Why squiggly careers are better for everyone | Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis | TEDxLondonWomen

Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis met as ambitious students, keen to make their mark on the working world. Yet, after years of striving for promotions and pay rises, they realised that the traditional career ladder wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. In fact, it was holding them back from their true potential. Now, Helen and Sarah are champions of squiggly careers, shifting the focus from titles to talents, from career plans to possibilities, from learning that is limited by level to learning that is limitless for all. Helen and Sarah invite us all to embrace this new way of working and become advocates of squiggly careers.

[prkzoomin]

A Good Quote, Never go in search of love, go in search of life, and life will find you the love you seek.

[jimmymcloughlin]

'In Squiggly careers, everybody is a learner and everybody is a teacher' - a brilliant quote from the fantastic concept that is Squiggly Careers.

[carolinepomfret]

"Change comes from action" and "no one has a monopoly on wisdom" are my fave soundbites from this.

[grahammewburn]

Don't try to be a person of success
Rather be a person of value
Albert Einstein

[walshdog]

Honestly I can’t lie, this is a phenomenal perspective. Sometimes you have to take 4 steps back to take 5 steps forward - as long as you buy into yourself, you’ll be golden.

[cboucher]

Thanks for an amazing video, it sums up my career perfectly, in every job I've had, every time I've tried to 'climb the ladder', my manager has kicked me back down again, and so I've spent my whole career re-inventing myself and pursuing a different career path in the hope of earning the salary I felt I deserved and discovering my 'purpose'. I'm now in my mid-40s, sick of all the rejections and still struggling to find happiness and fulfilment in my career so I'm now in the process of starting my own career coaching business so that I can work on my terms and help others to find fulfilling careers that they truly love and help them avoid making the same mistakes I did. So many people just spend their careers chasing higher salaries, but it's when you spend time helping others and making a difference in other people's lives that you get a true feeling of happiness and fulfilment in your career and in life in general.

[duluncheyilai]

Off the ladder and into the squiggle! Touching on the multicareer lives that we all must become acclimated to. Adaptability is the new super power. Exciting times!

[nickbezdek]

Wow i love how yall talk and its not loud nor quiet but easy to understand and im an American hard of hearing wearing both hearing aids. So glad we have two sides of the world "understanding and huh" and the best part is i didn't have to use close caption.

[aboubakerjuma]

I'm English learner that's why I'm flowing Ted x to improve my listening skills. ✌️🇸🇩

[WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

The best you can hope for is to find a job that isn't soul destroying and that you don't hate. A minority will find work that they love and they are truly lucky. Most of us just do plodding mind numbing jobs because most jobs are just that way and that is reality. Most people want job stability but sadly, that just does not exist any more.

[bethepioneer]

*Take up one idea, make that one idea your life. Think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.*

Have a nice day

[saikumarmakireddi]

"No one has a monopoly on wisdom. In squiggly careers everybody is a teacher and everybody is a learner "

Wt a idea!! Isn't it the change we r waiting for? 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.

[richgl]

I agree that squiggly careers can be beneficial for the workforce and mainly the individual, but there is also the need for many to remain within the same area of work and focus solely on progressing there; building the experience and knowledge - and yes, "climbing the ladder". There is a danger that as a society - we all think that moving about is the most beneficial way to progress - . The presentation here is very much a middle class concept - not tied by the need to actually pay the bills.

[MSMS]

Based on my personal experience, I can say that these two ladies are absolutely right.

[wilmaknickersfit]

I don't think 'the ladder' has been the norm in the UK for donkeys' years. It probably started changing around the same time that job security began disappearing and a job for life became part of our history.

[chrisklugh]

The problem is more then half the population does not like learning. They want to learn something more or less once, and demand stability towards it, even if it goes against their mental health. Most people are stubbornly lazy when it comes to enhancing their wisdom and I blame internet 'social media' for that. Cat videos are more important to more people then anything else.

[SnowyDaBear]

Me: *reads title*
Also me: Woohoo! I can finally be a squiggly line!

[uo]

-استغفرالله 💭
- سُبحان الله 💫
- الحمدلله 💓
- لا إله إلا الله 💎
- اللهُ أكبر 💭

[billwong]

I ABSOLUTELY agree with this! That is why I take on the challenge of being a TEDx organizer. I also decide to take on volunteer roles in my profession of occupational therapy as well. This sounds like a very strange combination... since none of my peers so far have NOT organized a TEDx event before. But, this is my own career path that makes it fun, even though the combination of things I am involved in can be overwhelming!

[lucasmonk]

I love this! Both these women are so in time with each other and nod to the other's points!