Communication and Trust

Often businesses report that they have a problem with communication. They strive to understand why their employees do not communicate effectively. Pondering the situation they believe employees simply do not wish to communicate effectively or perhaps the employees do not understand the importance of information transfer. In many of the cases employees lack trust in their peers or worse yet in their superiors. Effective communication requires trust and a balanced flow of upward and downward communication. How is the communication climate in your workplace? Do the employees trust each other?