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.
Episode 130: It’s Okay To Be Okay
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 130: It’s Okay To Be Okay. Today on the podcast we’re exploring the idea that it can be okay to be okay and diving into why that might be a challenging thought if we’re passionate about our personal development.
Episode 129: If You're Feeling Jaded
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 129: If You’re Feeling Jaded. Today we explore the experience of feeling jaded at work: How it illuminates things for us, how it gets in our way, and how we can change the pattern if we want to do so.
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.
Episode 127: Ask A Coach: Defending My Past and Razzle Dazzle
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 127: Ask A Coach: Defending My Past and Razzle Dazzle. Today we’re answering listener questions about explaining your non-linear career path and what it really means to show up as a better presenter at work.
Episode 126: Your Beliefs Are Holding You Hostage
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 126: Your Beliefs Are Holding You Hostage. 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.
Episode 125: Accountability Doesn't Have to Be Difficult
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 125: Accountability Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult. Today we’re exploring what accountability is, what it’s not, and the process of building the muscle for holding others (and ourselves) accountable.
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.
Episode 123: Help I'm Not Sure I'm Succeeding
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 123: Help I’m Not Sure I’m Succeeding. Today we’re exploring success and how to navigate the thoughts and feedback that tell us we’re missing the mark at work.
Episode 122: Jealousy and Envy - What Brandi Carlile Taught Us
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 122: Jealousy and Envy. Today we’re talking about jealousy, envy, and comparison and using Brandi Carlile’s relationship with Joni Mitchell to explore how we can share our appreciation for the work of others without those feelings.
Episode 121: What If My Professional Goal Is Not Professional?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 121: What If My Professional Goals is Not Professional? Today we’re exploring questions around the goals we set outside of work. We’re also tackling the questions we can use to ditch the guilt and get the clarity and support we need to reach these goals, personal, professional, or otherwise.
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 115: Why You Need A Career Narrative And How To Get One
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 115: Why You Need A Career Narrative And How To Get One. Today we’re talking about building a career narrative that we believe in and is useful for the people who need to know about it. If you're going to network, or you're going to interview for a job, you need a career narrative. A career narrative helps you talk about your background well in a unique, relevant, and interesting story to all kinds of people on the other end of a conversation.
Episode 114: When We Weaponize Self Awareness
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 114: When We Weaponize Self-Awareness. Today we’re exploring self-awareness including what it means when we say someone lacks this capacity, how to navigate receiving feedback that we lack it, and how to do the inside job to foster our self-awareness. Our topic is one that’s woven into most of the conversations about leadership, career development, and being a better human.
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.