Middle Finger Situations
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.
Episodes
20 episodes
Happy Hour Edition - Ben Levenbaum
Join Courtney Harrison & Alicia Mandel for a glass of wine as they breakdown their learnings from ...
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35:44
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, y...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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53:37
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:09:46
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:09:30
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 thos...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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27:11
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 throu...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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31:03
A Person Can’t Be Who They Can’t See
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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47:37
Happy Hour Edition - Brian Mohr
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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35:19
Team building that won't cause an eye roll
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 deep...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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52:57
Happy Hour Edition - Greg Pryor
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 -...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:39
It's the Network, Stupid - Part 2
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:39
It's the Network, Stupid - Part 1
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:01
Happy Hour Edition - Ann Barlow
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:44
Female Job Loss and 1980’s Shoulder Pads - What’s the Connection
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:05:08
Happy Hour Edition - Chris Zlocki
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 in...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:24
Making Good Hybrid Decisions
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 C...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:42
Managing your Energy and that of your Organization
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 comple...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:45
The Science Behind Leading Through the Change You Can’t Control
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 craz...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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58:43
No New Inputs, No New Outputs
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 cli...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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49:17
How Irreverancy is Born
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 ye...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:10