Middle Finger Situations Courtney Harrison & Alicia Mandel

Join Courtney Harrison & Alicia Mandel for a glass of wine as they breakdown their learnings from the last episode with Ben Levenbaum, the CEO of Xceleration.  In this Happy Hour edition episode, they discuss each phase of the employee lifecycle and everything in between - strong company culture, trophy value, peer to peer recognition, the power of an employee alumni network, plus more!

In this world of having to be intentional and motivational when it comes to attracting and retaining your talent, we are sure many of you have pondered “Why hasn’t someone come up with creative ways to help us reward and recognize our people, year-round, with recognition that can be easily customized to the passions or interests of those we value?"

Thankfully your days of just purchasing ubiquitous, meaningless Amazon gift cards, or scrolling through catalogues just to find water bottles, and pullovers with your company logo (many times their 10th piece of company swag if they are a high performer!)  can quickly be over. And what if we could leave behind the notion that big ticket rewards required all of us spending lots of time together in a pool in Hawaii, watching the C-Suite and their spouses frolicking in their swimsuits (we’re talking to you Sales President’s Club winners…….)

Join us as Courtney and Alicia talk to Ben Levenbaum, the CEO of Xceleration, a leader in easy-to-use, recognition technology that helps companies drive business performance and strong cultures, for companies of all sizes with small or big budgets. We will enlighten you to the power of “trophy value” and customization when integrating continuous recognition into your everyday actions. 

Whether you want to offer up luxury travel or experiences with white glove concierge services to individuals their families or your teams, or impress applicants or alumni to come join you, this podcast will inspire you to take your recognition up a notch or two and make valuing applicants and employees a big competitive advantage.

Regardless of what you call it “The Great Resignation”, “The Great Reshuffle”, one thing is clear – for employers not paying attention – it’s not great. In this 2 part episode, Courtney and Alicia really dig into the challenge with not one, but four guests. Listen as they sit down with four high performers who had at least 5 choices of where they wanted to go next…find out what was important to them, how they made their decisions, and what were the things that made them say – absolutely not. Dominick Caponi, Sarah Cowell, Matt Barrio and Joy Obiri are interesting not only because they cut across gender, age, expertise and industry but also because they can help hiring leaders and organizations at large better understand what is really important in today’s aggressive talent-driven employment market.

Regardless of what you call it “The Great Resignation”, “The Great Reshuffle”, one thing is clear – for employers not paying attention – it’s not great. In this 2 part episode, Courtney and Alicia really dig into the challenge with not one, but four guests. Listen as they sit down with four high performers who had at least 5 choices of where they wanted to go next…find out what was important to them, how they made their decisions, and what were the things that made them say – absolutely not. Dominick Caponi, Sarah Cowell, Matt Barrio and Joy Obiri are interesting not only because they cut across gender, age, expertise and industry but also because they can help hiring leaders and organizations at large better understand what is really important in today’s aggressive talent-driven employment market.

After a six month hiatus, Courtney and Alicia get together over a glass of wine to discuss some of the highlights from Season 2. They will look at the predictions they made with their guests, what other themes have emerged and how relevant those topics still are.

In addition to discussing the themes and challenges from Pandemic year 2, they will also touch on why year 3 looks so much different and the importance of leading with this in mind. Looking at the impact of The Great Resignation they will give a preview into the upcoming Season 3, which they have aptly titled: No Silver Bullets.

In today's Happy Hour edition, we discuss our last episode with Chris Motley, and break down the real life application of Mentor Spaces.  We discuss the importance of mentorship overall – but especially now – as we are all navigating through the Great Resignation. 

What role does mentorship play, how formal does it have to be, how does it help with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? But most importantly, how can organizations drive true, authentic mentorship without making it a transactional exercise?