Corporate Courtney

With the last episode of 2021,  this week, I lament about the end of year push, the itch to be a part of the great resignation, and the duality of my frustration with it. If you love the podcast please rate, review and subscribe. Also, share with your friends and family as a cheap Christmas gift. Always feel free to leave feedback or topic suggestions to:TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.comInsta: @_CorporateCourtTwitter:@_CorporateCourt

This week on Floor 47 of Corporate Courtney, I'm discussing Office Politics. Office Politics focuses on advancing self-interest over a common interest. And as toxic as this sounds, it's the name of the game in Corporate America. I tackle the disparity in the rules and how Black women are at a disadvantage. Find me on Instagram and Twitter _CorporateCourt Email Me at TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com

This week on Corporate Courtney, I continue the topic of acting white and the cost code-switching yields to those who must assimilate in Corporate America. 

This week on Floor 45 of Corporate Courtney I get really vulnerable and discuss my lifelong struggle with being told I'm "Acting White" and how that ties to how I'm perceived in Corporate America. 

This week on Floor 44, I discuss how toxic the "We Are a Family" line can be in Corporate America. What that statement can actually breed. And how it can negatively impact employees as well as companies. 

This week on Corporate Courtney I discuss different types of workplace bullies. Whether it's a boss or peer or even a subordinate. I also quickly talk about ways navigate these bullies or at least keep your sanity while dealing with them. 

Floor 42 of Corporate Courtney, I discuss my inability to step away from work even for my own health. A warning to all who tie too much of their self-efficacy to the workplace. Send your experiences to TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com or message on social media @_CorporateCourt

Reading is fundamental! So this week on Floor 41 of Corporate Courtney I share a list of Black Female Authors I've read this year. (Well read, reading and purchased )You also get some fresh tea from my personal life. Which you'll only find here on Corporate Courtney. 

Welcome to Floor 40! This week on Corporate Courtney, I discuss expectations you place on yourself at a new job and why you need to slow it down. Feel free to leave a comment or share your experience.TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.comTwitter and Instagram: @_CorporateCourt

Corporate Courtney is BACK! On floor 39, I share why I disappeared from the podcastsphere and what's changed over the last few months. I discuss taking time away from work for surgery, moving, and my experience making a lateral move to further my career. 

MicroManaging is a hot button label that flys around Corporate America. So Floor 38 of Corporate Courtney, I'm discussing micromanagers. What exactly is micromangement, why it occurs and how you can assess. 

Megan Thee Stallion, Simone Biles, and Corporate Courtney Interns all learning to embrace the skill of brag. On this week's floor, I discuss the need to identify your skills and discuss them in the workplace. The Squeaky Wheel get the oil" and "The Quiet Qualified suffer".

This week on Corporate Courtney I discuss the close of mental health awareness month. How the buzz of a four-day work week nationally promotes productivity and Queen Naomi Osaka's brave stand for boundaries closed out May. Maybe Mental health in Corporate America needs to be more than an internal communication newsletter. 

On this week's Floor, I vent about leadership not talking to their folks on the ground and being cautious of support that doesn't yield change. Its too easy to tell your people you see them and hear them and not rock the boat above you to make changes. Just another day in the world of Product Management. 

A year into Corporate Courtney and I get a real-life scenario to remind me of why I started a podcast for Black Women in Corporate America. The Microaggressions I have the "opportunity" to deal with in a simple interview. LaBria, Lakeisha I feel for you!

If Mindless Behavior traveled all across the world just to meet ya, you may need to download Floor 33 immediately. This week I discuss the need to be right and the damage this can do to you in Corporate America. 

Gorilla Glue Girl and I Walk Into a Bar...Who Mentions Being Stuck First? This week on Corporate Courtney I'm discussing my current "Meh state",  the unplanned hiatus and, how my constant complaining of feeling stuck led my therapist and the New York Times to lead me to a new vocabulary word: Languishing. 

This week on Corporate courtney I discuss the benefits of the 8 to 5, 9 to 5, Corporate America life. 

