Please help me elaborate further on this statement below, in terms Ms Amahle's leadership, of how was the situation was suppose to be handled: and what it meant as leader?

$2.$ By having lunch in the workers' mess, smoking shisha with them, and exchanging smutty jokes, Ms

$.$Gumede was creating a communication barrier by not maintaining a professional distance. This behavior could be seen as inappropriate and unprofessional, and it could lead to a lack of respect from the workers.