Text us your comments or topic ideas for future shows.Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/  Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn the second KeyHire roundtable, Corey Harlock brings together a panel of experts to take on one of the biggest challenges leaders face every day: communication. We asked the KeyHire community what topic they wanted covered next, and the answer came back overwhelmingly clear.  Joining Corey are Annette Mullin, Dr. Bob Johnson, Janneh Wright, and Shannon Minifie for a conversation that quickly moves past generic leadership advice and into the tension leaders actually feel inside growing teams. This is the kind of episode that will sound familiar to anyone who has ever felt stuck in repeated conversations, frustrated by misalignment, or caught between the need to move fast and the need to get people truly on board. Better communication is not just about saying things more clearly. It is about curiosity, buy-in, listening, timing, and knowing how to slow down before a conversation starts going sideways. Corey frames one of the key tensions well when he says he is starting to believe listening is actually the byproduct of being curious. That thread runs through the whole episode in a way that feels useful, not abstract. You will hear why telling people what to do without helping them connect to the why can break momentum, why leaders can accidentally create over-dependence by jumping in with answers too quickly, and why eye rolls and repeated conversations may be a signal that the team is already trying to solve the wrong thing too fast. The panel also brings in memorable ideas that make this episode stand out. Annette talks through tactical empathy and no-oriented questions. Bob introduces the idea of a “200% world,” where both sides can feel completely right and still need a better shared problem definition. Shannon and Janneh push into the challenge of staying curious longer, resisting the rush to advice, and helping teams keep ownership instead of handing it all back to the leader. For small business owners, this episode will likely feel less like a lecture and more like hearing smart people put language around problems you are probably already dealing with. If communication has become a bottleneck in your business, this roundtable is a strong one to queue up. Connect with the Experts Learn More about Shannon Minifie: https://boxofcrayons.com/Learn More about Dr. Bob Johnson: https://www.shorelinepartnersinc.com/Learn More About Janneh Wright: https://primusco.com/Learn More about Annette Mullin: https://www.blackswanltd.com/Connect with Corey Harlock on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Learn more about KeyHire Solutions: https://www.keyhire.solutions