Welcome to the Faster Fluency Conversation Club Podcast: the business English podcast that gets you conversation-ready. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Christina and Matthew about whether or not managers are disconnected from their teams. Here are a few questions we’ll ask in this podcast:1️⃣  How has work culture changed since COVID? 2️⃣  Why managers might not want to wait until employees come to them with problems.3️⃣ Cultural considerations that keep employees from asking f...

Are managers disconnected from employee well-being?

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Are managers disconnected from employee well-being?

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