Social distance may【66】af______how openly employees speak about their work. People of the same【67】r______may talk frankly to one another about how things are going. However, they may be less【68】ho ______ with someone higher up in the hierarchy—for fear of 【69】______(prejudice) their【70】p ______ in the company. For this reason employees often【71】al ______ the facts to tell the boss what he or she wants to hear. One way of 【72】redu______ social distance is to cut down the ways in which【73】em______ can indicate higher【74】st______. Physical distance can affect how well people communicate. The【75】f______ away one person is from another, the less often they communicate. Some research has shown that when the【76】di______is more than 10 meters, the【77】______ (probable) of communicating at least once a week is only 8%. The most important thing for all managers to remember is that【78】______(communicate) is a two-way process. They should 【79】enc______their employees to ask questions and to react to what the【80】ma______are saying. (46)