Middle Finger Situations Courtney Harrison & Alicia Mandel
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Welcome to Middle Finger Situations, hosted by Courtney Harrison and Alicia Mandel. On Middle Finger Situations we talk to irreverent leaders, consultants, authors, and entrepreneurs, across multiple industries, and stages of their careers about times when they had to blow things up, or break glass... basically, giving the middle finger to the way ‘it’s always been done’ to make way for a new way.
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Happy Hour Edition - Ben Levenbaum
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!
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Thankfully I Never Have To See My Boss in a Bathing Suit Again
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 ...
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In the War for Talent, Talent is Winning - Part 2
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. ...
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In the War for Talent, Talent is Winning - Part 1
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. ...
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Season 2 finale
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 ...
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Happy Hour Edition - Chris Motley
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 transac...
Customer Reviews
A Leader’s Edge
When I first met Alicia and Courtney I was selected to participate in a leadership development program at my company. The leadership reflection related to my individual life map, along with the leadership challenges to rise up and learn through were an amazing experience for me 15+ year ago.
This Podcast and the amazing conversations come at a great time in my career. As a seasoned leader and a lifetime learner, these topics are rich in content.
I benefited immensely from the opportunity to grow my leadership mindset when I went through their program, and to have the opportunity to learn through this podcast is a gift.
I was recently nominated for a leadership excellence award at my organization and Alisha, Courtney and many other wonderful peers and leaders have believed and invested in me and I’m grateful.
Listen to these podcasts and allow them to push you to your leadership edge, and then jump into the opportunity to lead with courage, passion, determination and heart!
Thank you both, you are carefully woven in my leadership heartstrings. 💕
Must listen!
Great energy, amazing guests and even better hosts. Courtney and Alicia bring their wealth of knowledge and experience to the table to ask the questions that matter most. If you need inspiration to break through the “corporate blah blah”, need ideas or just a laugh this podcast is the best option.
Middle Finger Situations
Great first podcast! Loved the energy, the content and the playful interaction between Courtney, Alicia and Andy. The 30 minutes flew by but left me energized, inspired, and wanting to hear more.