fog or facing a major transition? In this special episode, Sarah is joined by legendary author and research...

38:56Aug 18, 2026

#584 How to Create Your AI Learning Plan

AI is changing quickly, which can make it hard to know where to start. If you're feeling overwhelmed by everything there is to learn, you're...

6:13Aug 13, 2026

#583 Big Time with Laura Vanderkam (A Career Well Spent Series)

Do you feel constantly defeated by a packed calendar and rushed for time? Reclaiming control of your schedule starts with changing how you v...

35:26Aug 11, 2026

#582 How to use AI as your thought partner

Outsourcing your thinking to AI erodes the value of your contribution and means you are less likely to make a distinctive difference. Using...

6:48Aug 6, 2026

#581 The 100 year life with Lynda Gratton (A Career Well Spent Series)

How do we design a career that lasts a lifetime without running out of energy? In this episode, Sarah talks to world-renowned expert Lynda G...

35:13Aug 4, 2026