What if the missing link to scaling your business isn’t strategy or hustle—but buy-in?

In today’s episode, I sat down with Dave Garrison—Harvard MBA, former CEO, leadership strategist, and author of The Buy-In Advantage. Together, we unpack the real reason so many businesses struggle to scale: a lack of authentic team engagement and aligned leadership.

From culture-building to communication, this episode is a masterclass in how to create a team that moves fast, works well, and stays committed—because they believe in the mission as much as you do.

Whether you’re a team of one or one hundred, these insights will reframe how you lead.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why buy-in is more than just agreement—it’s heart, gut, and brain alignment
The hidden costs of poor team culture (and how it’s secretly draining your business)
Why most delegation fails—and how to fix it
How to ask better questions to unlock your team’s genius
The 7 ingredients of a sustainable, values-driven culture
How to build trust, accountability, and performance—without micromanaging

Key Takeaways:
✔️Buy-in starts with you: Authentic leadership means modeling the culture you want to see.
✔️Three is greater than seven: Too many priorities means no priorities. Focus is freedom.
✔️Meetings should energize, not drain: Start with expectations, end with feedback, make space for participation.
✔️Delegation requires clarity: Define the desired outcome, success criteria, and escalation agreements up front.
✔️Culture already exists—you’re either shaping it or letting it shape you.
✔️Curiosity beats control: Great leaders ask questions. Let your team show you how they think.

Timestamps:
[00:00] – Introduction to Dave & the concept of buy-in
[03:00] – What buy-in really means (and where it gets lost)
[07:00] – How leadership is evolving post-pandemic
[12:00] – Signs your company lacks buy-in
[17:00] – Why entrepreneurs sabotage their own teams
[23:00] – Questions that build buy-in and culture
[30:00] – Delegation that actually works
[37:00] – Prioritization: why less is more
[44:00] – The secret to powerful employee reviews
[48:00] – Defining and living your company values
[55:00] – Seven key ingredients to building a buy-in culture
[01:02:00] – Practical advice to start creating buy-in today
[01:07:00] – Final wisdom: humility, curiosity, and co-creation

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