Magic In The Room Luke Freeman, Hannah Bratterud, Chris Province

Gifts are often used to build relationships in business, whether with clients, customers, or employees. But what if we have been doing gifting all wrong? In today’s episode of Magic in the Room, Chris and guest John Ruhlin discuss a new way to think about gifting. The bottom line is that gifts can be used to build long-lasting relationships, but not if you just put the company logo on a mug and send it to everyone. Instead, you should intentionally make every gift focused on the receiver and create a lasting memory they will associate with you.   

  

John is the founder of GIFT·OLOGY and the author of Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Client Retention.  

  

Find John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnruhlin/ or at giftologygroup.com. 

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This week, on Magic in the Room, we discuss the next skill for leading teams: Effective communication. Often, leaders think they have communicated something by sending an email or mentioning it in a meeting, but the message has yet to be received. Join Hannah, Chris, and Luke as they discuss how leaders can turn data into wisdom and build shared understanding.  

 

  

Credits:  

This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

Music by Evan Grim. Find his music on Apple Music. 

 

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Today, we continue our series on the skills needed to lead a team. We started with building trust in episode 178. In this Magic in the Room episode, Hannah, Chris, and Luke discuss a new skill: creating an environment of commitment and accountability. The core idea in this conversation is that people can only be accountable if they know what they are committed to. People can hold themselves accountable once we have a common understanding of commitments.  

 

Credits:  

This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded onsite in Tulsa, OK 

Music by Evan Grim. Find his music on Apple Music. 

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com  

In today's episode of Magic in the Room, we continue our series on leading a team with the foundational skill leaders must have: the ability to build trust. It may sound cliche, but trust is the foundation of a high-performing team. In fact, Luke and Hannah argue that dogs have better lives and fewer people die when teams have high trust! When teams don't have trust, the result is lower performance, lower well-being, and ultimately, people leave. If you focus on one thing as a leader, it should be building trust.  
 
Credits:  

This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma  

Music by Evan Grim. Find his music on Apple Music. 

To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at www.magicintheroom.com  

Welcome to Season 5 of Magic in the Room! In this episode, Hannah, Chris, and Luke introduce the topic we will focus on this year: Lead a Team. 

Everyone’s leadership journey starts with leading themselves, which was the topic of Season 4 of Magic in the Room. The next step on the journey may be having formal leadership over a team of people. As you make this leadership shift, you must change your definition of success from focusing on individual accomplishments to equipping your team to be effective. The transition is not easy! In this episode, we discuss what that transition is, how to make it, and the practical skills you need to develop to be an effective team leader. 

 
 
Credits:  

This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded onsite in Tulsa OK. 

Music by Evan Grim. Find his music on Apple Music. 

 
Today, we are wrapping up our season on Intentional Leadership. We believe everyone is a leader because they can notice something that could be better choose how to change things for the better and act to make the change. This simple idea has much depth, and we have spent the last year talking about it!  

  

In this episode, Chris, Hannah, and Luke wrap up the season by reflecting on the most significant things they have learned and hope listeners apply to their lives.  

  

If you want to catch up on the whole season on Intentional Leadership, check out magicintheroom.com/lys. 

  

Credits:  

This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded online. 

Music by Evan Grim. Find his music on Apple Music.