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Lead to Win Podcast, Episode 1 When a high-performer encounters a startling career setback—perhaps getting fired or passed up for a promotion—the culprit is easy to predict. Nine times out of ten, it stems from a lack of self-awareness.
Has this ever happened to you? You get in the car and pull out of the driveway, just like you do every day. Then it dawns on you: “This is Saturday!” You’re halfway to the office when you realize you were headed to the store.Oops. It’s easy to drift along in the wrong direction. That happens in life. And it happens in business.That phenomenon is called the drift.
Just like the current in a river, life has unseen forces that pull you along in a given direction. Lifestage, busyness, culture, obligations —all of that forms a draft that pulls you forward, whether you realize it or not. If you’re not careful, you can wake up to find that your business and personal life have drifted to a destination you never intended.We’ll show you how to avoid that by living your life with intention.We share three simple, powerful questions that will help you avoid the drift and navigate against the subtle forces of busyness and distraction. You can live your life on purpose if you pause long enough to answer these three profound questions.We are super excited about this episode! Because we know how much these concepts have improved our lives. Here’s what we hope you’ll do after listening.
Schedule some time on your calendar right now, and commit to using that time to reflect on the three questions we’ve shared with you. You’ll be amazed at the clarity you gain, and the determination to stay on course toward your biggest goals.Shout Out!Thanks this week to “mikekellyonline,” who left a review of Lead to Win on iTunes. Mike writes, “Even as a mid-level manager, I have been able to continually use the content offered through this podcast to become a better leader in the Navy.”Thanks great to hear, Mike. Thanks for sharing.If you’re not subscribed to the podcast, we recommend you do that now. And please leave a review on iTunes. Good, bad, or indifferent, we want to hear from you. Your comments help us make this program a greater value for everyone.RESOURCES“Are You a Pilot or a Passenger in Your Own Life?” by Michael Hyatt “Shift the Drift” by Michael HyattLiving Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E.
Gerber Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan to Achieve Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt. Feeling overwhelmed? Wow, do we know what that’s like! When you’re caught in that whirlwind of tasks, it feels like you’re downrange at Top Golf! You’re pelted with a new to-do item every few seconds.It’s even worse when you don’t have a staff. With no one to delegate to, you just fall further and further behind.But there’s another way!Though we have a good-sized staff now, it wasn’t always that way.
We know what it’s like to work alone or with limited help. And we can tell you that it is possible to delegate even if you don’t have a staff!The first thing you have to do is change your mindset. Once you begin to see the possibilities, you’ll find nearly endless opportunities to offload work.
Believe it or not, even as a line-level staffer or solopreneur, you have options!Here’s a Peek Inside the EpisodeHow to overcome the hurdle of “I need to do it myself.” How the Eisenhower Matrix can triage your to-do list. Solid definitions of “fake work” and “downhill work.” How to use AI to delegate routine tasks to your computer. How custom signatures can save you a ton of time on responding to email. Tips on negotiating out of previous commitments. How to get “volunteer” help from coworkers.
Solid solutions for on-demand hiring. How to get your boss to say yes to more resources. Three easy steps to say no gracefully. Tips for saying no to your boss on new projects. Once you’ve listened to the episode, here’s what we hope you’ll do.
Pick one of these ideas and put it to work in your business. We think you’ll be blown away by the results!Let’s Get Social!We absolutely love connecting with listeners on social media. Right now, we’re hooked on Instagram. And yes, we do personally post and respond on these accounts! This is a great way to hear our latest thinking, get the inside track on new products, and even see a few pictures baby pictures of Naomi, the latest addition to the family! Connect with us @michaelhyatt and @meghmiller.Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeSaneBox email manager Spark email and calendar manager Magic Belay Solutions Fancy Hands InstaCart Recommendation Briefing Form “Need Help?
Here’s How to Ask for It” Lead to Win episode “How to Get Your Boss to Say Yes, Part 1” by Michael Hyatt “How to Get Your Boss to Say Yes, Part 2” by Michael Hyatt “How to Get Your Boss to Say Yes, Part 3” by Michael Hyatt. Ugh, another meeting! Do you know the feeling? We’ve sat through our share of bad meetings. But would you believe we actually love meetings now?It’s true.
We got so sick of lousy meetings that we decided to do something about it.When we founded this company, we determined that meetings were going to be something more than a necessary evil. We wanted to make meetings productive and engaging, like they were meant to be.So we created a meeting rhythm and cadence that ensures we have just the right number of meetings, that they all have a clear purpose, and that they don’t get bogged down or pulled off track.And it works! Our meetings are enjoyable because we all know why we’re there, that the outcome is important, and it’ll be worth our time. We love meetings—and you can too!In this episode, we show you how to structure your meetings for maximum engagement and results. We’ve also got two free tools that will make it much easier to structure your meetings.
