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Proving the business value of the intranet
A free new download offers tips for winning the bosses’ approval for upgrading this essential internal channel—and how to keep the momentum going once it launched.
Intranet
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6 ways Yammer boosts engagement internally
Glean ideas. Highlight successes. Train your leaders to effectively engage.
Robby Brumberg
How Citrix engages employees amid turbulence and transformation
Focus on transparency, clarity, brevity and meaningful business impact. Also, make messaging easier for managers, and give workers forums for candid feedback.
Mike Milligan
Why internal communication is the linchpin of your health care organization
Employee engagement can make or break your hospital, and it starts with meaningful interaction. Here’s expert guidance on how to improve your messaging.
Russell Working
6 ways Kroger built an employee-centered intranet
Replacing an old intranet that didn’t work for anyone, the retail giant built a useful tool for its 460,000 employees.
Sharon Sumner
5 tips to rejuvenate an ineffective intranet
To resurrect an abandoned platform, start by making crucial information more accessible. Then, get your users involved, conduct refresher training and review your governance.
Elizabeth Baskin
How to lure more eyeballs and land serious intranet traffic
It takes more than bright, shiny content to make your hub a flourishing ecosystem that employees love. Try these tips to reel in more readers.
Robby Brumberg
Kroger’s audacious plan to limit food waste is boosting staff pride
The grocer is undertaking a ‘moonshot’ initiative to drastically reduce its own environmental impact and end hunger in the U.S. The results so far are eye-opening—and award-winning.
Brittany Walker
4 tips to announce layoffs humanely
Communicate early and often, let employees have their say, and build up those who are staying on staff.
Jonathan Davies
6 steps to prepare for launching an intranet
Before ponying up for shiny new software, do your due data-gathering diligence.
Jonathan Davies
10 intranet metrics to monitor
To quantify your hub’s ROI, it’s wise to track employee satisfaction, content engagement and reduced business costs. Keep an eye on qualitative data, too.
Russell Working
Seattle Children’s Hospital focuses stories on people, not programs
By cutting the number of stories and tightening the focus on employees, the health care organization sees a major boost in staff engagement on the intranet.
Russell Working
8 ways reporters’ skills can defeat writer’s block—and help you find stories
Whether you’re stuck on a dull assignment from your execs or you can’t find a topic for that external blog, journalists’ techniques can dynamite the logjam.
Russell Working
To rev up internal engagement, think like a marketer
Applying tactics that range from launching an intranet campaign to reorganizing the newsletter, Ellie Mae boosted internal engagement.
Ragan Staff
3 things every great intranet needs
Create a better employee portal with tips from experts at American Express, Duke University and Ferguson Enterprises.
