Chatbots Are the Next Big Thing for Internal Communicators
This post about chatbots originally appeared on Tangowork’s blog. What are chatbots? Why are communications experts calling chatbots “the next big thing for internal communicators?” This 30-minute webinar, hosted by Chris McGrath, will show you exactly what they are and how you can use them for internal communications through examples. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTNfdhBwAgM&w=600&h=520 ] See chatbots in […]
Collaboration Tools Help a Geographically Distributed Team
The Future of Work promotes flexibility, and offering remote work to employees is a growing trend. According to FlexJobs, a company that promotes freelance and teleworking jobs, “68% of U.S. workers say, in the future, they expect to work remotely instead of commute to an office every day.” Collaboration tools maintain the productivity and efficiency of […]
Collaboration for Innovation
Leaders at innovative companies must focus on building a community. Good leaders create the environment set for innovation, by creating a workplace where individual slices of genius can be fostered and collected into collaborative powerhouses. To unleash the innovation within your organization, you must tap into the talents and passions your employees have to create […]
Strategy First: The Importance of an Overarching Digital Strategy
Many organizations desire a digital strategy centered around communication and collaboration. A hub that engages colleagues by fostering social collaboration and unlocking collective business memory is critical to the success of a business. This hub builds a vibrant community of knowledge. It is important not to overlook strategy while implementing digital tools and technologies. If […]
Intranet Profile: Setting Guidelines for Profile Photos
Community managers of a company’s intranet or Enterprise Social Network can spend countless hours answering the same questions around profiles when rolling out a new platform. Believe it or not, one of the most challenging parts of getting employees to fully complete their intranet profile is uploading a profile picture. Depending on the size of the […]
Intranet Profile: FILL IT OUT!
Employees take pride in making their work area and desk personable; their profile on a company’s intranet or Enterprise Social Network should be the same. An employee intranet profiles tells the story of every individual member of an organization. The larger the company, the more important it is for an employee’s contact information and skills […]
Lesson 7: Working Out Loud with Marketers
Marketers lead the strategic direction and promotion of a brand or product. They should be capable of communicating across a myriad of responsive internal and external channels. Learning the skills necessary to become a top quality marketer is not easy, but it can be made easier through a course such as the local marketing vault. […]
Lesson 6: Working Out Loud with employees fundraising
This story is about how a global healthcare company used Working Out Loud on an ESN to encourage employee engagement and advocacy with their preferred charity, Save the Children. “ESN has been without a doubt the “hero” channel for our employee fundraising efforts. ESN presents an incredible opportunity for any engagement programme, as it enables […]
Lesson 5: Working Out Loud in Small Teams
A collaborative post with Enterprise Strategies’ Internal Digital Strategy Advisor- Lesley Crook, Consultant- Jackie Mills and Community Manager- Kelsey Steuer. At Enterprise Strategies, we partner with our clients to Deliver the Future of Work–including launching social tools and encouraging adoption of new platforms. Internally, our team understands the benefits of working digitally and we follow […]
Lesson 4: Working Out Loud in a Responsive Supply Chain Network
Supply Chain is the sequence of processes, people, activities and resources involved moving a product from supplier to customer. What were the problems that needed to be fixed? A 2000 strong Supply Chain team had collective expertise at each stage from: Procurement, Production, Distribution, Sales and Marketing — to the all important Customers, at the […]