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5 Skills To Succeed in ANY Career - Helen Tupper (Squiggly Careers)

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Helen TupperguestAli Abdaalhost
Jul 21, 20231h 39mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
July 21, 2023
Duration
1h 39m
Channel
Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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SPEAKERS

  • Helen Tupper

    guest

    Co-author of The Squiggly Career and co-founder of Amazing If, known for career development frameworks and the Squiggly Careers concept.

  • Ali Abdaal

    host

    Doctor-turned-YouTuber and podcaster behind Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, focused on productivity and career development.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Helen Tupper and Ali Abdaal, 5 Skills To Succeed in ANY Career - Helen Tupper (Squiggly Careers) explores Five skills for navigating squiggly careers: values, strengths, confidence, networks, possibilities Helen Tupper defines a “squiggly career” as a flexible journey of jobs where success isn’t limited to upward promotions and people have more freedom to shape development.

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