Inside Job

Today, we're exploring an alternative to "words of the year" and New Year's resolutions: Questions. And we'll share the practices you can use to create and get the most out of your question of the year. Join the discussion and share Your question of the year with us on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us, and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're taking a different approach to year-end reflection. Join us as we dive into The Proust Questionnaire for a bit of fun and introspection. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn: Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Our discussion on the podcast this week centers around the work experiences that leave us asking ourselves, "How am I supposed to trust them now?" Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're sharing part 2 of our conversation with Amy Giddon, as she explores how to navigate curveballs and challenges when life 'gets in the way' of work. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

This week we're sharing the first of a two-episode conversation with our friend Amy Giddon, the founder of the app Daily Haloha. In this portion of the conversation, Amy shares how she made a series of thoughtful, value-driven career leaps from corporate life, to academia, to the founder of a tech start-up that aligns with her beliefs that everyone matters and everyone belongs. Listen in and join the discussion about overcoming fear, naming our desires and value, and having patience with ourselves on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast, we discuss our top 3 things that you can do to have an end-of-year review that means something - whether someone else is or isn't involved. Ready to jump-start your review of what you're proud of, what you wish you'd done differently, and where you're headed in the future? Listen in and join the discussion about best practices for reflecting on what you've learned from this year on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us, and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

In today's conversation, we explore a listener question about how much stress is enough stress, how we distinguish between 'regular' stress and toxic stress, and how much we're responsible for our own experience of stress. When we recognize that stress is not inherently problematic, we can take time to reflect on the nature of the stress we're feeling and decide how we want to navigate it both internally and externally. This is a conversation about boundaries, self-care, self-trust, and asking for help when we need it. Listen in and join the discussion about the guilt we experience at work on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Have you heard about quiet quitting? Almost everyone has, so we're jumping into the conversation this week to explore what this term really means, what it's not, whether it's inevitable, and what other options we have. Quiet quitting isn't just a phenomenon of fed-up, overworked professionals with scope-creep and unreasonable workloads, suffering under unfair working conditions, and burnout finally standing up for themselves. Turns out, quiet quitting has a lot to do with a chance to explore clarity, appreciation, and communication. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

This week on the podcast we explore what it means to get our shit together, why that experience is different for each one of us, and how reframing the concept can make a world of difference. If we can pause and discern what's really happening, we may be able to address what's hurting or "feeling off". Listen in this week as we explore and reflect on what it means to "have your shit together" and ways to take action towards shifting to measuring sticks that align with our values. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

While it can feel like additional self-inflicted punishment during hard times, guilt can be clarifying, a reminder of our values, or where we've been inconsistent. What might guilt be protecting us from? We offer insights to help decipher the difference between guilt and discomfort and choose the next right step that's best for us and those we work with. We open today's show by sharing what's exciting us right now including the Bad Sisters series, baseball playoffs, and new music from a host of bands including Blink 182, Marcus Mumford, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We even connect The Peppers back to The Good Place. Listen in and join the discussion about the guilt we experience at work on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

This week we're continuing our conversation about building a better relationship with work. This episode takes a closer look at the journey of accountability to self; the tough love of knowing what you need and insisting upon getting it. Listen to this exploration of the roles of self-worth, accountability, and self-honoring in our relationship with our work. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast we explore how to build a better relationship with work and how our inside work can give us the perspective, accountability, and permission to make that relationship even better. We kick things off by discussing the various types of "metric tons" we can use as yardsticks for measuring our experience of work before moving into the core of our conversation: Our relationship with work. We also discuss whether leaving one situation to go to another situation is really the way to improve the way we relate to our work. Use the questions we provide to assess the health of your relationship by understanding what you need from a healthy relationship with work, and use yourself as a barometer to measure whether you are able to be your fullest self in the relationship you currently have with work. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Are you missing the opportunities a great question can bring? A good question not only unlocks potential in your team, fuels innovation, and builds relationships, but asking better questions can actually get us out of an unproductive loop. What happens when we feel we're checking all the "good question" boxes but aren't getting where we want to go? At the heart of our discussion is the purpose of a great question and how great questions help new things come to light, shine that light on the factors that could create (or are creating) discomfort, foster curiosity, and expand our awareness. We also share the dangers of basing a question on a set of assumptions and how that can limit us. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

