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Here you’ll find tips, tactics and strategies to help improve team collaboration, internal communications, and knowledge management within your organization.
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Employee Onboarding – The Best Practice Guide
After months of advertising and interviewing, you have finally appointed that rock-star employee you’ve been searching for. Congratulations! However, if you want to develop a long and fruitful relationship with top talent, you need to implement an effective employee...
Connected Workplaces: How To Connect Your Hybrid Workplace
We don’t need to tell you that the future of work is hybrid. Countless surveys like Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey have confirmed what we already know. Sixty-eight percent of workers say a hybrid workplace model is ideal. However, connected work...
Water Cooler Talk: Meaning, Benefits, Topics
The good ol’ water cooler is often the heart of company life. It’s where we go to take a break, rehydrate, and catch up with colleagues. But the benefits of water cooler conversation go far beyond social bonding. These informal chats can significantly boost...
100 Smart Performance Review Questions To Ask
Love ’em or hate ’em, performance reviews are still one of the main tools for getting the best out of your people. These days, effective employee appraisals go beyond evaluating performance – they explore motivation, productivity, and overall well-being. When...
Top 10 HR Networking Groups for Professionals
HR departments are the engine rooms of every successful business, but the landscape is constantly evolving. New regulations, HR technologies, and best practice updates keep HR professionals on their toes. Staying up to date with these developments is a full-time job...
11 Employee Needs Work Should Satisfy
Your people are your best asset. We have heard the mantra so often that we have taken it for granted. But every successful business owner knows the company is only as strong as its employees. It makes sense, then, that supporting the needs of employees in the...
Is An Enterprise Social Network Right For Your Business?
Effective collaboration and seamless communication are essential pillars of every successful workforce. But today’s digital and hybrid workplaces bring new challenges. Connecting across time zones and work environments isn’t always straightforward. That’s where an...
10 Ways To Build A Strong Work Community
The average person spends a third of their life at work, which is a mind-blowing statistic. In comparison, only a small fraction of our time is spent with family and friends. With so much of our lives tied to the workplace, it's clear that work has a major influence...
Destructive Criticism at Work: Examples and How to Deal With It
Giving and receiving criticism is an inevitable part of every workplace environment. It plays a crucial role in improving performance and developing employees’ skills and abilities. However, there is a clear distinction between constructive feedback and destructive...
Poor Leadership: 10 Tell-Signs And Tips On How To Cope
Low morale, stress, burnout, and conflict – these are just a few of the damaging effects when a bad leader is at the helm. Unfortunately, the negative impact doesn't stop with team members. The entire organization suffers, with outcomes like decreased productivity,...
9 Team Building Challenges And Ways To Overcome Them
Every manager dreams of leading cohesive teams that seamlessly work together to achieve company goals. But if you are a business owner or team leader, you already know things don’t always go as planned. Even high-performing organizations sometimes struggle with...
8 Strategies For Managing Organizational Politics
Whether you work in a fast-food outlet or as an executive in a multinational corporation, chances are high that you will encounter organizational politics. This workplace phenomenon often carries a negative connotation. Most people immediately associate it with...
Understanding Employee Attrition: What It Means For Your Business
When it comes to tracking HR metrics, most businesses focus on employee turnover. It’s one of the most visible indicators of organizational health. After all, recruiting and onboarding new talent is expensive. You might assume there's little you can do about employee...
17 Sure-Fire Ways To Improve Your Communication Skills
What do Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, and Tom Brady have in common? They are all great communicators. Each has the ability to connect with an audience, engage emotionally, and inspire action. With their natural communication skills, they can win over hearts and...
Personal Introduction – The Ultimate Guide
Think of your self-introduction as your own personal elevator pitch. Whether you're at a job interview, starting a new position, attending a networking event, or giving a presentation, your self-introduction explains who you are and what you do. It’s how you answer...
50 Intranet Benefits You Need To Know About
Ask the average manager or business owner about the benefits of an intranet, and the following usually spring to mind: improved communications, faster and easier access to information, increased productivity, and streamlined processes. These are all fantastic...
Intranet Search Engine: How To Find The Right Information Faster
Finding information on the internet without Google would be like wading through mud, right? The same applies to your employee intranet. Without a powerful intranet search engine, your internal platform becomes a chaotic maze. Employees will feel frustrated and...
Employee Theft: Six Ways To Safeguard Your Business
Employee Theft Is On The Rise: What You Need To Know ‘Tesla sues employee for stealing software code’ proclaimed a recent CNBC headline. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Employee theft is a growing concern, costing U.S. businesses an estimated $110...
Two Way Communication Explained
We don’t need to tell you how critical communication is to your organization’s success. It’s the glue that binds all staff together. However, many businesses mistake information sharing for communication. You may have a cutting-edge CEO vlog and multi-media staff...
Employee Empowerment: Benefits and Best Practices
Understanding the Power of Employee Empowerment Employee empowerment, employee engagement, and employee motivation – these buzzwords are everywhere. But what do they truly mean in the workplace? And how do they affect your business outcomes? The truth is, these...
University Intranets: Improving The Employee And Student Experience
Why Universities Need a Modern Intranet Solution It almost goes without saying that universities are knowledge hubs. Students, lecturers, and administrative staff come together to learn, share, and collaborate. However, the sheer size and complex structure of...
6 Tips On How To Write A Self-Evaluation
Completing a self-evaluation as part of the performance review process is something most employees dread. No matter how many times you’ve done it before, it rarely gets easier. Bragging about your achievements can feel awkward, and admitting weaknesses feels even more...
My Boss Doesn’t Communicate With Me – 10 Smart Ways to Fix It
My boss doesn’t communicate, and this can be very frustrating for employees. But did you also know it can be costly both to you and the business? Ineffective communication from leadership not only hampers workplace morale but can significantly reduce overall...
Interview Template: The Smart Way To Recruit
How to Create an Effective Interview Template for Consistent Hiring How many of us have been involved in an interview process where panel members disagree and struggle to reach a consensus on the best candidate? This common challenge often stems from poor preparation...
Employee Engagement – The Ultimate Definition
What Does Employee Engagement Really Mean? What does employee engagement mean to you? Is it just another corporate buzzword or passing trend? Perhaps you see it as a “nice-to-have” initiative, something to consider only when time and resources allow. Or do you...
Top 10 Internal Communication Examples
Do Internal Communications Help Or Hinder Your Business? Internal communications have taken on a new level of importance in the post-pandemic workplace. With the rise of remote work and hybrid teams, effective communication has become critical to business success....
Top 30 Employee Engagement Videos
Employee engagement makes good business sense, right? Employees who feel involved, informed, and connected to your organization are far more likely to be committed, motivated, and productive. In fact, Gallup research has consistently shown that engaged employees drive...
10 Employee Appreciation Ideas On A Budget
Employee Appreciation Day in the United States: Celebrate Every Day Employee Appreciation Day in the United States is traditionally observed on the first Friday in March. However, with these budget-friendly employee appreciation ideas, you can show meaningful...
Stereotypes Of Millennials – What Employers Need To Know
Let’s face it, millennials often get a bad rap. The media tends to portray them as lazy, entitled job hoppers who are easily distracted by technology. However, these labels don't paint the full picture. Defined as those born in the 1980s and 1990s, millennials now...
Intranet Management Best Practices
So, your company intranet is up and running, and you’re delighted with the results. Internal communications have improved, team collaboration is thriving, and best of all, your employees genuinely enjoy using the platform. Congratulations! You’ve laid the foundation...