Magic In The Room

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com     In this episode of Magic in the Room, Luke and Chris sit down with guest Wendy Togami to talk about how individuals, families, and organizations can live their values. Wendy introduces us to a metaphor of values as river banks. The banks keep the water flowing with direction and momentum. Without values to...

The free guide to this episode will help you clarify your values. Download the guide by subscribing at magicintheroom.com   In this Magic in the Room episode, Luke, Chris Province, and Hanna h explore values as a key aspect of Intentional Leadership. There are several types of values, from shared societal values to unique personal values. One key to intentional leadership is understanding the uniq...

We flip the script on today's bonus episode of Magic in the Room, and Dillon Hargrave interviews Chris. Dillon is an entrepreneur and founder of Sauntermore, a peer advisory group empowering individuals with disabilities to excel in leadership roles. Today's conversation focuses on two key foundations every leader needs to establish for themselves: their purpose and their values. Contact Dillon on...

Today we wrap up our series on knowing and using our strengths with a hopeful message from Dillon Hargrave: we have everything we need.   Dillon is an entrepreneur and founder of Sauntermore, a peer advisory group dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities to excel in leadership roles.    Unfortunately, if you are hoping that Dillon would use Magic in the Room to announce the return of...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at Magicintheroom.com   Today on Magic in the Room, we continue our series on strengths. The first step to using our strengths effectively is to know them! In this replay episode, Luke, Hannah, and Chris use one of our favorite strength discovery tools, the At My Best cards, to model an easy way to learn about the strengths of peopl...

  To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com   In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah and Ben sit down with Sarah Elkins to continue our series about focusing on our strengths. Sarah, Hannah, and Ben discuss how people can understand their strengths to work together more effectively.       Find Sarah on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/thesmileisfr...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com     Is it better to focus on using your strengths or to try and fix your weaknesses? Intentional Leaders strive to be as effective as possible by using their strengths to perform at a high level. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Chris, and Luke make the case that individuals need to focus on their...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com Leaders must be intentional about the media to consume. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Luke, and Chris share how they decide what books to read, videos to watch, and podcasts to listen to, and they share a couple of current resources.     What Luke is  listening to :    Pivot   Hard Fork       Wh...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at www.magicintheroom.com   In our final episode about the iceberg model, Chris and Luke sit down with Chris King to discuss the importance of being oriented to where you are and your direction. The iceberg model shows that there are many under-the-surface factors that influence us, such as our personality and experience. By underst...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com Learning to be an Intentional Leader means we must learn why we react the way we do in different situations. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Luke and Hannah are joined by guest Annette Taylor to discuss one source of influence: our inner caveperson. Knowing how our ancestors lived helps us understand ours...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, visit www.magicintheroom.com .   Intentional Leadership requires awareness of the under-the-surface factors that impact the things we notice, our choices, and our actions. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Chris, and Luke introduce the Iceberg Model. The part of the iceberg above the surface of the water represents the things we d...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode visit www.magicintheroom.com .     Danny Langloss has been a police officer and chief. He is currently a city manager. In this Magic in the Room episode, he joins Hannah and Luke to give a blueprint for high performance based on his experience leading through crisis and change. Listen for several key strategies, including inviting feedback, gi...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode go to magicintheroom.com     Intentional Leadership is noticing something that could be better, choosing how to change things for the better, and acting to make the change. But how can we make sure we do those three steps? In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah and Chris are joined by Ben to reflect on how they apply Intentional Leadersh...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode go to www.magicintheroom.com .     In this episode of Magic in the Room, Kimberly Davis, the founder of Brave Leadership University, joins Hannah and Luke to continue our exploration of Intentional Leadership. Kimberly helps us understand that we can be brave by connecting to our "super objective," which is the impact we want to have. She defi...

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, visit magicintheroom.com       We are kicking off a new season of Magic in the Room with a four-part series on Intentional Leadership. In this episode, Hannah, Luke, and Chris make the case that everyone is a leader, no matter their job title. Because we are all leaders, we can intentionally influence the people and situations we encounter.  ...

We are getting ready for a new season of Magic in the Room. There will not be any new episodes for a few weeks, but we will be back soon!

On this episode of Magic in the Room, Luke and Hannah sit down with David Dexter, CEO of Cornerstone Management Services, a construction company based our of Big Sky, Montana. Together, they discuss his work with sustainable building envelopes, or the outer structure of a building that protects it from the elements. Sustainable building envelopes are key not only in the alpine climate of Big Sky,...

On this episode of Magic in the Room, Luke and Hannah sit down with special guest Brad Niva to discuss the importance of aligning your passions and personal purpose with career goals. Currently the CEO of Big Sky Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Niva details how his journey as a business owner, entrepreneur, and leader ultimately led him to his prominent position in the unique mountain community. Whether...

In January, we take time on Magic in the Room to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the next. This type of reflection is critical to growing and learning as a leader. In this episode, Hannah, Luke, and Chris review 2022 and what they look forward to in 2023.      Magic in the Room listeners can get $100 off our Coaching Skills for Leaders class. Just use the promo code Magic100 when y...

We all have a hidden layer underneath our observable behavior called mental models. The majority of what drives our behavior is hidden in these mental models. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Luke reflects on how we can bring our hidden mental models to make intentional choices about how we act.     Research in this Episode   Spiral Dynamics by Don Edward Beck and Christopher C. Cowan   The F...

Happy Holidays from Purpose and Performance Group!  We hope you are having an incredible Holiday Season! Enjoy this bonus episode!   Twas the Night Before the Office Holiday Party    'Twas the night before the office holiday party, and all through the house,   The leader was pacing, consumed by stress and doubt.   They had to face their team at the party, and didn't know what to say,   About the c...

This week on Magic in the Room Hannah shares one of her favorite episodes, Social-ecological Systems with Dr. Brooke Lahneman.     We all live on a planet with finite resources. As leaders, it is our responsibility to consider how our organizations impact the entire system. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Luke, and Dr. Brooke Lahneman discuss the idea of social-ecological systems. In...

On this episode of Magic in the Room, Chris reconnects with Brian Gooden. Brian was on one of Chris' favorite episodes, Win and Help Win in Tribal Enterprise with Brian Gooden , and we wanted to get an update. In the first episode with Brian, he introduced his desire to "win and help win." In other words, Brian is committed to having a mindset of abundance. Brian has realized that to win and help...

This week we are replaying one of Luke's favorite episodes. Luke picked this episode as a favorite because it challenged him to consider the connection between love and resilience. Lorca Smetana has spent her entire life understanding resilience. Born into a climbing community, she was a survivor of the Mt. Hood climbing tragedy that took the lives of nine students and teachers when she was sixtee...

Traditionally we think of time management as the key to getting things done. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah reflects on how leaders can shift their thinking to manage energy rather than time to execute at the highest level.     Theme Music by evangrimmusic.com   Background Music Licensed   Support from techblogwriter.co.uk