Episode 177: A Cynicism Wake Up Call
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 177: A Cynicism Wake-up Call. This week, we explore how cynicism plays a role in the narrative of our careers and our responsibilities as an observer of it. We think it’s fair to say that since the start of social media, we’ve all dealt with somewhat of an epidemic of cynicism. But, what happens when it seeps into the workplace? You won’t want to miss this discussion!
Episode 169: Keeping A Healthy Emotional Boundary
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 169: Keeping A Healthy Emotional Boundary: In this episode, we’re discussing what your responsibility is when someone you work with is experiencing strong enough emotions that it’s interfering with their capacity to get work done. Is it your responsibility to help your employees and coworkers solve their problems? If you try to focus on your work instead of the emotions of those around you, does that make you a bad person?
Episode 136: Quiet Quitting Isn't What You Think
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 136: Quiet Quitting Isn’t What You Think. Today we’re exploring the language of quiet quitting, what it means and doesn’t mean, and how we can create more sustainable results for all of us.
Episode 120: Should I Stay In My Lane?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 120: Stay In My 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.
Episode 119: What Do We Owe Each Other (Inspired By The Good Place)
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 119: What Do We Owe Each Other? Today we’re using the show The Good Place to explore what we do or don’t owe each other at work. We talk through questions we can ask ourselves to sift through who said what, what the relationship between us and our place of work is about, and what we owe each other.
Episode 118: WTF Face and Holding Space
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 118: WTF Face and Holding Space. Today on the podcast we’re answering listener questions about mitigating the potential impact of our WTF face and what it means to hold space for ourselves and others. There are a few strategies to help have a better poker face during workplace conversations. We offer tips to help give yourself enough space to craft the reaction you truly want to present in any situation.
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.
Episode 116: If You’re Thrown Under The Bus
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 116: If You're Thrown Under The BusToday we’re exploring what to do if we’ve been thrown under the bus and how to prevent ourselves from throwing someone else under the bus when taking on a new role.
Episode 113: You Are Someone’s Difficult Person
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 113: You Are Someone's Difficult Person. Today we’re exploring what it really means to say someone is difficult and how we can do the inside work to engage with the people in our lives to whom we’ve given this label.
Episode 112: Ask A Coach - A Single Action and Book Recommendations
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 112: Ask A Coach: A Single Action and Book Recommendations. Today we’re exploring how to create momentum with a single action and why asking for book recommendations is really an inside job.
Episode 98: What If You're Wrong?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 98: What If You're Wrong? 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 explore what this concept means for our daily lives, how it’s showing up for our clients, and how to choose our beliefs.
Episode 83: We Used to Be Friends; Now They’re My Boss
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 83: We Used To Be Friends: Now They're My Boss. So what happens when the power dynamic shifts between friends? What changes when a friend is suddenly the boss? Or when you hire a friend? What shifts when there is suddenly a significant shared outcome that requires input, effort, and accountability between buddies? We tackle a ton of questions on this episode of the podcast. Listen in!
Episode 82: When It’s Unfair
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 82: When It's Unfair. What is fair, what is unfair, and who gets to decide have been prevalent topics in our coaching and our lives recently. What do we do when we feel like we aren’t getting what we deserve despite believing we have done everything we were supposed to do? We tackle all of this, and more, on the latest episode of the Inside Job Podcast.
Episode 74: Stop Dropping Hints
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 74: Stop Dropping Hints. As managers, as employees, as colleagues, partners and humans, how can we learn to be clear about what we want, expect and need? How can we learn to manage the complex and sometimes difficult feelings that lead us to dance around the facts, when the facts are really what would help solve the problem at hand?
Episode 70: I Can’t Talk To My Boss
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 70: I Can't Talk To My Boss. We discuss the ways differences in expectations, needs, and hierarchy play in communication breakdowns and how to adapt to and overcome each. We also talk about how to work through the dissonance that we experience when the present reality of our relationship with our boss is different than our historical experiences.
Episode 67: The Real Return to the Office Debate
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 67: The Real Return To The Office Debate. As we’ve had deep discussions around this topic, we’ve noticed an extremely diverse set of wants around the post-pandemic work environment. Some people want life to look exactly like it did in 2019. Some want it to look exactly like it did in February of 2021. But everybody wants something.
Episode 56: When You are the Bearer of Bad News
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 56: When You Are The Bearer Of Bad News. If we want to lead, we must say the hard things. Whether it’s delivering tough feedback, acknowledging mistakes and missteps, or resigning from a job, we’ll have to share information that has the potential to hurt something or someone.
Episode 51: Making It Work with Your Manager Part 1
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 51: Making It Work With Your Manager | Part 1. One of the most significant relationships in our lives is the one we have with our boss. Like all meaningful and important relationships, it takes effort, communication, and conscious contributions from both parties. Listen in for our answers to caller questions!
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.