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The Squiggly Career

Ditch the Ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career

By: Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis

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It all started with a squiggle on a napkin. Best-selling authors Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis share the story that sparked their mission to make careers better for everyone, and introduce the five skills we’ll need to navigate our own squiggly careers.
We’re happier at work when we get to use our strengths, so let’s figure out what we’re brilliant at.
Our core values will guide us throughout our career journey, but we need to take the time to truly understand them.
Confidence is a skill that anyone can learn and improve. But first we’ll need to come face-to-face with our confidence gremlins.
Networking doesn’t have to be awkward! We can build a community by embracing a giving mindset.
Time to get curious about all the places our careers could take us.
How many hours of our lives are spent at work? We don’t want to leave our careers to chance. We’ll wrap up with some final words of wisdom, but the journey doesn’t end here.

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Length: 5 min

It all started with a squiggle on a napkin. Best-selling authors Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis share the story that sparked their mission to make careers better for everyone, and introduce the five skills we’ll need to navigate our own squiggly careers.

Length: 9 min

We’re happier at work when we get to use our strengths, so let’s figure out what we’re brilliant at.

Length: 8 min

Our core values will guide us throughout our career journey, but we need to take the time to truly understand them.

Length: 8 min

Confidence is a skill that anyone can learn and improve. But first we’ll need to come face-to-face with our confidence gremlins.

Length: 8 min

Networking doesn’t have to be awkward! We can build a community by embracing a giving mindset.

Length: 8 min

Time to get curious about all the places our careers could take us.

Length: 3 min

How many hours of our lives are spent at work? We don’t want to leave our careers to chance. We’ll wrap up with some final words of wisdom, but the journey doesn’t end here.

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More about The Squiggly Career

The Squiggly Career presents an engaging guide to building a meaningful and successful career. We live in a world where frequently moving between roles and industries is the new normal. It’s stressful and overwhelming. By learning how to make the most out of these moves, they can be transformed into opportunities, freedom, and purpose. This videobook answers the important questions you must ask yourself when climbing the career ladder. The Squiggly Career will help you play to your strengths, explore your values, and discover your future possibilities. Jam-packed with advice about the shifting realities of work life, exercises to fuel your growth, and inspiration from highly successful people.

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Meet the Author

Helen Tupper

Helen Tupper has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Virgin, and BP and is now CEO of Amazing If. Her love of learning has led her to study at Henley, Cranfield, and Cass Business School. Helen is a trustee for the Working Families charity, a Fellow of The RSA, and lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband and two children.

Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis has led marketing and corporate responsibility teams for Barclays and Sainsbury's before becoming the Managing Director of a creative agency. She is now Chief Learning Officer at Amazing If. Sarah has studied at Warwick University, London, and Harvard Business Schools and is a qualified Mental Health first aider. Sarah is on the Mayor of London's workspace advisory board and lives in London with her partner and son.

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