The communications perform is at an inflection level, as a renewed concentrate on work-life stability and worker tradition have made the C-suite extra conscious of the work communicators do.
With that in thoughts, Ragan Communications partnered with analysis consultancy HarrisX within the fall of 2022 to know how CEOs and communications leaders view one another’s roles and duties, what they worth most and the way they envision the way forward for work.
The survey was performed by HarrisX from Oct. 11-24 throughout the U.S. amongst 360 CEOs and high-ranking senior communications.
Requested whether or not they would help their group switching to a four-day workweek, 82% of CEOs mentioned they might help it in comparison with 74% of comms leaders. Whereas help for a four-day workweek dropped when contemplating affect on productiveness, over half of the CEOs surveyed (58%) nonetheless help the thought, in comparison with 34% of comms leaders. In the meantime, 64% of CEOs mentioned they nonetheless help a four-day workweek even when it meant decrease bonuses — demonstrating that they’ve extra concern about employee productiveness than whether or not staff are being rewarded for his or her work.
Obtain the HarrisX-Ragan Key Findings Report right here.