On this water cooler chat, I address the unfortunate murder of 8 people in Atlanta, GA this week. The heavy heart I've had over the last few days as we try and process the violence against the Asian community in America and show support with my brothers and sisters as we begin dialogue about race in this country with Asian Americans at the forefront. 

This week on Corporate Courtney, I praise women in the workplace and specifically those of us in male-dominated fields. I also, discuss balancing both the masculine and feminine energies to be successful in these places.

On Floor 29 of Corporate Courtney, I discuss the lack of changes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion since June 2020. The Black Squares and Chief Diversity Officers sprang up but, what tangible changes have we seen?

On Floor 28 I discuss the need for workplace boundaries and tips to get those metaphorical cubicles up in place to create work-life balance and keep your sanity. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter: @_CorporateCourt o Email me at TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmil.com

This week on Floor 27 I discuss the work from Fatigue or WFH Burnout. This Pandemic is taking a toll on our bodies, brains, and spirits and we have to find a way through.Follow me on Instagram and Twitter @:_CorporateCourtEmail me Suggestions or thoughts at:TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 2 of Corporate Courtney! This week on Floor 26 I discuss The January Slump in a pandemic and some of the ways I've combated Seasonal Affective Disorder and Activity Bias.Follow Me on Insta and Twitter: @_CorporateCourtEmail: TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com

On the Final Floor of Season 1, I discuss getting a girl crush in the office and how to go about approaching a mentor. How to balance having an objective for mentorship but letting natural relationships develop. And as promised the link to apply for Blck in Corporate's Virtual Mentorship can be found https://www.blckincorporate.com/virtual-mentorship. Keep up with me in the offseason on social media at _CorporateCourt and send any ideas for season 2 to TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com

Instead of taking a lot of time out of the season finale of Corporate Courtney, I decided my election rant should be a water cooler chat. As the American 2020 election continues to unfold I discuss my disappointment in the closeness of the election and bubbling feelings as a Black Woman in America who will live with the repercussions.

On Floor 24 I discuss being one of the few. There are few black people in the supply chain/logistics field and even fewer black females. So what's a girl to do when she's looking for a mentor?Send feedback to:TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.comTwitter/Instagram: @_CorporateCourt

This week on Corporate Courtney, I do my best to disguise a work rant into a positive life lesson. Rushing deadlines with little to no value and the toll it takes on one's well being. How to come to grips with the idea that failure on someone else's part DOES constitute an emergency on yours in Corporate America. Share your stories with me:TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.comTwitter/Instagram: @_CorporateCourt

This week on Corporate Courtney I interview Melanie Gatewood and Latano Hall, two young, black and ,gettin it members of Corporate America. We discuss workplace relationships for black people and I get some true gems from the couple breaking through forbidden dipping your pen in the company ink. You can follow each of us on social media at the following: @_CorporateCourt@thegirlmelanie@l.hall__

This week on Floor 21, I discuss my career journey. How I little black girl who struggles with math found success in the IT world. When we have these closed views of what careers are we struggle to fit in boxes that aren't built for us we struggle to see the possibilities.

This week on Corporate Courtney, I discuss work from home work-life balance and how easy it has been to get into an unhealthy cycle of odd hour work. From early morning, lunch, or after-hour meetings how do we create guard rails to protect ourselves from burnout.

Welcome to Floor 19! This week I cover my feelings on the lack of indictments for Breonna Taylor's murders and Charles Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, and his ineptitude. If Wells Fargo believes there's a lack of black talent I think Dreamville may have been on to something. Song Credit: DreamvilleWells Fargo ft. JID, EarthGang, Buddy &Guapdad 4000

"Don't Save Her She Don't Wanna Be Saved" applies to wayyy more than sponsoring women. On Floor 18, I'm talking about the frustrating fact that you can provide great ideas or callout potential problems and they get ignored.

What's next? What are you doing next? You've done great here but that isn't enough...or is it? I talk about the perception of the next best thing. When does our need to look like were achieving begin to stump our ability to relish in the greatness we are doing now or impeding starting something you genuinely want to try.

