Leadership

Leadership August 17, 2020

How Limiting Work Hours Can Improve Your Business

In a comparison of national productivity statistics, research revealed Germans tend to work 600 fewer annual hours than Greeks, yet Germans are 70% more[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership August 10, 2020

Bad Decisions Don’t Just Happen

A few years back, my team and I prepared for the launch of our new leadership product. We were excited. We even skipped a few key steps in our rush to market.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership August 3, 2020

Turning Violent Disagreements into Civil Discourse

When it comes to politics, my brother-in-law Loren and I are on totally different planets. On his annual visits to our home, I count on our high-spirited[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership July 27, 2020

4 Ways to Make Daily Progress on Goals

Most people think intensity is the key to accomplishing huge goals, but Jerry Seinfeld would disagree. When this stand-up comic, co-creator of Seinfeld, and[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership July 20, 2020

How to Recharge on Low Battery Workdays

With the rise of industrialization, a false belief spread like wildfire. In the pursuit of efficiency, we started viewing humans like machines. We assumed we[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership July 13, 2020

4 Reasons to Model Good Character in the Workplace

While fighting in the Korean War, my dad’s tank was hit by a missile. Shrapnel knocked him out, and he lay in a coma for months. When he finally stood up[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership June 29, 2020

How to Make Fewer, Faster, & Better Decisions

Science proves it: decision fatigue is a real thing. By the end of your workday, your emotional and intellectual horsepower is depleted. When leaders invest[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership June 22, 2020

3 Elements of Effective Decision-Making

When I was CEO at Thomas Nelson Publishers, we spent half a million dollars to attend an annual trade show. For several years, we invested in this event[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership June 15, 2020

Get Free of Goal Shame and Achieve Your Impossible Dream

“Someday I’m going to climb Everest.” In the early 1940s, professional beekeeper Edmund Hillary shared his seemingly insurmountable goal with the world.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership June 1, 2020

How to Beat a Burnout Culture

In 2013, the Romanian hacker Marcel Lazar cracked open email accounts belonging to the members of George W. Bush’s family. Lazar found paintings by the[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership May 25, 2020

Create Transparency and Trust with Cascading Communication

In 2000, I got one of the greatest opportunities in my career. I was appointed publisher over the Nelson Books division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, which was[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership May 18, 2020

How to Avoid Confusion with Clear Communication

Under-communication is a consistent problem in nearly every business. You can solve that by taking ownership of the communication happening around you. I’ve[...]

Michael Hyatt

Entrepreneurship May 11, 2020

Communication Secrets of Remote Teams

If you’ve recently made the switch to remote work, you’re not alone. At least a quarter of U.S. employees worked from home at least part of the time before[...]

Michael Hyatt

Entrepreneurship May 4, 2020

How to Choose a Business Coach

I recently had lunch with a young entrepreneur. His business had grown quickly, and, as a result, he was facing challenges he’d never encountered before. He[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership April 20, 2020

Selling Your Vision When You’re Not in Charge

I once worked for a boss who lacked vision. I should say he lacked a single vision because he changed direction frequently. The team never knew what[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership April 13, 2020

The No. 1 Mistake Leaders Make in Crisis

During a crisis, leaders tend to hyperfocus on managing the threat and neglect long-range thinking. That’s a mistake because vision is critical both for[...]

Michael Hyatt

Entrepreneurship April 6, 2020

Avoid this Temptation in Economic Downturns

Business leaders are asking one question right now: How can my business survive the economic upheaval generated by the COVID-19 crisis? The way to do that is[...]

Megan Hyatt Miller

Leadership March 23, 2020

7 Benefits of Working Remotely

When the COVID-19 crisis made it necessary for our team to work from home, the transition was seamless. We began as a completely remote company six years ago.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership March 16, 2020

4 Steps to Communicating Vision

You can be successful externally and still deeply dissatisfied. To be satisfied in your work, you must posses three[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership March 9, 2020

Why Leaders Can’t Ignore Vision

You can be successful externally and still deeply dissatisfied. To be satisfied in your work, you must posses three[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership February 24, 2020

Why You Need to Take Care of the People Who Take Care of You

Some leaders believe that customers are their most important priority. Others believe their boss, their board, or their investors are their most important[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership February 17, 2020

People See, People Do

The “law of replication” says that like begets like. This applies especially to leadership. Like it or not, you will replicate yourself. Your[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership February 3, 2020

The Fastest Way to Get Clarity about Your Future

Have you had this experience? You’re traveling in a new city, using your GPS to find your destination. But the route doesn’t seem to match[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership January 27, 2020

How to Leverage the L.E.A.P. Principle for Big Results

The turn of the year is always a good time to evaluate what’s working in our lives, what’s not, and make any changes that will start us down a better path.[...]

Michael Hyatt

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Leadership

How Limiting Work Hours Can Improve Your Business

Bad Decisions Don’t Just Happen

Turning Violent Disagreements into Civil Discourse

4 Ways to Make Daily Progress on Goals

How to Recharge on Low Battery Workdays

4 Reasons to Model Good Character in the Workplace

How to Make Fewer, Faster, & Better Decisions

3 Elements of Effective Decision-Making

Get Free of Goal Shame and Achieve Your Impossible Dream

How to Beat a Burnout Culture

Create Transparency and Trust with Cascading Communication

How to Avoid Confusion with Clear Communication

Communication Secrets of Remote Teams

How to Choose a Business Coach

Selling Your Vision When You’re Not in Charge

The No. 1 Mistake Leaders Make in Crisis

Avoid this Temptation in Economic Downturns

7 Benefits of Working Remotely

4 Steps to Communicating Vision

Why Leaders Can’t Ignore Vision

Why You Need to Take Care of the People Who Take Care of You

People See, People Do

The Fastest Way to Get Clarity about Your Future

How to Leverage the L.E.A.P. Principle for Big Results