After so many years of hearing it's okay not to be okay, we're talking about how it can be okay to be okay. This idea can be challenging because it flies in the face of what we often hear about self-improvement or career growth as constant pursuits. We also share insight from Matthew McConaughey's Oscar acceptance speech for Dallas Buyers Club and how the dark side of constantly chasing a better version of ourselves is that, if we're not careful, we could miss those seasons of life where we're truly living in flow. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we explore the experience of feeling jaded at work. We open with a discussion of school supplies including Eric's Tottenham Hotspur pencil case and Nayla's current, jaded feeling toward selecting the just-right writing utensils. We move on to the main topic with a discussion of how feeling jaded illuminates things for us even as it gets in our way. We also explore ways we can change the pattern if we want to do so. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're exploring the trade-offs we make at work and over the course of our careers, how we think about potential gains and losses, and the inside job to shift the stories we tell ourselves about our decisions. We open today's show talking about the daily life trade-off between eating at the kitchen table and eating over the sink — the classic etiquette vs. efficiency debate. (This includes that Kung Fu Panda, "Don't Tell Monkey" moment when someone catches us!) Then, we move on to address a listener question that gets to the heart of the tradeoffs we make in our work and our lives. From The Good Place to Almost Famous, we share touchpoints that help us examine these gains or losses more deeply. The inside job here is to pay attention to what can be gained as much as what can be lost, to acknowledge the complexity of the things we believe are important, to examine the stories we may be telling ourselves, and to be honest about whether "the market" will truly care either way. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're answering listener questions about the urge to justify our career paths and what it really takes to become better presenters. When it comes to the urge we might feel to explain certain parts of our career journey, we might feel that anything on our resume that doesn't directly connect to the next thing on that list needs to be defended. But the inside job here lies in recognizing that it is a (totally optional) story. And this inclination is also your chance to get curious and to understand why you made certain choices. Our second question is about presenting at work. We discuss the internalized standards we might have about what it looks like to be a great public speaker and the power of asking ourselves questions that focus our attention on our goals and the needs of our audience. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Are your thoughts holding you back at work or in your personal life? Today we're exploring why this might just be the case and how to reclaim your power in ways that truly serve you. We open our show with a discussion of Eric's "Spock-like" off-air comments and Nayla's enthusiasm for what The Bear on Hulu can teach us about work and family. But the core of our conversation today centers around how powerful beliefs are, how they drive our behaviors (sometimes without our consent), and how we can begin to do the inside work to understand and choose our beliefs on purpose. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

On today's show, we open by mentioning the accountability and rage-parenting Venn diagram that we return to later in the episode. Then we explore the differences between responsibility and accountability and why micromanagement is not necessary. While accountability is the neutral reporting of what did or did not happen, the stories we tell ourselves may layer on feelings like disappointment or panic and those are not required parts of accountability. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're answering listener questions, including what to do when life interferes with our work and what to do when your organization doesn't offer 360 Feedback – which is not an exercise where you spin in a circle in front of you colleagues. We work through strategies for coping with both in a way that results in a better understanding of where the pressures we might feel are coming from. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're exploring success and how to navigate the thoughts and feedback that tell us we're missing the mark at work. We share an Office Space reference that begs the question, "How would I even know if I'm being successful?" and why it's helpful to seek clarity from our supervisors about what it means to succeed in our role. And we discuss the benefits of slowing down, becoming aware of how we define success and looking for evidence in the outside world to show whether the story is true or in our heads. Slowing down puts the brakes on our "Van down by the river" downward spiral and allows us to identify what we need to feel successful: Whether that's training, clarifying goals with managers, or more support. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast, we talk through our ability to confront and explore those feelings that prevent us from celebrating the contributions of others. We open the show with a discussion of Joni Mitchell's performance at The Newport Folk Festival, 10 years after a severe brain injury. Brandi Carlile's relationship with and support of Joni Mitchell is a model for how we can appreciate someone else's work without jealousy, envy, and comparison, which is at the heart of today's topic. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

