Episodes Archive - Page 12 of 14 - Full Focus Business

The Ultimate Collaborative Workplace

Collaborative workspaces are becoming more common, but productivity suffers when teams don't have the environment they need to communicate and collaborate effectively. In this episode, we show you how to create the perfect hybrid workspace by incorporating four essential elements of team collaboration. We also take you behind the scenes for a guided tour of our coworking workspace at Michael Hyatt & Company.

How to Dial Down Workplace Drama

Leaders build momentum. But nothing kills it faster than office gossip and departmental wrangling. Based on decades of experience in corporate leadership, we'll show you four solid strategies for dialing down the theatrics so you don't waste energy on needless conflict. When we're done, you'll have a clear strategy for creating a high-trust team that will hum along without a hint of drama.

How to Conquer a Chaotic Calendar

As leaders—especially leaders who have busy families—the calendar can spiral out of control very quickly. It doesn’t take long before you’re dropping important personal or family events. As a top executive and mother of four, Meg has mastered the art of taming a chaotic calendar. In this episode, captured live at the Achieve Conference, she shares three steps for protecting your highest priorities. When we’re done, you’ll have the confidence to know that you not missing out on what’s most important. And you’ll have the freedom to be fully present wherever you are.

The Very Best Way to Motivate Your Team

When leaders are driven to succeed, it's easy to resort to power tactics to drive the team forward. While high achievers always thrive on a challenge, they also need more subtle encouragements to keep them energized. In this episode, we'll show you the very best way to call forth the very best from your team.

How to Make High Leverage Decisions

Good leaders thrive on making high-leverage decisions. But facing too many daily choices can be overwhelming. Eventually, we're tempted to overthink every choice—or abdicate choosing altogether. In this episode, we show you four simple strategies to streamline your decision making. When we're done, you'll say goodbye to mental exhaustion. And you'll gain the confidence and clarity to make fewer, faster, better decisions.

How to Think Straight

Leaders make tough decisions nearly every day. Too often, they feel rushed or pressured into choices they don't like and later regret. In this episode, we'll show you the bad thinking that underlies nearly every bad decision.

How Hobbies Make You a Better Leader

Many leaders compensate for feeling overwhelmed and over-busy by working even more hours. But neglecting self-care puts us on a downward spiral that leads to lower productivity and, ultimately, burnout. In this episode, Michael and Megan share the secret weapon for boosting productivity—a hobby!

Fake Work and How to Avoid It

We begin each day with the best of intentions. But we often go to bed at night wondering exactly what we've accomplished. The problem? An endless stream of busy work invades our schedule and keeps us from doing the things that really matter. In this episode, you'll learn the three simple steps for eliminating fake work so you can escape the frustration of meaningless chores and get the results that will drive your business forward.

Engineering Success

Leaders are responsible for getting results. Yet it seems like we're constantly reinventing the wheel, trying to solve the same old problems. In this episode, Michael and Megan show you how to get exactly the result you're looking for in any business process.

4 Rituals That Make You Super Productive

All of us want to be fully engaged and highly productive, but every day brings a fresh round of small obstacles. In this episode, we'll show you the four daily routines guaranteed to launch you into a productive day. When we're finished, you'll avoid that feeling that you are never quite caught up and enter each day calm, collected, and fully prepared to reach your goals.

Encore Episode: How to Achieve Big Goals with Your Spouse

When we pair historical examples with the findings of social science, it’s clear a good marriage is an optimal environment for personal achievement. In this episode, we’re going to explore how couples can work together to achieve their most important goals.

[callout]While Michael and Megan are on a July sabbatical, we've hand-picked a few of the most popular episodes of the podcast for you to enjoy. We'll be back with more great content in August.[/callout]

Encore Episode: The High Cost of Overwork

Most people try to get more done by working more hours. Despite working longer days, we get less done. As our level of investment rises, productivity plummets. Until finally, we experience burnout. In this episode, we’re going to talk about productivity, and we’ll expose the fallacy that you can accomplish more by simply working harder. I’ll show you exactly what this approach is costing you and what to do about it.

Encore Episode: The Fine Art of Celebration

Celebration may cost a bit of time and money, but it is well worth it. If you invest the effort in celebrating with your team, that effort will be more than repaid in improved morale and increased productivity. In this episode, we’re going to explore the who, what, when, where, why, and how of celebrating—especially with your team.

Encore Episode: The Ultimate Calendar Management Solution

Every leader manages a whirlwind of commitments, appointments, and deadlines. Sometimes it seems as if we're one step behind. In this encore episode, we'll show you the three basic tools that will enable you to manage your day. Plus, give practical tips on coordinating your calendar with an executive assistant.

Encore Episode: 4 Steps to Communicating Vision

There’s just no substitute for vision. When we have a compelling, unifying view of the future—and we’re able to communicate that view—it can motivate people to accomplish astonishing things. And those who lack vision, well, they’re just “unready” for the challenge of leadership. In this encore episode, we explore the importance of vision to energize and motivate our teams.

Taking the Stress Out of Business Travel

Business travel can be incredibly stressful. For years, we've been honing our travel routine to perfection. In this episode, we'll show you exactly how to hit the road without losing time or arriving tired.

Why Every Leader Needs a Sabbatical

As leaders, we tend to be energized and motivated by our work. That can make us resistant to taking time away. Yet the more we work, the more we get caught up in the nonstop whirlwind of activity that can leave us exhausted and ineffective. In this episode, we'll answer your top three objections to taking extended time away from work.

3 Questions All Great Leaders Ask

As leaders, we often think we must have all the answers. That can result in a leadership style that exudes arrogance and ignores the wisdom that might be sitting in the room. In this episode, you'll learn how to avoid becoming stagnated or committing foolish errors by learning to ask three types of questions in any situation.

Anatomy of a Great Decision

Decision making may be the toughest thing leaders do. we have to make critical choices that affect the welfare and livelihood of dozens or even thousands of people—often using conflicting or incomplete information. In this episode, we'll show you the three factors leaders must consider when making an important choice.

The Power of Your Words to Shape Outcomes

Leaders always want positive outcomes, but many are unaware of how their thoughts and words may undermine their success. Based on years of shaping the culture of organizations, Michael and Megan show you three key principles to ensure that your words have a positive effect on your organization—and yourself.