Squiggly Careers
By The Squiggly Career
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 <a href="https://
Episodes (5)
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The Careers Skills AI can't replace (Day 1) | Open to Work
The age of AI isn't ending human work—it's redefining it. In this first episode of a five-day series, Anish Rahman, LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, argues that the real competitive edge in the AI era lies not in technical skills, but in five uni
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Courage and why playing it safe in your career is becoming riskier (Day 2) | Open to Work
The most dangerous career move in the age of AI isn't taking risks—it's playing it safe. In this powerful continuation of their 'Open to Work' series, Helen and Sarah argue that courage is no longer a soft skill but a survival mechanism in a world where jobs a
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Creativity and the human skill AI can't replicate (Day 3) | Open to Work
The episode argues that creativity is not a mystical talent but a trainable skill—essential for human relevance in the age of AI. While AI can generate generic content at scale, the uniquely human edge lies in imagination, emotional resonance, and the ability
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Compassion and why being more human is becoming a career advantage (Day 4) | Open to Work
In this powerful episode of Squiggly Careers, host Anish explores why compassion is no longer a soft skill but a critical career advantage in the age of AI. The conversation challenges the industrial-era mindset that equated productivity with emotional detachm
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Communication and how to use it to create opportunity in your career (Day 5) | Open to Work
The final day of the 'Open to Work' series on Squiggly Careers tackles communication not as a talent, but as a core human skill that's becoming both more accessible and more demanding in the age of AI. The hosts argue that while AI can generate generic message
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