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Inside Job

Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson

We"re Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson, and we love to talk about the intersection of life and work. Why? Most of us will spend more hours of our life working than doing anything else. The relationship we have with work, and the way we make meaning of our time and experience there, serves as a great platform to explore how we show up to the rest of our lives: relationships, family and parenting, our health, our hobbies and interests, and our general attitude towards the human experience. With insights

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241: The Inside Job Questionnaire

Inside Job ·

2025/12/16

Welcome to the final episode of 2025. In this episode, we thought it would be a good time to revisit a topic we actually covered around this time a few years ago. Episode 142: Proust Questionnaire - The Inside Job Edition is one of our most popular episodes, and we think part of that is because so many of you listeners used the questions in that episode as conversation prompts. As you know from our recent series about conversations that count, we're big believers in using conversations as a tool for

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240: Being A Lifelong Learner

Inside Job ·

2025/12/09

We all know that deepening our knowledge in certain areas related to our work is a good idea, but how many of us have several articles saved to read later or classes we've signed up for but haven't yet completed? This topic came up for us because we realized recently we'd both been struggling to make time to focus on a few things we'd been wanting to learn, and knew we weren't alone in that struggle. This week, we're making time to talk about learning and how we make time, or don't, to learn as

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25:35

239: Good Stress Bad Stress

Inside Job ·

2025/12/02

There's a reason stress reduction is a billion-dollar industry. There's so much stress right now that a lot of our clients have lost the ability to tell what stress is working for them and what stress is working against them. We're in the homestretch of the college application process with our kids, and the stress that comes along with the entire process is a perfect example of why we wanted to talk about this topic on the podcast this week. If you've been feeling stressed, burnt out, or

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33:02

238: Do I Need A Life Plan

Inside Job ·

2025/11/18

Are you borrowing someone else's life plan? We often set goals or make decisions based on the path we think we should be on without giving much thought to what we truly want out of life. We see others doing certain things or achieving admirable goals and think we should be doing the same. But, what if we don't actually want to do those things? Our topic this week came to us from a few different directions, but we wanted to bring it to the podcast because our clients almost always raise this topic at

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32:34

237: The Inspiration Paradox

Inside Job ·

2025/11/11

Inspiration can be found anywhere and, if you're Eric, that can even include a skeleton in your front yard. A lot of us believe we're supposed to feel thrilled, excited, energized, and inspired by our work. While it would be great if that were true all the time, we tend to panic in the moments when it feels like our inspiration in our work is drying up. So, in this episode that was recorded shortly before Halloween, we're exploring what we refer to as the inspiration paradox by discussing what it

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236: Can I Recover From A Big Mistake

Inside Job ·

2025/11/04

Not a single one of us hasn't made a mistake in the workplace. We've said the wrong thing to the wrong person. We've delayed something inadvertently, and it had big consequences for our team. Knowing these mistakes won't be our last, we thought it would be a good idea to explore how we can handle the tension between acknowledging our humanity and the likelihood that each one of us will make mistakes of consequence in our careers and lives and the need to be accountable. Listen in and join the

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31:01

235: The Conversations We Have With Ourselves

Inside Job ·

2025/10/28

For eight weeks now, we've been offering perspectives on using the tool we have of how we talk to each other at work as a way of paying more attention and making more deliberate choices to drive the kinds of results and relationships we want to have. Now that we've reached the final installment of our series on conversations that count, we've realized the one we did not address is how we talk to ourselves. The conversation we have with ourselves throughout the day is the most potent, useful, and

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32:46

234: Why It's Hard to Ask for What You Need

Inside Job ·

2025/10/21

Why is it so difficult to ask for something you want or need at work? In this continuation of our series on conversations that count, we’re talking about a conversation that’s actually not happening. When we ask our clients to plan ahead for our coaching conversations, this topic is probably one of the top three that comes up. So, let’s dive into why we’re not speaking up about our wants and needs, what the common points of resistance are, and some pathways to get around those resistance points

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233: Pecans, Peaches, and Performance

Inside Job ·

2025/10/14

If you have to tell someone who works for you that they’re underperforming, do you know how to make that conversation impactful and useful? If you’re unsure, this next installment of our series on conversations that count is sure to provide you with some clarity. Tune in as we focus on this messy, but necessary, topic of conversation that shouldn’t be avoided. In this episode, Tara joins us as we talk about how to be the dissenter in the conversation. Listen in as we dive into what holds us back

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37:08

232: Speaking Up with Tara Traeder

Inside Job ·

2025/10/07

In the latest installment of our series on conversations that count, we’re talking about talking. Tara Traeder holds a Ph.D. in Communication Arts & Sciences with an emphasis in health communication from Penn State University and a master’s degree in Health Communication from Emerson College. She has nearly 20 years’ experience in communication consulting, training, and research, with an emphasis on the impact of health messaging on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral response. In this episode,

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231: Can we talk about my future, please!

