Report: CEOs list their top business concerns for 2022
Find out what’s keeping the boss up at night—and how you should shift your priorities accordingly.
Top-notch communication pros know that one the best ways to remain indispensable is to alleviate your bosses’ biggest burdens.
But with all the chaos swirling around, what, exactly, is keeping CEOs up at night?
A new survey released by The Conference Board–featuring insights from about 900 CEOs and nearly 700 other C-suite executives–finds that labor shortages, inflation and ongoing “COVID-19 disruptions” top this year’s list of C-suite concerns. U.S.-based leaders, in particular, are also stressing about supply chain bottlenecks, cybersecurity and drastic “changes in consumer behavior.”
The most dramatic shift communicators should be mindful of is anxiety about rising prices. According to The Conference Board, inflation ranked 22nd on CEOs’ worry list from last year. This year, it’s No. 2. And 55% of execs expect inflation to last into 2023 or longer.
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