â–¶ Internal Comms Needs Work: According to the first annual Workplace Communications Impact Survey—conducted online in September 2010 and released in June 2011 by Harris Interactive and Yammer Inc. — companies still have a long way to go in improving internal communications and collaboration. This survey of more than 1,000 adult workers shows that communication bottlenecks have a direct impact on employee productivity, and that the majority of employees do not feel valued by their company or comfortable sharing ideas or feedback with senior management. Specific findings include: