If your meetings are easy but nothing actually changes, you might be on Team Harmony—not Team Honesty. In this whiteboard session, Dale breaks down 5 signs you’re stuck in harmony culture and 3 quick tests to flip your team into honest debate, faster decisions, and real execution.

5 signs you’re on Team Harmony:

1. Easy meetings (status report-outs, nodding along, no debate)

2. Every issue is a 5-alarm fire (people waited too long to raise it)

3. Lack of uncomfortable conversations (no healthy conflict = no growth)

4. Top-down solutions (leader supplies all the answers; no pushback)

5. Slow decisions (bottlenecks, ideas on paper but no movement)

Links:

Book A Call: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/contact-us

Learn More About Exit Strategy & Leadership – https://www.bydesignadvisors.com

Finding Significance by Marty Osborne – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTQD79BH/

Take the DISC Assessment – https://profiles.innermetrix.com/VO/b2a2eb33/en

Website: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/

Dale’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalethrush/

Marty’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-osborn-78ba9b5/

Tom’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasrjohnson/

This episode tackles three questions we keep getting from the community:

“My one-on-ones aren’t working—what should I do?”

“I’m a younger manager leading a more experienced team—help!”

“It’s a family business. Dad won’t delegate. How do we change it?”

We share the frameworks we use in the wild: make 1:1s intentional (owner + outcome + agenda), lead vets with humility + listening tours (assessments help), and get family owners to delegate with a by-design sequence (start with what they don’t know, then don’t want, last what they love). Plus: the power of ‘no’ in negotiation and the WIIFM lens that turns your idea into their idea.

Links:

Book A Call: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/contact-us

Learn More About Exit Strategy & Leadership – https://www.bydesignadvisors.com

Finding Significance by Marty Osborne – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTQD79BH/

Take the DISC Assessment – https://profiles.innermetrix.com/VO/b2a2eb33/en

Website: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/

Dale's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/dalethrush

Marty's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/marty-osborn-78ba9b5

Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thomasrjohnson

What actually grows a media business? Showing up.

In this episode, Andrej Suttles (founder of Suttlesolution Media) shares how he went from shooting bulldog photos to producing podcasts, reels, and client content every week—by building a consistency + accountability machine. He talks free “test shoots,” fail-safes for production, authentic storytelling vs. Buzz Word Marketing, and why AI is a tool—not a substitute for showing up.

What you’ll learn:

- The origin story (mom’s binder hustle → first camera → dog headshots → media company)

- The secret advantage: the client always get a text before shoot day (accountability & cadence)

- “Give value first”: Why Andrej does free sessions to qualify fit fast

- Authenticity wins: Real talk beats jargon; AI can’t coach you behind the camera

-The 6-week switch: confidence clicks when a stranger says, “Thank you.”

Try this week:

1) Put your content day on the calendar and guard it.

2) Send a 48/24-hour confirmation (accountability text).

3) Publish imperfect, authentic content

Book A Call: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/contact-us

Learn More About Exit Strategy & Leadership – https://www.bydesignadvisors.com

Finding Significance by Marty Osborne – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTQD79BH/

Take the DISC Assessment – https://profiles.innermetrix.com/VO/b2a2eb33/en

Website: https://www.bydesignadvisors.com/

Dale's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/dalethrush

Marty's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/marty-osborn-78ba9b5

Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thomasrjohnson