(From PRWEB) -- Major Implication for Business: Is This the New Normal? New findings in an Interaction Associates 2010 workplace survey point to a downward shift in key indicators for trust, leadership, and collaboration: indicating a worsening climate around those issues generally.

The 2010 workplace survey of nearly 200 business leaders updates major 2009 research by Interaction Associates, detailed in a report Building Trust in Business, which showed how high performing companies achieve key business results by emphasizing trust, leadership, and collaboration.

"Our 2010 survey is a quick pulse-check to refresh the 2009 Building Trust results --- and we're seeing that things are getting worse, particularly around trust and leadership," according to Andy Atkins, Director of Research and Development for Interaction Associates. "The alarming trends point to negative shifts for many companies, which also means the formula for success at top-performing companies is the one to emulate," added Atkins.

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For more information on trust in leadership, consider attending the session Ethical Leadership: A Global Challenge? at the ASTD 2010 International Conference and Exposition!