"Not at all," Phil said, waving the other man down into a seat. "How have things been going for you?"
That would seem performative with some bosses, but not Phil. He did genuinely care how things went for his employees. Yes, he didn't know Chuuya well at all, but that didn't change things, as far as Phil was concerned.
Because as far as he was concerned? It just meant he should take the time and get to know his employee a bit.