143. Leaders, Use This Tool to Create Buy-In Without Over-explaining, with Rebecca Gutner

 

If communicating goals to your team ever feels harder than it should, this segment offers a cleaner, more human approach. Our conversation today breaks down how leaders can move beyond beautiful but forgettable presentations and instead deliver messages that actually land, motivate, and drive action. This episode explores how clarity, intention, and structure transform goal-setting from a one-time announcement into an experience your team understands and rallies behind.

Through a practical framework shared by leadership advisor Rebecca Gutner, you'll be walked through how to connect company vision to team priorities, individual contribution, and ongoing momentum—without over-explaining or overwhelming your audience.

 

You’ll learn:

✔ Why most goal presentations fail to create true buy-in

✔ How to connect company vision to individual motivation

✔ The role clarity plays in helping teams take ownership

✔ What to include so goals turn into action—not confusion

✔ How to keep teams engaged beyond the kickoff meeting

 

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About Rebecca Gutner:

Rebecca Gutner is the Founder and Chief Executive Advisor of Luminary Leadership Advisors. With more than two decades of experience across technology, marketing, and non-profit sectors, she brings deep expertise as a certified executive coach and business advisor. Her work spans start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, guiding professionals to develop leadership approaches that are both strategic and authentic. 

Rebecca specializes in coaching executives in revenue-driven roles where growth, performance, and team development intersect. Her approach combines proven management frameworks and coaching methodologies to strengthen strategic clarity, influence, and communication—ultimately driving measurable business results.

Connect with: Rebecca on LinkedIn

📂 Download Luminary's Communication Guide Here

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