Emma Atkinson
How comms can encourage early career development plans at work
Creating and communicating a learning and development program for young employees has multiple benefits.
The Workplace
Jacek Lawrecki
How to effectively manage communications contractors
Is it better to centralize your pool of communications contractors or allow each manager to hire their own agencies and freelancers?
Ragan Insider Emma Atkinson
Why menstrual leave is gaining popularity as a benefit
Women experience pain and uncomfortable symptoms with their periods. Menstrual leave allows them to take paid time off to rest and recover.
Allison Carter
Ragan and Institute for Public Relations partner for new student research award
The Ragan Research Award will recognize and reward promising students pursuing a career in communications.
Emma Atkinson
Women shoulder extra emotional labor at home and at work. You can help.
Women often feel pressure to shoulder invisible, intangible tasks that take a toll on their home and work lives.
Ragan Insider Emma Atkinson
Some employees still want to wear masks. Here’s how to support them
As companies settle into their masking and COVID-19 policies, comms pros are still searching for the best way to communicate mask messaging to their employees.
Ragan Insider Emma Atkinson
How to engage employees around Earth Day
Holiday-centric employee engagement initiatives can be fantastic, or they can flop. Give these ideas a try to successfully mark Earth Day with your workforce.
Emma Atkinson
Professional development leaders are spread too thin, survey says
Here’s how comms pros can support their L&D colleagues in designing and evaluating more efficient upskilling programs.
Emma Atkinson
How you can use color theory to create better workplaces
Nobody wants to work in a small, red office. Color and design can play a crucial role in organizations’ efforts to entice their workers to return to in-person work.
Emma Atkinson
Gen Z less prepared for next career move than older colleagues, study finds
A new report from Lee Hecht Harrison underscores the importance of personalizing your internal comms strategy to better reach younger workers.
Emma Atkinson
How ‘sleep leadership’ can improve employee satisfaction, productivity
Gone are the days of bragging about how much work you can do on three hours of sleep a night.
Emma Atkinson
Organizations are rewarding employees for returning to work in person. Here’s how.
And how intentional proximity bias can cause ethical issues.
Ragan Staff
3 approaches to strengthening employee experience
A new, free guide from Simpplr and Ragan details an actionable process with three strategies for fostering a healthy experience.
Ted Kitterman
This is the main reason employees are leaving, according to new study
Amid record numbers of workers hitting the bricks, new research shows why they are choosing to look for something new.
Kathie Harris
‘We’re all vulnerable’: Responding to workplace PTSD
Report: Mental health is improving, but worker PTSD is on the rise.
