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My Friend in HR

by Njsane Courtney, MBA, SHRM-SCP, FCIPD
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  • Dear Executives: Stop Managing Like a Manager

    October 19, 2026 · 24 min

    Send us Fan Mail  You got promoted because you were great at your job. That job no longer exists. The skills that got you the corner office are now the ones most likely to cost you your credibility.  This is the sequel to Top 5 Tips for…

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    October 4, 2026 · 22 min

    Send us Fan Mail You got the email that said congratulations, you're a manager now, and then zero hours of training on how to do any of it. Meanwhile, the Sunday night dread or calm your team feels runs mostly through you. I'm sharing…

  • Fake Promotions: New Title and NO RAISE.

    October 4, 2026 · 22 min

    Send us Fan Mail You got the new title, the bigger scope, and the shout-out in the team meeting. Then you waited for the number, and it never came. That's a fake promotion, and it's everywhere right now. I walk through fresh 2025 and 2026…

  • Presenting To The C-Suite With Clarity And Control

    August 31, 2026 · 32 min

    Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to lose a C-suite room is to start like every other meeting. We are talking about executive presentations that land: the kind where you walk in with calm authority, get to the point, and make it easy for…

  • Interview Edition: Hope Is Not a Strategy. with Qiara Suggs, Chief People Officer

    May 8, 2026 · 55 min

    Send us Fan Mail If you've ever stayed somewhere too long because the title looked good on paper, this one's for you. Qiara Suggs got told no for a promotion she'd earned twice over — and turned that no into the executive seat she holds…

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  • Interview Edition: The War for Talent Is Over. Here's Who Won. ft. Jim Link, SHRM CHRO

    April 11, 2026 · 50 min

    Send us Fan Mail The talent market feels calmer on the surface, but the real shift is deeper: after the pandemic, people rewrote their relationship with work, and companies were forced to take human capital management seriously. I’m joined…

  • Why Toxic Employees Keep Their Jobs

    March 30, 2026 · 24 min

    Send us Fan Mail One person can hit every target and still poison the room and the worst part is that keeping them can look “logical” on a spreadsheet. We dig into the real reasons toxic employees stay employed, from the at-will employment…

  • Salary Negotiation Part 2: The Exact Words to Say (And When to Shut Up)

    February 9, 2026 · 18 min

    Send us Fan Mail You interviewed 10 times. You've been waiting by your phone for days. Then the recruiter finally calls—you got the job! Your heart is racing, you're thrilled, and they're giving you the offer right now. What do you say? Do…

  • Salary Negotiation Part 1: Why You're Afraid to Ask (And Why You Shouldn't Be)

    January 25, 2026 · 18 min

    Send us Fan Mail By not negotiating your starting salary, you could be walking away from over $500,000 in lifetime earnings. But 70% of professionals never even try—because they're terrified the offer will be pulled. In this episode, I'm…

  • Underpaid & Micromanaged? 5 Steps to Change Your Career NOW (2026 Exit Plan)

    January 11, 2026 · 20 min

    Send us Fan Mail Are You Building an Exit Strategy or Just Surviving Until Friday? If Monday mornings fill you with dread, your micromanager questions every move, and you KNOW you're underpaid by at least $20K but feel paralyzed to do…

  • Own Your Career Or Someone Else Will!

    December 29, 2025 · 21 min

    Send us Fan Mail Careers don’t stall because you lack talent; they stall because you lack leverage. We zoom straight into the POWER framework—five pillars that turn you from a passenger into the driver of your own path. No fluff, no…

  • Betrayed by Leadership: Why Trust Is the Real Workplace Currency (S2E2)

    September 1, 2025 · 22 min

    Send us Fan Mail Trust isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the hidden currency driving every workplace. When it breaks, the fallout is bigger than missed deadlines or disengaged employees—it fractures culture. In this episode of My Friend in HR, we…

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About the show

Named Best Business Podcast at the 2026 Black Podcasting Awards. My Friend in HR is the mentor you call when work stops making sense.  Host Njsane Courtney has spent more than two decades leading HR for global organizations, and he tells you the things HR people usually only say to each other.  Why the promotion went to someone else. How raises really get decided. What to say when the offer comes in low. When it's time to stay, and when it's time to go. Every episode leaves you with something you can use at work this week. The exact words for a salary negotiation. A five-step plan for getting out from under a micromanager. How to present to executives so they don't tune out in the first minute. How to lead a team when nobody trained you to. You'll also hear from business leaders on the career moves that worked for them and the ones that didn't. If you're an employee who wants a fair shot, a new manager figuring it out as you go, or an executive who's tired of hearing what people think you want to hear, pull up a chair.  Streaming in 20+ countries. New episodes, the monthly newsletter, and more at mfihr.com. Your job is meant to support your life. Your life is not meant to support your job.