With today’s technology, you can run an entire business without ever seeing your co-workers. The basic tenet of a digital workplace is for us to be able to get our work done any where and at any time. We don’t need to be confined to an office, or be physically present to our co-workers, for […]
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Everyone talking about intranet adoption knows it’s extremely important for a company’s management team to be active in their intranet. But for some intranet managers, getting members of the C-suite to participate more in the intranet is a big challenge. Most executives are simply too busy to be posting and commenting. Others don’t see the
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When prospects comes to us looking for an intranet software with social features, one of the main motivators for doing so is the desire to increase collaboration in their workplace. But is software or technology the answer? Is it fair to expect your intranet platform to magically get staff working together more effectively? It depends
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Are you one of those people who shake your head at the thought of sharing status updates with co-workers, and think, “What will these people think of next?” It turns out these seemingly trivial snippets from your co-workers are actually good for you and your company. It’s all because of a phenomenon called “ambient awareness.”
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An intranet is only as good as its content. And there lies the intranet manager’s conundrum. You need high-quality, useful and timely intranet content. But you have few co-workers who are willing and able to create intranet content. Or many are willing, but management is afraid all hell will break loose if you give staff
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Nobody wants to give — or receive — announcements about job cuts, company takeovers, raise freezes and other bad news. But used wisely, the intranet can help cushion the blow and mitigate the inevitable backlash that arises from corporate bad news. Before I go into the specifics of how your company intranet can do all
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Do you feel like the lone ranger when it comes to building up your office’s digital workplace? Are you tired of getting the cold shoulder from the C-Suite when you propose investing in technology infrastructure for better collaboration and communication? Take heart. You’re not alone. Management is usually slow to support initiatives that entail costs to
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If you know how to write for business, then you know how to write for the intranet, right? Well, not necessarily. Because the intranet is read on the computer screen, your colleagues will consume it differently than they would a printed business material such as an annual report or proposal. For one thing, it’s harder
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A client once asked me how they can let intranet users log in and post anonymously. Most of the time, we don’t want intranet users to be anonymous. We want intranet users to be accountable for the content they post on the intranet. This accountability acts as insurance against careless intranet posts that could destroy
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Images – photos, illustrations, tables and graphs – bring several benefits to your intranet, such as: make your intranet more visually interesting and vibrant attract readers communicate concepts more effectively than words, or than words alone document events and outcomes So I always encourage clients to use images on their intranets. However, if used improperly,
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