Episode 215: If you don't choose, they will

Episode 215: If you don't choose, they will

In this episode, we cover how to evaluate what we actually want and how to course correct if we discover we’ve been letting others make our choices for us.

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Episode 214: We're Back -- What We Learned From Our Break

Episode 214: We're Back -- What We Learned From Our Break

Welcome back to the Inside Job podcast!

After taking our first break in four years of doing this podcast, we’re feeling equal parts rusty and excited to get back into the swing of things.

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June 4, 2024: Taking Time off Well (Re-Release of Episode 86)

June 4, 2024: Taking Time off Well (Re-Release of Episode 86)

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | June 4, 2024: Taking Time Off Well (Re-release of Episode 86) We sometimes have ideas that vacation should look a certain way or should include or not include certain things (we're talking about you, email) but those ideas can be quite far from how things actually go when we're officially away from work. Listen to the full episode for all the details!

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Episode 213: Summer Sendoff - See You In September

Episode 213: Summer Sendoff - See You In September

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 213: Summer Sendoff - See you in September. Take a listen to this quick episode to find out all the details about our upcoming break from the Inside Job podcast.

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Episode 183: What's Wrong With Work Hard Play Hard
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Episode 183: What's Wrong With Work Hard Play Hard

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 183: What’s Wrong with Work Hard Play Hard? Do you work hard and play hard? Has that way of doing things led to feelings of exhaustion or problems in the workplace?

In episode 181, we referenced a report on The U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, and we haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. We share why the phrase “work hard, play hard” needs to be removed from our corporate vocabulary.

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Episode 182: When Life Gets Lifey

Episode 182: When Life Gets Lifey

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 182: When Life Gets Lifey. In this episode we want to talk about some exercises we can do to help us cope when life gets to lifey, how to evaluate your relationship with work during these times, and how we can use the clarity of these moments to help us be better prepared for the next time it happens.

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Episode 178: Is Work Helping or Hindering Your Healing

Episode 178: Is Work Helping or Hindering Your Healing

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 178: This week, we explore work's role in your healing process. We explore: How work can actually help us with the healing process at times, the one question you need to ask yourself about the role your work plays in your healing, the stories we tell ourselves about how taking time away from work to heal will lead to more hurt, and discuss a framework for evaluating the role work should play in your healing process.

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Episode 163: Stop Being Ticked About the Weekend

Episode 163: Stop Being Ticked About the Weekend

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 163: Stop Being Ticked About The Weekend. Were you as productive as you wanted to be this past weekend? Were you too productive and unable to get the rest you might have needed? Either way, it’s likely your weekend didn’t meet your expectations, and you’re left feeling frustrated or exhausted come Monday morning. This week on the podcast, we explore if being disappointed in our weekend is inevitable or if there’s a way we can redefine what our weekends mean to us.

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Episode 155: What If You Can’t Change That One Thing

Episode 155: What If You Can’t Change That One Thing

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 155: If You Can’t Change That One Thing. What happens when we’re so close to having what we want at work and are desperate to change that ONE THING? Listen in for more on what happens when you realize one big thing stops you from loving your work.

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Episode 152: Procrastination From The Inside Out With Dr Christine Li

Episode 152: Procrastination From The Inside Out With Dr Christine Li

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 152: Procrastination From The Inside Out with Dr. Christine Li. Today we welcome Dr. Christine Li to the podcast. Dr. Li helps her clients make procrastination (and blocks around work) a thing of the past and our conversation dives deeply into why we procrastinate and how to work on better habits from the inside out.

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Episode 148: Work Is Taking Over My Life

Episode 148: Work Is Taking Over My Life

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 148: Work Is Taking Over My Life. Today, we’re exploring the inside work it takes to build a life beyond our office and the challenges, experiences, and benefits we can expect when we do. It takes conscious effort to set clear boundaries between work and personal lives. It takes time and energy to build relationships and have experiences outside the office. Let’s discuss it!

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Episode 143: A New Question to Start the Year

Episode 143: A New Question to Start the Year

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 143: A New Question To Start The Year. 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.

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Episode 131: That's An Even Better Question

Episode 131: That's An Even Better Question

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 131: That’s An Even Better Question. Today we’re exploring the benefits of asking great questions and sharing some pitfalls to avoid and best practices to use when crafting better questions at work and in life. 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.

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Episode 128: Gains, Losses, and Trade-Offs

Episode 128: Gains, Losses, and Trade-Offs

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 128: Gains, Losses, and Trade-offs. Today we’re exploring the trade-offs we make at work and throughout our careers, how we think about potential gains and losses, and the inside job to shift the stories we tell ourselves about our decisions.

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Episode 124: Ask a Coach- 360 Feedback and When Life Interferes with Work

Episode 124: Ask a Coach- 360 Feedback and When Life Interferes with Work

Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 124: Ask A Coach - 360 Feedback with Life Interferes with Work. 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.

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