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

Connect with Dave

• Get Dave’s book: The Buy-In Advantage
  • Bonus resources when you buy: 45 powerful questions to drive buy-in
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