(See the links below.)This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by The Focused Leader 1-Day Intensive. To focus your leadership, claim your ticket to our September 5 intensive before June 15, when our earlybird pricing expires. Find out more at leadto.win/intensive.Here’s a Peek Inside This EpisodeLearn what we consider the worst of all possible meetings.
2:22 How to structure one-on-one’s with your direct reports. 3:58 Why it’s not okay to cancel one-on-one meeting. 5:36 How to structure a one-on-one so it doesn’t ramble. 6:40 How to get direct reports to provide information you need in advance of meeting. 7:32 Why it’s important to ask for the “bottom line” up front in a meeting briefing 10:00 How to structure workgroup meetings and why they are essential. 11:51 Examples of workgroup meetings we hold at Michael Hyatt & Co.
12:50 Who drives agenda for workgroup meetings, and what’s the guiding principle? 15:28 The biggest mistakes you can make in a work group meeting. 16:45 Learn the 3 reasons to have all-hands meetings 19:36 See why all-team meetings are vital for maintaining engagement. 18:39 The kinds of training Michael Hyatt & Co. Offers to team members. 19:35 How quarterly meetings drive goal achievement.
20:43 Which company meetings should include spouses, and why. 23:07 How to structure annual celebrations for celebration and morale building. 23:50 Why we particularly loves the annual team gathering. 24:41 Best practices for all-team meetings.
26:32 We hope this episode will be a game-changer for the meeting culture of your company. We’re totally serious. Make the changes we suggest here, and you’ll start to look forward to meetings because they produce the outcomes that drive your business forward.How About a Shout Out!Team, if you’re enjoying these podcasts, give us a shout out on iTunes.
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The Focused Leader One-Day Intensive. To build a winning company, you need a winning team. A-players can skyrocket your success, and nothing will tank momentum faster than adding a B- or C-level player to the mix.We all seem to know that at some level. But when it’s time to hire, we always seem to be in a hurry. We feel some unstated urgency to keep the seats filled and the machine running.
That almost always leads to a bad hire, as we’ve learned the hard way!But there is a way to make recruiting easier, and we’ll tell you about it on today’s episode.We really like this episode because it’s a chance to showcase some of the initiatives we’ve created around recruiting and retention. More than that, it’s a subject we’re really passionate about. We love our team, and we believe they are the secret to our success.After listening to this episode, we hope you’ll agree that your people truly are your number-one asset. You’ll have the insight you need to begin gathering a top team of your own.If you’re ready to get off the turnover treadmill and start attracting and keeping high performers, this episode is for you.
After you’ve listened, please leave us a review on iTunes. We’d love to hear what you think!Are You a Subscriber?If you’re not a subscriber to Lead to Win, you’re missing a huge opportunity to have these actionable insights and resources delivered straight to your device every single week. Subscribing is really easy.
Just tap “Subscribe” on your device, of follow this link for easy instructions.Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeMichael Hyatt & Company Careers Page Vision Link “What Top Talent Really Wants” by Mark Miller Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Keep the Best People by Mark Miller The Focused Leader One-Day Intensive. Have you ever worked for a really bad boss? The kind that kind that makes you want to tear your hear out, or quit, or maybe both? Nearly everybody has at some point, including us! In fact, we’ve got a few of our best bad boss stories to share today—plus some from our listeners.So what do you do when your boss is really insufferable?In our experience a bad boss can do incredible damage to morale, productivity, and even the emotional health of the team. The good news is that there are ways to do more than just cope with the situation.
We’ve got tips to share that can help you thrive even in a less-than-ideal work team environment.Oh, and if you are a boss, as many of our listeners are, there’s something here for you too. You can use these insights to reverse-engineer your leadership and be sure you’re not exhibiting any “bad boss” behaviors.This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by The LeaderScore Assessment, a simple tool to evaluate the health of your leadership. Find out more at leadto.win/leaderscore.Here’s a peek inside the show—We each share our worst boss experiences, including one that led me (Megan) to quit after two weeks and another brought me (Michael) to offer up a resignation. Using bad boss stories from several listeners, we’ll share tips and insights for dealing with the Undercommuncator, Mr. Fudge-the-Numbers, Ms. Insecure, and other types of bad bosses.
