Inside Job

Do you consider a coworker lazy if they clock-in, do the bare minimum, and clock out?

Are you telling yourself a story about their motivations without knowing what they actually are?

A recent experience Eric had with a client who came to terms with the fact they were being judgmental of their coworkers, led to the realization that most of us carry a lot of judgment around at work and in our personal lives.

This is something we regularly try to help our clients gain a new perspective of, and we figured it was time to bring it to you on the podcast this week.

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Both of us had the chance to experience boredom on recent trips, and it sparked the idea for this week's episode of the podcast because boredom sometimes gets a bad reputation.

Boredom also comes up quite often in our work with our clients. They're usually not sure what it means or what they're supposed to do about it. It's precisely those topics we want to dive into today so we can figure out what a healthy relationship with boredom looks like for you.

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If you want to be more successful, you just need to work harder… right?

Asking what success means or looks like for you is one of the most foundational questions you can ask yourself. It's something we work on often with our clients and something we frequently redefine for ourselves. Take a listen to this week's episode to find out our thoughts on how success should be measured.

Plus, you don't want to miss how we manage to discuss spending Christmas in a hotel room, fending off an alligator with a frying pan, and an Arizona dirtbag ala The Good Place all within the first five minutes of the show.

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New year, new… goals?

In this first episode of 2024, we reflect on the goals, or questions, we set for ourselves going into 2023. Did we achieve them? Did we under or overestimate the barriers to accomplishing our goals? Are we setting the same goals in 2024 or are we changing things up?

We also explore some of the themes we noticed while working with our clients on their goals in 2023 and what our movie of choice would be if we spent the night in the last remaining Blockbuster that, apparently, has been listed Airbnb in the past for $4/night.

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Here at The Inside Job Podcast, we a love a good year-end review. So, of course, we had to wrap up 2023 with one of our own.

In this special episode, we recap the last year of the podcast and what it's held for us, what it's taught us, the things we're still thinking about, our expressions of gratitude, and some things to help you catch up if you've fallen a little behind on the episodes.

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Are you using the end of the year to reflect on what it's been like and what you want out of 2024?

Is it time to channel your inner Jerry Maguire and write a mission statement?

As the title of the episode suggests, we're talking about manifestos, mission statements, and declaration. More specifically, how and whether they have a place in our personal practices of tuning into ourselves, setting goals for ourselves, and just generally tending to ourselves.

We also share some examples of how this topic has shown up on our own work lately and the related exercises we take our clients through.

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Why are we so tired all the time?

Why aren't we getting the rest and care we need to help ourselves feel more energized?

In almost every conversation with a client, exhaustion is sitting there with us and part of the conversation. Sure, we can blame the pandemic, the state of the world, etc. But, this show is called The Inside Job, after all, so let's explore that.

In this episode, we try to understand what could be going on, what we're seeing in our client's lives and in our own lives, and what we think we can start to explore or experiment with to start getting different outcomes.

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Is happiness a destination you strive to reach?

Does an overly positive social media post make you want to throat-punch someone?

For about a year now, Eric has been wanting to talk about toxic positivity on the show, and it's an idea we've tossed around quite a bit before deciding to finally bring it to you on the podcast this week.

We ultimately decided to start the conversation by talking about the stories and advice we hear specifically about the power of mindset, and how it can get confusing, confounded, and pretty damaging.

We also dive into the role happiness should play in our lives and work.

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Erica Keswin was just named for the Wallstreet Journal Bestseller list… again. She's a former management consultant turned workplace strategist who helps companies improve their overall company performance through people.

Erica's third book, The Retention Revolution, was just released and she calls it the final piece of the human workplace trilogy. The throughline of her books is that creating a more human workplace is not only good for people but it's also good for business, and her passion is to give organizational leaders a roadmap to do just that.

Erica's here to talk to us today about her work and how we think of the new world of work.

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

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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, we're doing something a little different on the podcast this week. We're borrowing from the Atomic Habits author, James Clear, and changing the format of the show to a 3-2-1 style.

In this episode, we share some pieces of media that have resonated with or inspired us recently, a few things we're grateful for, and an idea that we'll be focusing on for the rest of this year and into 2024.

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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 the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com.

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