There is no denying that you will get further, faster with a good coach. But what about a great coach? How much further could you get with amazing coaching? Today's episode tackles that question by talking with LeeAnn Moody, Director of Performance Coaching for Full Focus. LeeAnn and Michael break down the four characteristics of great coaching and help you identify what you might need to be successful for your organization.
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What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Remote Work
During the height of the pandemic, everyone was forced to go remote. But, now that offices have opened back up, leaders and staff are confronted with some challenging questions around a seemingly basic concept: Where should work happen?
The 10/80/10 Principle: Grow Your Business with 20% of the Work
What if you could grow your business and only do about 20% of the work you're currently doing? If that were true, you would do almost anything to find out how to do it, right?
One Simple Hack for Taking a Perfect Vacation
Vacations are essential for active rejuvenation. But for a lot of us, vacations aren’t all that restful—and coming back from vacation is a nightmare. We don’t start off with a great plan. And then, because we don’t tie up loose ends before we go, we end up working during our vacations. So we never clear our heads from work.
Your Midyear Goal Rescue Plan
It is July, which means that 2022 is already halfway finished. While some people have made huge steps toward their goals, others have goals that they're struggling to complete. Maybe that's you. If it is, then there's no judgement. Life can demand your attention in ways we can't anticipate. The good news is that it's not too late to achieve your 2022 goals!
Walk Away and Watch it Grow: How to Step Away and Still Win
As business leaders, we've been programmed to think that we have to be chained to our desks and phones, always in meetings, and always ready to drop everything to fix a problem at work. And, of course, we've also been conditioned to think there is simply no time for a vacation.
Using the Planner as a Business Tool
The Full Focus Planner has sold more than a million copies to all sorts of people: teachers, designers, accountants, executives, sales professionals… the list goes on and on. We love that so many people are finding the planner so useful in their lives!
One Framework to Diagnose Any Problem at Work
As a business leader, there's really only one thing that is certain: you will face problems. What isn't certain is how well you'll do at identifying the problems and then correcting them.
The Intentional Path to Work-Life Balance
High achievers have a bad habit of working too much and all of that extra time comes with a very real cost and, unfortunately, sometimes we don't notice that cost until it's too late.
Get the Feedback You Need to Grow
As a business owner, you are always the ceiling on how successful your business can be. The only way your business can grow is for you to grow. But, there’s a problem: As your company grows and becomes more successful, you’ll be more insulated from candid feedback.
The State of Productivity in 2022
Full Focus recently surveyed more than 200 high achievers across 10 key productivity categories to find out how they're getting things done. What we learned is that the pandemic accelerated a number of trends related to flexible work hours, remote work, and so much more.
3 Successful Innovation Insights Learned from the History of the Full Focus Planner
When the Full Focus Planner was developed, we had no idea that it would take off and become over half of our business. Five years and one million planners later, Michael Hyatt, Megan Hyatt Miller, and Chief Product Officer Joel Miller talk about the three valuable insights they learned that transformed their business.
Bonus: Michael’s EA Spills the Beans!
Listen: As a leader with enough on your plate, you simply need an executive assistant. If you already have an EA, it's important that you're leveraging as much value as you can out of this vital role within your company.
In case we haven't convinced you of the importance of a world-class EA, then this episode is for you. Michael speaks with Jim Kelly. Jim has been Michael's EA for over five years and is truly one of the best! Listening to these two speak about their relationship and their roles will help you understand not only why you need an executive assistant but how having an EA can level up your life.
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3 Essential Tasks an Executive Assistant Can Do for You
There is no position that is more important for a successful business owner than finding a world-class executive assistant. But, despite this simple fact, many leaders and business owners either don't have an EA or don't use their EA effectively.
4 Simple Rules for Effective Delegation
Delegation is essential to successfully and sustainably scale your business. If you’ve struggled with delegation in the past, no worries. You can vastly improve your delegation by following these four simple rules that Michael and Megan use every day.
3 Truths to Change How You Experience Stress
Stress, overwhelm, burnout. We hear these words all the time. In fact, since the pandemic it’s impossible to avoid them in news stories, social media, and office conversations.
They describe something a lot of us feel from time to time—maybe a lot of the time. But a description isn’t destiny. It’s not predetermined. How we respond to stress makes all the difference.
The Rules Don’t Apply to Me! (or, How NOT to Be an Entitled Leader)
It can be easier and more comfortable to spot the entitlement we see in others, but much more difficult to name it in ourselves. And often, when there’s an entitlement issue within our organization, it’s a top-down problem that needs to be addressed.
3 Fears Facing Business Owners in Today’s Market
We’re all trying so hard to be confident that we rarely talk about our fears. But the fears don’t go anywhere. When we’re willing to face our fears, we grow even more in confidence and courage.
5 Mistakes Every Business Owner Makes
All leaders are vulnerable to mistakes. In fact, you may be in the middle of a mistake right now—and you might not even realize it. But how are you supposed to know what those are? And what can you do to avoid them?
5 Tools for Attracting and Retaining Top Talent
We’re in an unusual time where hiring is really difficult. Recruitment is extremely competitive, and candidates have a lot of options. But once you find the right people, how do you make them want to stay? Hiring and retention are equally and critically important, and neither have ever been more challenging than in this current market.