Yes, we could all die by melted ice caps but do you really want to bank on that before retirement. This week I'm talking 401ks and Employee Stock Purchase Plans. I also have my very first guest, money aficionado, Robert Johnson. *Disclaimer between student loans, global warming, and lifestyles this advice may not be for you. Always consult a financial planner or investment banker before making money moves*

Feel like you aren't seen as providing value in the workplace? Not feeling good enough for the next rung on the corporate ladder? Fear everyone around is going to figure out you're a fraud? Have a Twix, you're not yourself when you suffer from Imposter Syndrome. I walk through you what Imposter Syndrome really is and how it affects men, women but (especially), Black Women.

I wanted to take a moment to address the unarmed shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Wisconsin by the police. Black Men I love you and support you. Working while Black isn't easy during incidents like this are rough but, your feelings are valid. Take mental days as you need.

Can Normani come and be my motivation at work because I am sorely out of it? This week on Floor 14 I'm talking about the lack of motivation at work and running on the never-ending hamster wheel. When there is just no progress being made but, you've still been giving it your all.

This week is not floor 13. I repeat NOT Floor 13. We're just having a little skip-level and talking about work personas and the sharing of social media accounts with others. I even breakdown a time where CJ slipped into the office as opposed to Corporate Courtney.

This week I'm talking disrespect in the workplace and managing up. As any decent Bomanizer stan (Bojito) knows you can be so disrespected you decide to pass away. I, however, can't just die at work. So handling unfortunate situations in a professional manner is not easy but possible. I'll walk you through managing superiors in a tactful way and handling disrespect from authority figures. I also feel myself a little too hard but forgive me I'm stressed.

To the Left to the left everything you own and the company stapler to the left. Do you know when to give that two-week notice? This week I'm talking about that fine line between difficult tasks and environments that need you to chuck up the deuces.

Tenth Floor Y'all!!!! I can't believe we made it and thank you to everyone who has hopped on the elevator with me. From onboarding to floor 10. Were doing the damn thing! This week I'm talking about elevation and separation. When progressing differently in a corporate setting. What it looks like to begin flourishing and what it feels like to be outpaced. Let me know your thoughts at the TheCorporateCourtneyPodcast@gmail.com or on social media at _CorporateCourt

Floor 9 and we're oh so fine! Cheesy, I know! This week I'm talking about my experience in negotiating and talking money in the workplace. How can we break that glass ceiling if we don't even bring an icepick? You can't be young, black, and getting "It", if you don't at least ask for "it".

To be young, Black, and gettin it. That’s the dream isn’t it? So why is it so odd when your the first in your crew to make some real change? Why do we play coy about gettin this paper? On the 8th floor I get into money and down playing success.

To be twentysomething in Corporate America. What a time. You're there to provide fresh new perspectives and ridiculed for your lack of Sally Jessy Raphael trivia. I guess its just a coming of age process but it can "grind your gears"

"You catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar". Well, I don't know about you but I'm not in the business of catching flies. I'm here to make money. Massaging egos and placating people at work is not my strong suit and I don't love having to deal. This week I discuss the veiled approach to the angry black woman trope and the tiring part of wanting to get shit done as a black woman with authority in corporate America.

Do you have co-workers who like to connect with you on a personal level by coming to you as a self-proclaimed "ally"? This floor is all about "allies" who play the victim when the time suits them and can't see the stereotypes that they influence in the workplace. As the good sis Amanda Seales puts it "There are White people and people who happen to be white".

Welcome to The Fourth Floor. This week we're still managing with the burden of being black during a crisis. As the Protest, riots, and looting occur in this nation black women in the workplace are burdened with two extremes: Pretending nothing is happening and mouth-piece for the black plight.

Tired is an understatement. Carrying the weight of your race into the office place and being the representative on all things black is tiring. And after this past week, I'm beyond tired. And on the third floor, I'm just venting about it.

In the almighty words of Solange, "Don't Touch My Hair." And by golly you sure as hell shouldn't touch mine. I'm talking hair in the workplace this week and the anxiety black women have with a new do.

Welcome to the first floor! A black girl, her fro, and post-grad depression walk into a salon... and out comes a podcast. We'll get into how this Corporate Black Girl podcast came to be.