Happy UN Career Podcast
The Happy UN Career Podcast is hosted by Barbara K Andersen, UN Career Strategist. The show offers practical guidance and inspiration to UN Professionals who long for more fulfillment in their careers and better balance in life. Episodes will cover how to take real ownership of your career, gain recognition, sharpen your focus, and other topics to help you create a balance and feeling happy at work. The show will also get into effective ways to plan, prioritize, create boundaries, improve relations and networks, and generate powerful options for yourself. Barbara has over 18 years of experience in working in UN organisations, international HR, career development, and coaching. Join the conversation and listen to the shows at: www.barbarakandersen.com/happy-un-career-podcast/
Episodes
27 episodes
Is your lack of prioritization damaging your UN Career?
Hello, and welcome to this 26th episode of the Happy UN Career podcast which is all about the power of prioritization – and what happens when you fail to honour the prioritisations you’ve made. Or even to take the time to do the prioritisation ...
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Episode 26
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9:55
The Secret Tool for Time Optimists in the UN
Are you a bit of a time optimist? Do you often take on a new task thinking: “Oh - I can easily squeeze this in between the next two meetings”? Only to find that you needed the time between meetings to go to the bathroo...
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Episode 25
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10:17
Top Tips from UN Executive Coach – Interview w Christine Heyting
I’m excited to share an interview with my friend and former colleague in the UNDP – and someone I consider a mentor - Ms Christine Heyting.Christine is Australian and we met in 2013 when she worked with UNDP Headquarters in the area of p...
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Episode 24
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1:02:46
Work With Reality and Move Your UN Career Forward
Read the full show notes at www.barbarakandersen.com/23 where you’ll also find the 3 keys to take control of your own reality.This episode is about a topic that is on the one hand very ba...
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Episode 23
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10:51
3 Keys to a To Do-List that Helps Your UN career
Hello, and welcome to this 4th episode in a small series I’ve called: “Plan and Succeed”. Previously in this series, I’ve talked about effective planning principles, goalsetting and the underrated importance of having an ov...
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Episode 22
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9:57
Dr. Akjemal Magtymova: a career of dedication and diplomacy
I’m thrilled to be able to share in this episode an interview with my good friend, Dr. Akjemal Magtymova. Akjemal is a national of Turkmenistan where she started her UN career in 1998 as a G5 programme assistant with UNFPA. Today (...
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Episode 21
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41:43
Is It Time to Take the Next step in Your UN Career?
Is it time to get going?Hello, and welcome to this short episode which is about a mindset issue that many of us struggle with: When is it time to take the next step? Or to use my favourite car anal...
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Episode 20
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8:39
Creating Overview – an Underrated Professional Skill
Hello, and welcome to this 3rd episode in a small series I’ve called: “Plan and Succeed”.Have you ever had that feeling at the end of the workday that you couldn’t really tell what you’d been doing all day?&...
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Episode 19
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11:08
Strengthen Your UN Career With SMART Goals
Hello, and welcome to this 2nd episode in a series I’ve called: “Plan & Succeed”. In the previous episode, I argued that good planning and organizational skills will help you both in your daily work – and in your career. ...
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Episode 18
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17:03
Can Planning Help Boost Your UN Career?
Welcome to this 1st episode in a new series called: “Plan and Succeed”.In the last few episodes, I’ve talked about some of the big issues around career and work life. Your visions. Your dreams. And your values. So, basically all a...
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Episode 17
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9:43
What Will Your UN Career Look Like 10 Years from Now?
Welcome to this 5th episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and Your CV”.In the previous episode, I talked about how to use all the work you have to do anyway for your annual performance review to f...
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Episode 16
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11:46
3 Ways to Get a UN Career Boost from Your Performance Review Process
Welcome to today’s episode which is related to something many of us dread - the annual performance review process! Oh, the hours I spent on this in my UN career. And, to be frank, not always convinced that the value of the process c...
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Episode 15
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9:49
3 Reasons Why You Need Goals for the Next Year
Hello, and welcome to this 14th episode in the Happy UN Career Podcast - about 3 reasons why you want to set goals for the next year (and the 8 steps you need)!So, today’s episode is about looking forward in the next year –...
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Episode 14
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14:22
How to Let 2020 Help You Grow in Your UN Career
Hello, and welcome to today’s episode which is about using the end of the year to take stock and celebrate everything you did and all that you accomplished in 2020. Remember the Career Car analogy that I talked about in Episode 3?&n...
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Episode 13
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10:29
Do You Need Others to Approve of Your Career?
Welcome to this 12th episode of the Happy UN Career Podcast!I’m so pleased to see that the podcast has been well received by you who are listening to this. Because without you – there really wouldn’t be much point in doing this.It...
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Episode 12
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11:27
5 Key Principles for a Great CV
Hello, and welcome to this 3rd episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and CVs”.In the previous episode in this series (the episode called “Why You Always Want to Have an Updated CV!”) I talked abou...
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Episode 11
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15:22
Take a Chance - Interview w Mike Dodd (UNDP)
I’m thrilled to be able to share an interview with my good friend and former colleague, Mike Dodd. Mike is from the UK and he started with UNDP in 1991 and retired at the end of 2015. I asked Mike to come on the podcast becaus...
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Episode 10
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25:34
Why You Always Want to Have an Updated CV
Hello, and welcome to this 2nd episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and CVs”.In the previous episode (the one I called “Keep Your UN Career Open - Look for Jobs”) I talked about the importance of...
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Episode 9
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8:42
Keep Your UN Career Open – Look for Jobs!
Hello, and welcome to this 1st episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and CVs”!In the last episode, I suggested that you should prioritise time to work on your CV and keep yourself updated about...
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Episode 8
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12:15
Are You Ready to Take Action in Your UN Career?
Hello, and welcome to this episode which is all about taking action!In all the episodes until now, I’ve offered you ways to reflect on what works and what doesn’t work in your career and work life. And then I’ve sugges...
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Episode 7
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10:03
Pump your Wheel of Life and help your UN career!
Hello, and welcome to this episode which I’ve called “Pump your Wheel of Life and help your UN career!" (Alluding to my favourite career car analogy...)This episode belongs to the “What drives you and what drains you?” series and today w...
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Episode 6
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12:11
Are You Feeling Stuck in Your Career?
Hello, and welcome to today’s episode which is on a topic that probably ranks among the top 3 most burning issues among my clients. And it’s all about feeling stuck in your job.If you recognize this, it may be because you fee...
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Episode 5
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12:09
How Was Your Career Journey?
In the previous episode, I talked about how you can learn a lot of details about what motivates you and what drains you from your daily work life. That was episode 3, which you can find at bar...
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Episode 4
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10:19