Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt is the founder and chairman of Full Focus. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years. Under his leadership, Full Focus has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and in 2020 the company was named to Inc.’s Best Work Places list. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus and his newest book The Vision Driven Leader. He enjoys The Double Win with his wife of 40+ years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.

Posts by Michael Hyatt

When Aptitude Is Not Enough
Personal Development

When Aptitude Is Not Enough

I’ve said before many times that the key to job satisfaction is moving away from your Drudgery and Disinterest Zones and toward the Passion and Proficiency[...]
Michael Hyatt
How to Get More Cash Cows
Leadership

How to Get More Cash Cows

It’s one of the toughest questions in business: Who should you be working with? Several years ago, when I was CEO of Thomas Nelson, I had one of those[...]
Michael Hyatt
Reach Is Not the Same as Influence
Platform

Reach Is Not the Same as Influence

One way you can reach a larger audience quickly is to piggyback on established email lists from bloggers and businesses with similar interests. “Third party[...]
Michael Hyatt
When Leaders Have to Speak Up
Leadership

When Leaders Have to Speak Up

People have way more potential than we often think they do. They can change, but unless we find the courage to speak up, they may not have the opportunity.[...]
Michael Hyatt
What You Learn on the Way to Success
Leadership

What You Learn on the Way to Success

There comes a point in every story when you are ready to quit. It could be a relationship, a project, or your job. Regardless, you’ve had enough, and you are[...]
Michael Hyatt
How to Get Away From It All
Leadership

How to Get Away From It All

Periodically, you need to reboot your spirit. But how? In a recent vacation I experienced five keys to renewal that I want to replicate in my future[...]
Michael Hyatt
3 Habits of Highly Effective Coaches
Leadership

3 Habits of Highly Effective Coaches

If you’ve ever had the benefit of a great coach, you know just how powerful coaching can be. But leaders know it can sometimes be difficult to coach the[...]
Michael Hyatt
6 Ways to Energize Your Team
Leadership

6 Ways to Energize Your Team

As a leader, you have an effect on people. When you leave the room, people ether feel taller or smaller. This is an almost superhero power, but, unfortunately,[...]
Michael Hyatt