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Now Playing: Meaningful Recognition

Meaningful recognition means catching people doing something right and making sure to tell them. This is an often-overlooked skill for people who lead teams, but the good news is that it is not hard (or expensive, it just takes intentionality. The payoff in increased engagement is more than worth it. 

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Episode 186: Meaningful Recognition

Corrective Action

Corrective action may not be your favorite thing to think about, but it is a critical tool for helping people align their action and performance to the commitments of your team and organization. 

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Episode 185: Corrective Action

Feedback & Engagement

Giving and receiving feedback is critical to individual and team success, yet for many people feedback can feel threatening or unwelcome. In this episode we discuss how to give feedback that is helpful and leads to high performance

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Episode 184: Feedback & Engagement

Performance Development

In this episode we talk about why performance evaluations are not a path to high performing teams, and we discuss an alternative: Performance Development.

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• Episode 183: Performance Development

Navigating Conflict

In this episode of Magic in the Room Hannah, Chris, and Luke encourage leaders to change they way we think about conflict.

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• Episode 182: Navigating Conflict

Past Series: Effective Communication

In the most recent episode of Magic in the Room Luke, Hannah, and Chris discuss tactics for communication effectively with your team.

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Episode 180: Effective Communication

Past Series: Commitments and Accountability

On this episode of Magic in the Room Luke, Hannah, and Chris talk about how leaders can create commitments that enable an environment of accountability.

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Episode 179: Commitments and Accountability

Past Series: Trust

In the most recent episode of Magic in the Room Luke, Hannah, and Chris talk about the foundation of effective teams: trust. As a leader building trust with and within your team is one of your first priorities. 

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• Episode 178 Build Trust

Past Series: Lead a Team

The latest episode Magic in the Room explores the ways leaders need to change their mindset when leading a team of people. If we don't change our mindset we may end up focusing on the wrong things and have less impact as a result.

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• Episode 177: Lead a Team

Past Series: Hope

Currently, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To be as effective as possible, you must develop hope for you and your team. 

   Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 173: Hope
• Episode 174: Building Hope with Guest Dr. Chan Hellman 
• Episode 175: Hope: The Antidote to Nihilism

Past Series: Wellbeing

Currently, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To be as effective as possible, you must "put on your oxygen mask first" and pay attention to your wellbeing.

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• Episode 167: Practices for Wellbeing 
• Episode 168: Resilience and Wellbeing with Guest Lorca Smetana
• Episode 169: Using Flow State to Care for Your Team's Wellbeing
• Episode 170: Elevating the Heart of the Company with Guest Ben Scholl 
• Episode 171: Redefining Self-Care with Guest Nicole Casey 
• Episode 172: Practicing Wellbeing with Guest Nicole Casey 
  

Past Series: Your Unique Contribution

Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To lead well, we must understand how our unique strengths and values intersect with what our community needs.

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 163: Your Unique Contribution - Understanding How to Apply Your Strengths and Values
• Episode 164: Your Unique Contribution: Courageously Finding your Contribution with Guest Karen Lum
• Episode 165: Your Unique Contribution: Making HR More Human with Guest Kari Gras
• Episode 166: Your Unique Contribution: The Fundamentals of Service
  

Past Series: Cultivate Your Mindset

Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To lead well, we must learn how to handle stress in helpful and positive ways.

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 159: Survival Strategies: How Do We Deal with Stress?
• Episode 160: 60: Survival Strategies: Belonging’s Critical Role in Transition from Military to Civilian Life with Guest Sara McNamara
• Episode 161: Survival Strategies: Four Steps for Handling Stress
• Episode 162: Love in the Workplace with Guest Renée Smith
  

Past Series: Cultivate Your Mindset

Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To lead well, we must challenge our assumptions and cultivate our mindset.

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 154: Mindset: Embrace Challenges While Helping Others 
• Episode 155: Mindset: Version One is Better Than Version None with Guest Neil Hughes
• Episode 156: Mindset: The Four Archetypes of Mindset
• Episode 157: Current Trends: Who Will Do These Jobs?
• Episode 158: A Mindset Introduction with Special Guest Bob Schooley

Past Series: Clarify Your Values

Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To lead well, we must clarify the values that are unique to us.

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 150: Values: What Makes You Unique as an Intentional Leader?
• Episode 151: Values: Becoming an Impactful River with Guest Wendy Togami
• Episode 152: Values: Ethics in Business with Guest Dr. Jeff Simmons
• Episode #153: Are We Square Every Two Weeks?

Past Series:  Focus On Strengths
Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. To lead well, we must understand and focus on using our strengths.

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 146: Using Your Strengths to Lead Intentionally
• Episode 147: Using Your Strengths to Work with Others with Sarah Elkins
• Episode 148: At Our Best: A Practical Tool for Understanding People's Strengths
• Episode 149: Strengths: You Have Everything You Need with Guest Dillon Hargrave

Past Series:  The Iceberg Model
Right now, on Magic in the Room, we are taking a deep dive into Intentional Leadership and the factors that help us lead well. For us to lead others, we first must lead ourselves by understanding how personality and experiences impact our actions. 

Episodes that go with this guide:

• Episode 142: The Iceberg Model: Looking Under the Surface to be More Intentional 
• Episode 143: The Iceberg Model: Getting to Know Your Inner Caveperson with Guest Annette Taylor
• Magic in the Room #144: The Iceberg Model: Finding your direction with Guest Chris King
• Magic in the Room #145: What We Are Reading