The communications operate is at an inflection level, as a renewed deal with 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 grasp how CEOs and communications leaders view one another’s roles and tasks, what they worth most and the way they envision the way forward for work.
The survey was carried out by HarrisX from Oct. 11-24 throughout the U.S. amongst 360 CEOs and high-ranking senior communications.
Requested whether or not they would assist their group switching to a four-day workweek, 82% of CEOs mentioned they might assist it in comparison with 74% of comms leaders. Whereas assist for a four-day workweek dropped when contemplating affect on productiveness, over half of the CEOs surveyed (58%) nonetheless assist the thought, in comparison with 34% of comms leaders. In the meantime, 64% of CEOs mentioned they nonetheless assist 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.
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