We explore the feelings and questions that come up when we consider setting goals outside of work. We kick things off with a story from Eric about introducing his children to the joys of scratch and sniff stickers – a reminder that our personal lives are also important. Our discussion centers around the guilt we might feel for prioritizing personal goals because common wisdom has taught us to invest in our careers over everything else. We share tools and resources to help unpack what we believe about work and "everything else". If you're working on setting goals outside of work, we'd love to hear from you! Visit the podcast website to listen to the episode What If My Professional Goal Is Not Professional? and learn that it's okay to give ourselves permission to be done with work for the day and to switch focus to another area. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

It's one of the most common metaphors in the workplace: that person is 'in my lane'! It's the professional equivalent of: mind your own business! But what does it mean? Is it a bad thing? Is there any purpose to being in someone else's lane? Today on the podcast, we're exploring whether we really need to stay in our lane, how to handle people dipping into our lane, and what to do when we feel the urge to dip into someone else's lane. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

There are many things that we may think our organizations owe us or we owe our organization that deserve a closer look. Today we explore the question of what we owe each other at work and we share our mutual love of the TV show 'The Good Place'. Ted Danson, Kristin Bell, and the rest of the amazing cast explored week by week for four seasons the question, "What do we owe each other in our families, relationships, and communities?" which inspired us to examine this question in terms of what we owe each other at work. This is on our minds because it's fairly regular to have a coaching conversation center around a belief that the client owes their company or the company owes them. This dynamic is driven by experience and expectation that colors our choices and feelings about our work. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're answering listener questions that address two key moments when it's helpful to hit "pause". First, when our faces can't help but share that all-too-familiar WTF expression, and second when we explore what it means to hold space for ourselves and for others. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Welcome to the Inside Job where you-the-listener are apart of y'all and everybody and not "guys". Seriously, today we're talking about HOW to have more effective, impactful conversations with our managers. This is especially rooted figuring out how to share an unpopular opinion in those times when there are business decisions that we don't agree with. There are strategies for dealing with our own assumptions about our roles, options for redefining what it is to "push back", and approaches to avoid treating work like an episode of "Survivor". Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we kick the episode off by talking about the lesson in clarity that we can learn from Tom Cruise when he accepted his role in Tropic Thunder. Then we tackle the inside work that can help us navigate our action [and reaction] to the experience and feeling of being thrown under the bus. We also take time to talk through this type of experience from the lens of being the leader coming into a role or position with a desire to make your mark. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're talking about building a career narrative that we believe in and that is useful for the people who need to know about it. In our conversation, we explore: The characteristics of a career narrative that will help you set your story apart The role evidence plays in the stories we tell about ourselves Why the career narrative isn't a monologue and how to create connection by keeping the narrative flexible It turns out that the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off can highlight how, out of the picture you paint of your experience and learning, the people that we interact with will be drawn to different things about you. It's especially true for people that have experience across more than one industry or role that knowing the needs of the person we're talking to will help us define what's relevant. Listen in to understand how to craft your answer to that "Tell me about yourself" question AND discover strategies that might get you excited about being asked. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we explore how vital self-awareness is to our experience at work and beyond and why beginning to do the inside work to foster and sustain our self-awareness is essential. We open the episode discussing Lightning McQueen's journey of self discovery and move right into self-awareness as a keyword to weaponize personal and professional preference. We also discuss the internal and external contexts of examining self-awareness and review resources that offer us insight into the process of building that awareness for ourselves. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

We explore what we really mean when we label a person, "difficult" and how to do the inside job of making it possible to engage with the people in our lives to whom we've given this label. We discuss the tools to make sense of what's really happening and examine more than just our own perspectives, motivations, and goals. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast we're answering a listener's question about how to create energy and momentum in a new direction. We discuss declaring intention as a starting point for exploration and a variety of ways to ask for and make use of support. We also share our thoughts on what it really means to ask for a book recommendation and some book recommendations of our own. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

