Episode 117: The How of Pushing Back on Your Boss

Episode 117: The How of Pushing Back on Your Boss

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 117: The How Of Pushing Back On Your Boss. This week on the podcast, we're having better conversations with our managers. Whether it’s a business decision, a debate about company culture, or even a hiring decision, you may wonder, “How do I push back?” when you disagree with a direction your boss is taking. Join us this week as we explore why we might be afraid to speak up, what making our boss 'look good' means, and how to have more effective and collaborative exchanges.

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Episode 107: Company Culture and the Inside Job

Episode 107: Company Culture and the Inside Job

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 107: Company Culture and the Inside Job. 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.

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Episode 43: There Are No Guarantees At Work

Episode 43: There Are No Guarantees At Work

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 43: There Are No Guarantees At Work. In this episode, we break that web down and talk about what it means to imply a “promise” or “guarantee”, and how employees should think through the ways to interpret and respond. We also highlight the critical differences between promises and possibilities/options, and discuss how specificity can be a bridge to resentment when it comes to these conversations.

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Episode 29: The Pros and Cons of Friendship at Work

Episode 29: The Pros and Cons of Friendship at Work

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 29: The Pros and Cons of Friendships at Work. We can agree that having friends at work helps us stay engaged, productive and satisfied with what we do all day. Friendships at work build culture, lead to great collaboration and innovation, and fun!

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Episode 20: What We Love to Hate About Email

Episode 20: What We Love to Hate About Email

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 20: What We Love to Hate About Email. It’s really easy to complain about how much we hate email because we get so much of it. It overwhelms us, delays us and infuriates us. Let’s get beyond the complaining to understand that we can do about this. We dive a little deeper – what are the professional habits that lead us to overuse this tool – laziness, fear of conflict, lack of accountability?

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