We’ll define the difference between a boss who lacks skill or awareness and one who is unethical or immoral—with tips for how to respond to each. You’ll learn specifically how the Enneagarm and other personality assessments can benefit anyone in leadership—including you, if you’re a boss.
We’ll give you some insight on when and how to confront a boss, depending on the severity of the situation. We’ll also define some parameters for when to confront a bad boss and when to report his or her behavior straight to human resources.
We’ll show you which circumstances may call for your resignation on ethical grounds—and which don’t. You’ll get a handle on when it’s best to support your boss in public as you confront in private—and when to escalate the situation.
Best of all, we’ll show you the one way you can profit from any boss experience, no matter how bad it may be. We really think this episode is going to be a game changer for frustrated employees. And for some leaders who may lack self-awareness. Whichever role you’re in, team member or leader, these insights will make your work environment less stressful and more productive.Share the LoveIf you’re loving this podcast (and we hope you are!), take a minute right now to write a brief review on iTunes. That really helps keep the show visible to other leaders so they can benefit from it too. And it just takes a few seconds. If you’re not sure how to find the review page, click here for a simple tutorial.
Thanks so much. What’s your biggest roadblock to productivity?
Many people would say, “Interruptions and distractions! I can’t get anything done because I keep getting interrupted!”If that’s you, we’re going to solve that problem for you right now.First, a little celebration. We are so excited that Free to Focus made 4 major, national best-seller lists!
That includes number one spots at the Wall Street Journal business list and the Amazon.com list for personal time management. We’re so excited!To celebrate, we’re releasing a second free audio chapter in this bonus episode of Lead to Win. (The first chapter is here.)Today’s episode is “Activate: Beat Interruptions and Distractions.” And we promise it’ll help you slam the door on time stealers like email, social media, drop-in visitors, electronic notifications, and more.Put the techniques we reveal here into practice, and you’ll be amazed at how your productivity skyrockets!Here’s a peek at what’s inside the episode—Learn how to limit instant communications so you can respond on your schedule. Get tips for taking control of your inbox—so others cannot use it to delegate to you. Understand the concept of “downhill work” and stop using it to avoid complex tasks. See the true cost of task switching on your productivity, and find out how to focus longer on a single task.
Learn the science behind how certain types of music can boost your concentration. Gain tactics for using technology to fight technological interruptions.
Use Implementation Intentions to pre-program responses to interruptions, so you never get pulled off track. We’ve coached thousands of people on the techniques we’re giving you in this episode. And we know how powerful they are in beating distractions and boosting your focus.So here’s our challenge for you. Listen to the episode, and pick one or two of these techniques to implement today. You’ll be more productive than you ever thought possible!Are You Feeling the Love?If you love Lead to Win, we’d love it if you left a rating and brief review on iTunes. This is super helpful in spreading the word about this great content.
If you’re unsure how to leave a review, check this simple tutorial. Thanks so much!And don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen! Don’t miss a single episode of practical advice and insight.Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeFree to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt LeaderScore Assessment. Do you have a really big dream or far-out goal that you’ve never told anybody about?
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We’ll bet you do because we’ve had them too. What’s sad is that most of those dreams get buried under a huge mound of fear and insecurity.It doesn’t have to be that way!We’ve felt that same fear of acting on our deepest desires.
And we’ve learned from experience that when you do take the risk of sharing your dream, people usually tell you “get real” or “be practical.” It’s discouraging. After a while, it’s just easier to play it safe.Here’s the thing: nothing good in our lives has come from thinking small. All the breakthroughs—every single one—have come as a result of dreaming big and nurturing those dreams to reality.Thinking big is a skill, just like anything else.
You can train yourself to it, and we’ll show you how. I (Megan) had to learn that lesson to overcome my lifelong fear of public speaking. To do that, I had to envision a bigger future for myself. In this episode, I share that journey and how it transformed my life and leadership.We’re excited about this message because we know it will be a turning point for a lot of people, maybe you.This episode is brought to you by the Full-Focus Planner. Pre-order in the Executive, Classic, and Bold lines.Here’s the insight you get in this episode—Learn why the biggest change you need is in your mindset, not your behavior.
Identify the primary emotion that keeps us from dreaming big. Recognize the predictable process that causes you to give up on big ideas. Find out why writing down your dreams nearly guarantees they’ll be realized. Understand the difference between a dream and a goal, and why both matter. Discover the most vulnerable stage in thinking big, and learn how to ensure your dream doesn’t die here.
