Episode 09: Creating (And Updating) Your Crew
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 9: Creating (And Updating) Your Crew. In this episode, we chat about the high value of having strong, restorative relationships with people who challenge us, open us to new ways of thinking, and support us. We talk about the people on our board of directors (our closest network), the people we’re just getting to know, and the sometimes awkward need to put some old relationships aside if they are no longer bringing out the best in us.
Episode 08: Don’t Feel Guilty if Works Feels Good
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 08: Don't Feel Guilty if Work Feels Good. There’s a dominant storyline around work being something we endure out of necessity. At the Inside Job, we think it’s great to feel good at work, and to learn from the moments where we experience flow, productivity and positive emotions.
Episode 07: The Worst Advice Eric Ever Gave
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 07: The Worst Advice Eric Ever Gave. We know that during a long career, it’s possible that we’ve given advice that we wish we hadn’t. Today we talk about Eric’s advice to ‘find work that aligns with your passion’, and why that guidance now gives us pause.
Episode 06: Guidance If You Are Laid Off
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 06: Guidance If You Are Laid Off. Nayla shares some of the insights she’s gained in her study and work with professionals who were laid off in the 2008 Recession and since. We focus on the ideas of balancing the need to manage the practical realities of layoff with the opportunity for a thoughtful reset of your career plan.
Episode 05: Guidance for Graduating Students in Spring 2020
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 05: Guidance for Graduating Students in Spring 2020. Students graduating from college or graduate school in the Spring of 2020 are facing a different global economy than they (or anyone) was expecting. We offer a glimpse into the guidance we’re offering students finishing graduate school that we think is relevant for anyone completing their studies this year.
Episode 04: Your Job Title Is Not Your Identity
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 4: Your Job Title Is Not Your Identity. We share our stories of our personal experiences of being too attached to our job titles, and what we had to do to create professional identities that are based less on our titles, more on our work itself.
Episode 03: Work Worth Doing
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 3: Work Worth Doing. Is work supposed to make us happy? Or is work supposed to mean something else? We introduce the idea that we are in a relationship with the work we do, and how we believe that idea sets us up to derive greater meaning from work.
Episode 02: Inside Managing Job Uncertainty During A Global Crisis
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 2: Inside Managing Job Uncertainty During A Global Crisis. We share some early thoughts about how to navigate and take some action if you’re feeling job insecurity during a period of rapid change. We offer a number of strategies and ideas of how to use the time you have to both reflect and take action. We talk about effective networking during difficult times, researching companies or leaders you admire during this time.
Episode 01: Inside Our First Reactions to Working From Home Full Time
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 1: Inside Our First Reactions to Working From Home Full Time. We address the criticality of reaching out and connecting, even as circumstances having us staying at home, apart from one another. We talk about some of the actions we’re taking to move things forward with things feel chaotic and ambiguous, and designing the self-care that you need.
Episode 00: Welcome to the Inside Job Podcast
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 00: Welcome to the Inside Job Podcast. Most of us will spend more hours of our life working than doing anything else. Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson introduce their journeys to have healthier, more productive, and more conscious relationships with work. Our commitment is that these conversations will offer honest insight into our exploration of how we are learning to relate better to work, as well as practical learnings and actions that all listeners can experiment with right away.