About Michael Hyatt

For an entrepreneur to succeed, they need the right mindset, skills, and ability to execute their ideas. The challenge is, skills and experience can only take you so far. That’s where a coach for entrepreneurs can close the gap. Here are four questions to ask to see if working with a business coach is right for you.

Failure can be a powerful teacher—if you process it carefully and wring all the juice out of it. Here are 5 steps for turning failure to your advantage.

Strategic planning is essential for your company’s success, especially in a highly volatile economy. Here’s why and how to get started.

When an employee is underperforming and hurting the team, good leaders should begin by asking these 4 questions.

Some tasks you don’t enjoy or do well. But that can change with 4 strategies for developing your passion and proficiency for any kind of work.

Expanding your team isn’t the only option to scale your business. Here are 4 tactics for growing your business without growing your team.

Too often, business owners launch into the new year without a clear plan. Here are 6 ingredients for making an effective strategic plan.

When you feel held captive by your calendar, it’s time to reevaluate. You can make your calendar work for you by adopting these 4 strategies.

Sometimes clients aren’t a good fit for your business. If you notice these 4 signs, it’s probably time to let a client go.

Culture is a growth strategy, but it’s among the most underutilized. Here are 4 reasons it’s essential to intentionally develop culture.

Building your business’s market value benefits you, your employees, and your clients, even if you don’t plan on selling. Here’s how.

In early 2002, I was the general manager of Nelson Books, one of Thomas Nelson Publishers’ fourteen divisions. In eighteen months, we had gone from number 14—dead last—to number one in terms of revenue growth and profit margin. I felt great. I was proud of myself and my team for the results we’d achieved. That […]

Leaders should only be in the first and last 10% of any project. Here’s how to take back the middle 80%, so you can focus on high-leverage work.

If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.

If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.

It really is possible for business owners to build a self-scaling company without their constant involvement. Here’s how.

The Full Focus Planner is a tool that brings transformation. Here’s how business owners can leverage it to make progress toward their vision.

Most leaders are born problem solvers. But if we’re not careful, we misdiagnose most problems. Here are 3 elements that help you solve any business issue.

Work-life balance can be elusive. But it’s not complicated. Here are 3 simple truths you must understand to take hold of it.

Work has changed dramatically in recent years, as the pandemic accelerated trends of flexible work hours, remote work, and more. Here are 4 insights from a survey of 200 high achievers about how they’re getting their work done.

As we celebrate the Full Focus Planner’s 5-year anniversary, we reflect on the journey and offer 3 key insights about successful innovation.

There’s probably no hire more essential than a great executive assistant. Why? Here are 3 key tasks a world-class EA can do for you.

If you want truly great results as a leader, you have to become a master delegator. Here are 4 struggle points and how to turn them around.

Alignment doesn’t just happen. Leaders create it. Sync up your team for success with these 3 components of effective alignment.