Inside Job

Today we're answering listener questions that address two key moments when it's helpful to hit "pause". First, when our faces can't help but share that all-too-familiar WTF expression, and second when we explore what it means to hold space for ourselves and for others.

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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Welcome to the Inside Job where you-the-listener are apart of y'all and everybody and not "guys".

Seriously, today we're talking about HOW to have more effective, impactful conversations with our managers. This is especially rooted figuring out how to share an unpopular opinion in those times when there are business decisions that we don't agree with.

There are strategies for dealing with our own assumptions about our roles, options for redefining what it is to "push back", and approaches to avoid treating work like an episode of "Survivor".

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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Today we kick the episode off by talking about the lesson in clarity that we can learn from Tom Cruise when he accepted his role in Tropic Thunder.

Then we tackle the inside work that can help us navigate our action [and reaction] to the experience and feeling of being thrown under the bus. We also take time to talk through this type of experience from the lens of being the leader coming into a role or position with a desire to make your mark.

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Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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Today we're talking about building a career narrative that we believe in and that is useful for the people who need to know about it.

In our conversation, we explore:

• The characteristics of a career narrative that will help you set your story apart
• The role evidence plays in the stories we tell about ourselves
• Why the career narrative isn't a monologue and how to create connection by keeping the narrative flexible

It turns out that the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off can highlight how, out of the picture you paint of your experience and learning, the people that we interact with will be drawn to different things about you. It's especially true for people that have experience across more than one industry or role that knowing the needs of the person we're talking to will help us define what's relevant.

Listen in to understand how to craft your answer to that "Tell me about yourself" question AND discover strategies that might get you excited about being asked.

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Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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We open the episode discussing Lightning McQueen's journey of self discovery and move right into self-awareness as a keyword to weaponize personal and professional preference.

We also discuss the internal and external contexts of examining self-awareness and review resources that offer us insight into the process of building that awareness for ourselves.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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We explore what we really mean when we label a person, "difficult" and how to do the inside job of making it possible to engage with the people in our lives to whom we've given this label.

We discuss the tools to make sense of what's really happening and examine more than just our own perspectives, motivations, and goals.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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Today on the podcast we're answering a listener's question about how to create energy and momentum in a new direction. We discuss declaring intention as a starting point for exploration and a variety of ways to ask for and make use of support.

We also share our thoughts on what it really means to ask for a book recommendation and some book recommendations of our own.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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We explore prestige and how the pursuit of prestigious positions or companies impacts us in different ways, from the stories we tell to the positions we take.

It's understandable that we use prestige to catch eyes when a notable name might buy us a few more seconds in front of a potential employer. We're naturally going to consider what working in a particular position or at a particular company means as we decide which recruiter calls to return and where to put our energy.

And that's what we're diving into on today's podcast.

How we tend to use prestige as conversational shorthand and whether the "brand name", be it the company or the title, is enough.

We close today's episode with some helpful action steps to examine our relationship with prestige and recognize the power of knowing our story and deciding how we will share it.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

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 list, visit insidejobthepodcast.com.

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To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

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We kicked off this episode with book picks.

• Eric is fascinated by the incredible Dolly Parton and her best-selling book with James Patterson, Run Rose Run.
• Nayla is loving The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne which is about the Romanov family (no, not Natasha's origin story)- highly recommended

Getting into today's topic, we discuss a listener/client question about "HOW to prioritize?" and the mini-epidemic we've noticed around our worries about not being able to manage our responsibilities and being too busy.

The goal of prioritizing isn't to create a better list.

We question the assumptions and biases that lead us to overcommit, how the "post-it-note" method/massive to-do list might be a casual disregard of our time, and the critical questions to ask yourself to add more awareness of what is and what should be on the "list".

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes.

You can continue the conversation with us through our new, free, online Inside Job Podcast Community, which you can find here: https://insidejobthecommunity.mn.co/feed

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

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