About this episode

Myke Wilder discusses the challenges and solutions for managers leading multilingual teams, particularly those with English as a second language.

Myke Wilder has lived his life between two languages, French and English. During a 28-year career in corporate communications, Myke worked in Employee Relations, SAP Change Management, and R&D Reporting; always in both languages. What is the biggest problem that faces managers who are leading teams of workers who speak English as a second language? How can that problem be solved? Why is this a problem? What is the fallout for businesses? What is the biggest roadblock managers face when attempting to improve communications with L2 English speakers? How has working with a hearing disability informed your work with multilingual teams? Myke Wilder Myke has lived his life between two languages, French and English. During a 28-year career in corporate communications, Myke worked in Employee Relations, SAP Change Management, and R&D Reporting; always in both languages. In 2013, Myke became a Business ESL Teacher, amassing 9,000 hours of coaching managers and entrepreneurs around the world. That experience, plus his corporate experience, 40 years working with a hearing disability, and his lifetime of working in his second language himself, has given Myke insight into the…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Katrina Burrus PhD, MCC

Guest: Myke Wilder

Topics covered

• communication
• multilingual teams
• employee relations
• language barriers
• business ESL
• managerial challenges

Keywords

• communication
• multilingual mindset
• language barriers
• employee relations
• business ESL
• manager training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEDx

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