1、The workplacecommunications crisisWhy internal communications arent workingAxios HQ is dedicated to helping organizations communicate more effectively.This year,we surveyed hundreds of employees,communication professionals and executives to better understand how leaders communicate at work and,more
2、importantly,what is and isnt working about it.This report dives deep into workplace communications the habits,opinions,and attitudes of employees and employers alike to understand how we can all be clearer,more productive communicators at work.About the report Communications Report 2022|Whats inside
3、You can imagine the ripple.Team feelings of support,transparency and connection fade.Rising managers,untrained in communication,exacerbate the issue.Cross-organizational updates become unclear,inconsistent and weak.And once youve lost team engagement,its hard to rebuild trust.Critical messages that
4、many leaders think theyre getting across are never seen at all.Lets dig into whats happening and how it can improve.Executive summary Communications Report 2022|There is a fundamental issue inside every organization every institution,agency,nonprofit,team.Whether they know it or not,research shows m
5、ost are struggling with the same internal issue:communication.The problem:Theres a massive breakdown in how communication leaders engage their teams and how those teams view the details they receive.66%of communicators think they know what updates employees need.31%of employees agree.Across teams of
6、 all sizes,that creates under-productive and disengaged employees.Leaders are sharing an avalanche of information mostly ad hoc but rarely have a feedback loop in place to know if their comms are effective.So while communicators think employees are sprinting toward the next goal,theyre more often st