Silos in the Workplace: Connecting through the Barriers
Silos, the idea that a company’s groups or departments should not or will not share knowledge with others, are prevalent in the workplace. “This type of mentality will reduce the efficiency of the overall operation, reduce morale, and may contribute to the demise of a productive company culture.” Many people see both benefits and drawbacks […]
Engage Employees with New Groups on your Enterprise Social Network
Most enterprise social networks (ESNs) have many groups related to a company’s different business functions and departments. While many of these are necessary to business operation, such as HR for employee docs or All Company for company-wide announcements, include some lighter groups for employees to participate in and browse through on occasion. These engaging groups […]
Intranet Launch: Cultivate A Social Intranet
I don’t know about you, but I can easily find myself engrossed in HGTV. Whether it is Chip and Joanna shiplapping Waco, Karen and Mina revamping downtown Indianapolis, or the Yard Crashers searching home improvement stores for someone who could use a pro’s expertise – there are a few common format elements. In each show, […]
Intranet Launch: Include Employees from the Start
Launching a new department or company-wide intranet can be daunting. Whether it be constraints on the IT side, budget, sliding dates or gaining executive buy-in, getting to launch can seem like a slow and winding road. And launch is just the start. The benefits are huge though as it helps you to centralise operations and […]
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 […]
Don’t Let Your Inbox Rule Your Vacation
We’ve all dreaded an inbox of emails after a long vacation—or even just the weekend. Today, with enterprise social networks gaining adoption in small businesses and large corporations, it’s likely some of these emails are notifications from your enterprise social network, such as Yammer or Chatter. So, how do you make your enterprise social network best […]
Back To The Basics: The Intranet Is Not Dead
“Anyone that says intranets are dead, or can be replaced by enterprise social network alternatives, is ignoring the basic needs that an intranet fulfills…all of which our study showed were important to employees.” –Andy Jankowski Did we statistically prove the case for a social intranet? YES! As a guest speaker at the IABC World Conference in San […]
The Biggest Impact on Employees’ Perception of Their Intranet
Andy Jankowski, founder of Enterprise Strategies and intranet expert, spoke at the IABC World Conference in San Francisco this summer as a guest of Igloo Software. As he spoke these words, his audience of internal communication professionals sat in silence. They weren’t awestruck– as this statement was obvious– this crowd was present at the IABC […]
Driving Down the Fairway: The Back Nine of Internal Communication
Driving for a Successful Back Nine of Internal Communication Topgolf found themselves halfway through the match with discouraged associates and growing irritation. Only nine holes in and frustration was apparent. Executives were leaving the match early. Associates were hitting golf balls blindly into a digital abyss. The systems were there, yet communication was far from on […]