Inside Job

When is enough when it comes to quitting, ending, or leaving something?

This week's episode comes from recent conversations Nayla's had with two different friends who are experiencing a difficult year in their business and are wondering if it's time to close up shop. In fact, those conversations mirrored other ones she's had recently with her coaching clients who are unsure if it's time to move on from their current corporate role or not.

The question of when enough is enough becomes even more difficult to answer when things aren't catastrophically broken. How do you when it's time to leave a role when it's good, but not great? Let's explore this topic together.

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A recent conversation with a client about their struggle to meet the goals they set for this year helped us come to some realizations about the goals we all set for ourselves.

Since we know this is the time of year when people start to reflect on whether or not they met their 2023 goals, we figured this would be the perfect time to share what we see when people are frustrated by the goals they set for themselves and offer some guidance to help you get back on track if you're not achieving your goals.

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Al Dea is the Host of The Edge of Work podcast, a former management consultant, and currently a talent development consultant.

Al's belief in the power of people led to the work he does today where he helps companies attract and develop talent and creates leadership programs to help those leaders rise to their potential.

In our conversation with Al, we discuss the importance of relationships at work. More specifically, we dive into how to build relationships that feel honest, true, and meaningful while avoiding some of the more icky sides of relationship building or networking.

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If you're a listener of this show, you've likely asked yourself how you can become better in some way.

This topic was inspired by a few different sources; questions we've received from listeners over the years and tough conversations we've had to have with our clients.

So, if you want to know how you can become better or be more coachable, take a listen to the practical tips we have for you in this week's episode.

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Do you work hard and play hard?

Has that way of doing things led to feelings of exhaustion or problems in the workplace?

In episode 181, we referenced a report on The U.S. Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, and we haven't been able to stop thinking about it since.

As a result, we're pulling from that report again today as we focus on a couple of things that have come up in our recent coaching sessions with our clients.

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What do you do when life starts getting a little too lifey?

How do you use lifey those moments to help make things easier or better after things calm down?

In the year since Eric shared the expression, "Sometimes life gets a little lifey," Nayla's said it about 6,000 times. This week was no exception, and it's the inspiration for this episode.

This week, we want to talk about some exercises we can do to help us cope when life gets to lifey, how to evaluate your relationship with work during these times, and how we can use the clarity of these moments to help us be better prepared for the next time it happens.

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What if I, as an employee, feel like I don't matter?

As a leader who wants their team to feel like they matter, how do I create an environment that fosters that feeling?

This episode was inspired by not only our clients who ask us these types of questions on a regular basis, but also by a GQ interview with a member of the band Blink 182 and recommendations from the U.S. Surgeon General about workplace wellbeing.

Take a listen to this week's episode to discover why that GQ interview stood out, the five elements the Surgeon General says we need for wellbeing in the workplace, and our answers to the two questions above.

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This week, we're continuing our conversation with the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Design Gym, Andy Hagerman.

In this conclusion to our conversation, we discuss what it really takes to become inspired and get creative when solving a problem in our work or lives, and how all the tools from design thinking can help us take care of our mental health and overall wellbeing.

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Our guest this week and next is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Design Gym, Andy Hagerman. The Design Gym is a boutique, independent innovation and strategy consultancy that has been helping organizations unleash the potential of their staff for more than a decade.

Nayla and Andy met years ago through a mutual friend, and he's worked with some of Nayla's students and organizations over the years.

In part one of our conversation with Andy, we discuss how design thinking, and that process, can help us identify better problems, how we can use empathy and perspective-taking to make sure we're solving the right problems as it pertains to coaching, our careers, and leadership.

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This episode was inspired by a recent conversation Eric had with his tattoo artist while he was getting his latest tattoo. The artist struggles with back problems and has found that he isn't allowing himself the time to heal because he feels like he needs to keep grinding at work.

What was especially interesting about this conversation was the same points were brought up by our clients who regularly work on the weekends, refuse to take all their vacation days, or power through the exhaustion day in and day out.

The conversation also made it clear that it's time for us to tackle this topic here on the podcast and dig deeper into the role that work is playing in your healing process.

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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 at insidejobthepodcast.com.

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