The Meaning Gap Insights Report — The People Praxis
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The Meaning Gap Insights Report — Wave 1 Early Findings Edition — is the first cross-organizational look at how meaning moves within organizations, where it breaks down, and how factors like employee experience and leadership intent influence organizational communication, ultimately worsening the gap.
This report is designed for leaders, HR and people professionals, as well as organizational development practitioners who aim to comprehend not just whether organizational communication is taking place, but whether it fosters shared understanding. If you have ever communicated a message with clear leadership intent and observed differing actions from your team, this report will provide insights into why that occurs — and how to enhance the employee experience moving forward.
About The People Praxis
About the Meaning Gap Study
The Meaning Gap Study is an ongoing cross-organizational research initiative by The People Praxis that examines the impact of leadership intent on employee experience after leaders communicate. This study explores what people understand, what they infer, and how effectively organizational communication translates into aligned action.
Wave 1 reflects early findings from responses collected across nonprofit, public sector, education, and private organizations, involving executive, manager, and individual contributor roles. The dataset continues to grow, and Wave 2 will feature expanded sector analysis and stronger predictive findings as the sample develops.
If you want to share your organization's experience and contribute to enhancing the understanding of employee experience in relation to leadership intent, you can take the five-question Meaning Readiness Snapshot at the link below.