Survey: 54% of Workers Have Not Heard From Leadership on the Financial Crisis

A new survey by large agency Weber Shandwick (a division of Interpublic, NYSE: IPG) shows a need for better internal communications amidst the financial crisis.

With KRC Research, Weber quickly surveyed 514 employed Americans revealed a common water-theme: if you don’t say something, people will talk anyway. The survey found that 54% haven’t heard from leadership on the impact of the crisis on their company, though 74% have heard co-workers talking about it.

The methodology doesn’t say if there was any differentiation in business sectors, which could account for relatively low 26% who feel their companies would have to conduct layoffs, even though 62% felt the companies would have trouble meeting goals.

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