We explore prestige and how the pursuit of prestigious positions or companies impacts us in different ways, from the stories we tell to the positions we take. It's understandable that we use prestige to catch eyes when a notable name might buy us a few more seconds in front of a potential employer. We're naturally going to consider what working in a particular position or at a particular company means as we decide which recruiter calls to return and where to put our energy. And that's what we're diving into on today's podcast. How we tend to use prestige as conversational shorthand and whether the "brand name", be it the company or the title, is enough. We close today's episode with some helpful action steps to examine our relationship with prestige and recognize the power of knowing our story and deciding how we will share it. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com. You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we get ALL BUSINESS (not!) and discuss how self-awareness and some key mindset shifts can help us identify and unpack reasons delegation can feel challenging and get to a place where we can delegate more effectively. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

We kicked off this episode with book picks. Eric is fascinated by the incredible Dolly Parton and her best-selling book with James Patterson, Run Rose Run. Nayla is loving The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne which is about the Romanov family (no, not Natasha's origin story)- highly recommended Getting into today's topic, we discuss a listener/client question about "HOW to prioritize?" and the mini-epidemic we've noticed around our worries about not being able to manage our responsibilities and being too busy. The goal of prioritizing isn't to create a better list. We question the assumptions and biases that lead us to overcommit, how the "post-it-note" method/massive to-do list might be a casual disregard of our time, and the critical questions to ask yourself to add more awareness of what is and what should be on the "list". To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today, we're discussing the common advice around burnout and why it's too generic to be helpful. We talk about taking the time to explore what we're feeling before jumping into a mindset of "fixing ourselves" and what it might look like to work towards feeling 10% better that adding to overwhelm with an imposed need for sweeping change. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

In this episode, we're exploring company culture including how to navigate that culture as it changes, whether creating subcultures in our workplace is possible, and what it means to want something different than our current company culture. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

It happens. It's harmless. If I speak up, what happens to me? If you're in the business of working with people you're going to encounter behaviors that leave you feeling uneasy. Incidents that at face value don't seem so egregious that they must be dealt with urgently. Today we're talking about these yellow flags, how to notice them, and how to address them in our work lives and relationships. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're exploring the often anxiety-inducing experience of having choices. We share our perspectives on why having several options, even good ones can be a bit scary and how to make the process of choosing less daunting. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we discuss why self advocating – which is not the same as bragging – feels uncomfortable, what it means to share yourself, and how to avoid being "that person" in the face of opportunity. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're tackling that persistent question of, "What's next?". What do we truly want from work? We discuss why it feels hard answer these questions and to clarify these things and strategies to help us think it through no matter where we are in our lives. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast we're exploring public recognition: Whether we get it, how we feel when we don't, and the inside job that's involved when we find ourselves with difficult feelings along the way. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast we're tackling three myths about work and sharing our perspectives on what's at the core of each of these common misconceptions. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're celebrating our 100th episode! This week we spend some time reflecting on what each human deserves from work and why. We know there's more to work than money (and that money really does matter.) There's also time spent reflecting on what we believed, what we still believe, and what we have come to believe about the work that we do and how we do it. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

On this week's episode, Nayla, Eric, and Physical Therapist Joe LaVacca explore the inside job of making change in our lives. In the professional setting and in our health, we talk about what happens when we understand the stories we tell ourselves about why things are hard, how powerful good listening can be, and taking on the challenges of 'getting better' with support. Joe currently owns and operates Strength in Motion PT located in the heart of New York City and in addition holds a role as Lead Educator for Fringe, a whole person health and wellness company. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today on the podcast we're exploring the idea that what worked for us in one phase of our lives may not be serving us now. We discuss what this concept means for our daily lives, how it's showing up for our clients, and how to choose our beliefs. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today we're exploring ways to manage your energy more consciously and effectively so you can prevent that feeling of depletion and take care of yourself through boundaries. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Today's podcast is about planning for professional challenges by creating a professional insurance policy. We'll explore the steps we can take when times are good to prepare for times that might not be and we'll explore why this process really is an inside job. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

Setbacks at work can vary: From getting laid off or demoted to getting a project denied or even being fired. On today's podcast, we're sharing practical tips for moving forward. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.

In this podcast episode, we're answering two great listener questions about asking for raises and navigating strong emotions at work and we'll share reflection questions and helpful strategies too. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes. You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. Let's connect! Community Instagram Facebook Email We'd love to hear from you.