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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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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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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...
As Chris Motley, the Founder and CEO of Mentor Spaces says, you can’t solve a problem unless you first understand the problem. The “problem” of underrepresented people in Corporate America has been around for a long time – and even the smartest brains haven’t been able to crack the code. Can it be that we’re just not focused on the core problem/solving for the root of the issue? Join Alicia and Courtney as they sit down with Chris and uncover his passion and drive for understanding that peopl...
While most companies, leaders and employees are embracing workforce and workplace flexibility more than ever before, it is time to double down on the importance of creating relationships, connectivity and belonging. Those are the glue that will enable dispersed workforces to thrive. On this Happy Hour Edition we will talk about cool, creative tools and programs leaders and employees can pilot, and we will help to reassure you that what might feel like a risky out-of-the-box way to try to conn...
In a world of colleagues being intentionally dispersed, many of us are challenged with how to most effectively connect people to help encourage collaboration, connection, innovation, and engagement. What if we told you that the best way to deepen and hasten a connection is through storytelling? You might say you knew that already – did you also know that you can use music (and several other media) to help you tell the story?Join us as we talk to Brian Mohr, the founder of anthym to discuss a ...
If there was ever a time to double down on nurturing your network – now is it! Join Courtney and Alicia as they have a cocktail and discuss and apply what they learned from their friend and colleague Greg Pryor in their previous podcast - It’s the Network, Stupid.
Did you know it can take 3-5 years to replicate the network of a high performer? In the war for talent that we are seeing now, it’s the high performers who are the ones leaving companies, changing jobs and making decisions based on flexibility and other benefits. Maybe it’s finally time to change the way we organize both the work and the people. The research and proof about the power of social and organizational networks has been around for over a decade, yet few companies have leveraged that...
Did you know it can take 3-5 years to replicate the network of a high performer? In the war for talent that we are seeing now, it’s the high performers who are the ones leaving companies, changing jobs and making decisions based on flexibility and other benefits. Maybe it’s finally time to change the way we organize both the work and the people. The research and proof about the power of social and organizational networks has been around for over a decade, yet few companies have leveraged that...
Why is that women need “special training” to be leaders? How about if we give men the special training to learn how to be more inclusive? Join Courtney and Alicia with a cocktail for this Happy Hour edition, as they discuss this and other stories to dive further into learning more about the increasing gender divide in Corporate America
What would it be like if we lived in a world where over 50% of the leadership roles were held by women? We did some research and we’re talking about it – how consistent were the answers we heard when we asked the question? What were the differences between the men’s answers and the women’s? And what do shoulder pads have to do with any of it? Listen as we discuss and explore this and other relevant topics with Ann Barlow.Alicia's blog post: https://www.mediusadvisorygroup.co...
Our last thought leader, Chris Zlocki from Colliers, gave us a lot to ponder about the “why” of hybrid and what role physical space and location strategy can and should play in things like innovation, culture, diversity, gender and work/life integration. Join a post-podcast discussion as we speculate on our aspirations of abolishing the 5 day work week and imaging how work might be different if more women were in positions of power.
Understanding the Work in Workspace while giving your Talent the Autonomy they Crave and Deserve.If the phrase from 2020 was ‘you’re on mute’, the phrase for 2021 is ‘hybrid model’ so says Chris Zlocki, EVP and Head of Global Customer Experience for Colliers, one of the top Commercial Real Estate Advisory Firms. Join us as we talk to Chris about the questions his clients are asking about enabling their employees to build physical space back into their work lives (headquarters, office space, c...
Do you leave people with more energy, or do you drain it from those with whom you come in contact? How do you maximize your energy in a time of justified burnout? Hear from Eric Roza, CEO of CrossFit on how he journeys through the complexities of rebuilding a business he loves in a world where uncertainty is ever present, hard work is non-negotiable, and where community is everything. As an amazing storyteller you’ll hear his underlying belief in what he’s doing every day to make the world a ...
Dr. Robin Massey defines trauma as the loss of trust and predictability. Leveraging her expertise in understanding resilience, health, compassion and healing she explains the neuroscience of the stress that comes with the ambiguity of this crazy world in which we live. While our brains seek predictability - our lives are anything but - how can we calm ourselves down, remember to breathe and connect with our communities so that we ensure we are making the best decisions for ourselves and our o...
Are you inspired? When a crisis arises, inspiration disappears - but as our colleague Andy Stefanovich explains, the human energy crisis has been around for a long time. Listen as he explains what he does, and what he advises his CEO clients to do, to lead with passion and purpose. Through partnering with Andy as a Consultant for 20 years, he has changed the way we help leaders integrate business AND people strategy to leverage disruption for optimal growth while having a lot of fun while doi...
When two truth-tellers get together they give each other the confidence to question everything. Listen to the story of how two like-minded leaders, Courtney Harrison and Alicia Mandel, met and stayed together through 3 organizations. Over 25 years they learned a ton by working in a myriad of industries, big and small companies, advising great and not-so-great leaders while trying to guide many Best Places Work and Most Admired Companies. Today, as the Founders of Medius Advisory Group a...
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