Over on the 2,000 respondents in the survey consider rank-and-file employees more credible than corporate CEOs. When I first read this, I couldn't help but to think "Duh! Is anyone actually surprised by this?" And I still think that. The situation has only been made worse by recent corporate scandals (Enron, WorldCom, etc). In every case, those high up in the company speak as if nothing is wrong, but their well hidden actions spoke far more loudly. Of course, it's hard to argue that trust is an important part of friendship. So you're more apt to trust your friends (or people like them) than someone who probably wouldn't give you the time of day. The lesson is that credibility must be earned. It doesn't come free with a fancy title and a big salary. Jeremy Zawodny is the author of the popular Yahoo! Search blog as well.
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