Inside Job ·

2025/09/30

In this continuation of our series on conversations that matter, we’re digging into what is probably the most requested topic from our clients and listeners. Most employees feel like they’re not having great conversations about career development in the workplace. Leaders often feel they’re not doing a good enough job leading these conversations. So, how can we improve the experience on both sides of this crucial conversation? Check out this week’s episode to find out. Listen in and join the

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230: Meetings That Matter with Daniel Stillman

Inside Job ·

2025/09/23

Everything we’re doing on the podcast this season impacts the way that we talk and listen to one another at work. If we think about the days in which we worked on larger teams ourselves, or even the teams we’ve come to visit as coaches, a lot of those conversations take place in meetings. Despite the fact that we know deep down that meetings can be useful, most of us dread them. Yet, our calendars are all jammed full with them. Meetings are such a big part of the conversations we have on a daily

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229: Feedback Conversations That Count

Inside Job ·

2025/09/16

The format of our podcast may have changed slightly, but don’t worry. You’ll still get your weekly dose of banter about the weather and Pearl Jam. You’ll also get a deep dive into why leaders struggle to give good, actual feedback. As a manager or a leader, feedback is one of the most important levers we have. Everyone wants to know where they stand in their organization, and most of us would likely say we don’t currently receive the kind of feedback that would change how we perform our jobs. This

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228: Conversations That Count: Series Introduction

Inside Job ·

2025/09/09

We’re back, and we’re not going to lie … we missed you all while we were gone. In this first episode back, we’re dusting off the recording equipment, sharing our thoughts about the sabbatical we took, and explaining how we’ll be shaking things up here on the podcast moving forward. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to

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22:28

227: The Most Common Question We Receive

Inside Job ·

2024/12/03

This week, we’re discussing what’s next for us, the most common question we’re asked, and how those two things are connected. Tune into this finale episode of 2024 to find out when we’ll be back with new episodes and how you can stay connected with us in the meantime. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing

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23:33

226: Two Ideas We're Marinating On for the Holidays

Inside Job ·

2024/11/26

Here in the United States, it’s Thanksgiving this week and that usually means focusing on what we’re grateful for and spending time with family. It also usually comes with a long list of to-dos, and we don’t want to add to that. So, instead of giving advice about how to spend the holiday weekend, we thought we would instead offer an opportunity to reflect on an idea or two that we’ll be doing some reflecting on ourselves. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla). Inside Job is

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225: Do You Have to Get Your Sh*t Together

Inside Job ·

2024/11/19

In an episode we released almost exactly two years ago, we specifically told you you don’t have to get shit together. Do we still feel the same or is it, in fact, time to get your shit together? Take a listen as we explore how our perspective on this topic has changed over the past two years, the barriers you’ll face when trying to get your shit together, what your goal should be when you’re trying to get your shit together, and more. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla)

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224: Taking Personal Responsibility

Inside Job ·

2024/11/12

We tend to work with a lot of people who believe they’re incredibly self-aware, and it can be a little hard to break through when they’re actually not as self-aware as they think they are. As result of this, we’ve realized that taking personal responsibility is one of the more difficult things to coach our clients on. So, we figured it was time to bring this topic to the podcast in case you’re maybe not as self-aware as you think. In this episode, we want to dive into the topic of taking personal

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29:19

223: Daydreams and Fantasies

Inside Job ·

2024/11/05

Are our fantasies our actual goals or do they represent something deeper? Whether it’s drooling over #vanlife renovations on Instagram, or daydreaming of reading a book in our private library while overlooking a picturesque garden, or being jealous of the CEO on the cover an industry-leading magazine, we all have fantasies about the life or things we wish could have. Sometimes those fantasies grow from a want to what feels like a need. But, does that mean we should burn it all down and chase after

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222: I Don't Want to Be A Jerk, But ...

Inside Job ·

2024/10/29

“I don’t want to be a jerk, but …” This is a phrase we’ve said both at work and in our personal lives. At this point, it’s become a default phrase in our vocabularies, and we’re guessing the same goes for you. On the Inside Job podcast this week, we’re diving into why we call ourselves a jerk for doing things that really aren’t that bad, whether or not we’re actually being a jerk when we stand up for something or we represent an alternative point of view, and where our opportunity is to correct our

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