Hear the magic question that moves you from dreaming to doing. See why most big dreams are not achieved. (Hint: It’s not lack of ability.) Seriously, this is one of the most exciting episodes we’ve produced. We hope it’ll inspire you to dig deep, think back, and recover the big ambition you’ve been too afraid to voice. We know you can do it!Here’s Something that Would Really HelpAre you a Lead to Win subscriber? If not, you’re missing a major opportunity to get practical, actionable advice delivered straight to your device every week.
Don’t miss a single episode! Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen. If you need help, click here for simple instructions.And if you’re really loving the show, we’d be super-grateful if you’d also leave a review on iTunes.
That’ll help others find this program so they can benefit too. We read every single review. Good, bad, or indifferent, we’d love to hear what you think.
Click here to rate the podcast and leave your own review.Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz Write It Down, Make It Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser https://www.amazon.com/Write-Down-Make-Happen-Knowing/dp//. Do you know why Steve Jobs insisted that the original iPhone have only one button? Because nothing succeeds like simplicity.
Take out your iPhone, if you have one, and compare it to a Comcast remote. See the difference? Sleek simplicity versus mind-boggling complexity.We all know that simplicity increases speed and fuels business growth. But we seem to be stuck with clunky, cumbersome business systems. And they multiply like rabbits!
Hiring, project approval, communication tools, and even expense reporting can be numbingly complex and tedious.We feel that too, which is why we recently simplified one of the main aspects of our business, our software solutions. We now use a combination of only four products to run our business: G-suite, Slack, Spark, and Asana.
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Are they the best tools out there? We don’t know, but they’re the simplest ones that meet our needs. We’re collaborating faster and better than ever before. And our team loves it. Simplicity always wins.In this episode, we show you how to simplify your business systems. Not just tech, but everything you do.Our chief content officer, Joel Miller, joins us to explain why complexity is such a huge problem for many businesses, and how you can eradicate it with four deliberate actions.Here’s an overview of this episode—Joel explains why complexity multiply so quickly in a business. We talk about the subtle clues that complex systems, not true business needs, are creating the need for more staff.
We offer tips to help you recognize complexity creep. Michael opens up about the a-ha moment when he realized the need to simplify our product line. We give real-world advice for eradicating complex systems from your business. One more thing.
After you listen to this episode, don’t be afraid to take the plunge and start eliminating tools, processes, or even products that are slowing you down. Sometimes it’s hard to let go, but you will never regret making your business simpler and more responsive. You can do this!Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by Chris Zook and James Allen Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall “On Style” by Arthur Quiller-Couch (see paragraph 6) Business Health Assessment Here’s One Thing That Will Really HelpIf you’re really loving the show, would you leave a review on iTunes. That’ll help others find this program so they can benefit too. And it really helps us make the podcast better.
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If you could make a single hire that would revolutionize your productivity, would you do it? Of course we all would say yes. But we’ve found that most leaders procrastinate when it comes to hiring an executive assistant.That’s right, an EA is the most important hire you’ll ever make. Having a good assistant makes you incredibly productive by taking on your low-leverage tasks and helping you channel your time and energy where you can be most effective. That creates an instant boost in productivity!But lots of us put off hiring an EA out of fear. We’re afraid we can’t afford it, or we’ll lose control of important tasks, or there won’t be enough for them to do.We’re here to tell you that simply isn’t true!
In fact, we’re so convinced that hiring an EA will skyrocket your productivity that we’re devoting the entire episode to showing you how and why to do it.Plus? We have a visit from Jim Kelly and Jamie Hess, our executive assistants, who give a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work with us.Here’s happening in this episode—We give you our top three reasons why you should hire an EA right now. We promise, you won’t regret it. We each reveal the top tasks we depend on our assistants to accomplish—because we’re really not good at them! You’ll discover the ways having an EA boosts margin and improves family time.
Jim and Jamie will tell you the number one task you need to hand off (and probably don’t know it). We outline the first steps to hiring an EA, which are much easier than you’d think.
Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBelay Solutions “The 10 Characteristics of a Rockstar Executive Assistant” by Michael Hyatt “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make With Executive Assistants” by Michael Hyatt Business Health Assessment Michael’s New Book Is Red Hot!We just learned that Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less his spiked to #2 on the USA Today best-sellers list for business books. Claim your copy today at freetofocusbook.com.Subscribe & Review in iTunesAre you a Lead to Win subscriber? If not, you’re missing a major opportunity to get practical, actionable advice delivered straight to your device every week.
Don’t miss a single episode! Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen. If you need help, click here for simple instructions.And if you’re really loving the show, we’d be super-grateful if you’d also leave a review on iTunes.
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