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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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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You’ve done your homework — studied users to death, created tons of content, and made sure everything works. And now, it’s time to actually open the doors of your company intranet. Hello, it’s launch time! Before you get a panic attack, sit down and review some of your goals for launching the intranet. I’m guessing
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They walk the halls whispering the benefits of using the intranet. They hold our hands when we think we’ve blown it up. They sit in meetings talking about governance and user adoption. They’re in our presence every day. But what exactly do intranet managers do anyway? We posted the following question on the Intranet Professionals
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Intranet improvements often take months of planning and implementation. But did you know there are easy – and fast – improvements you can do to make your Intranet better? They’re the next best thing to waving a magic wand to make your intranet instantly better. Below, I’ve brainstormed 10 things you can do TODAY to
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Denis Zenkin, E2.0 adoption expert, calls intranets and HR a “perfect match.” And with good reason. Human Resources work involves providing huge amounts of up-to-date information, managing employee records, processing HR transactions, and cultivating company culture — all of which are naturally served by a well-functioning social intranet. This post talks about the many ways
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This week we’re celebrating Weird Contest Week. You still have time to think of one and implement it before the workweek ends. “Weird and wacky” covers whatever is unusual, funny, or strange. These contests will help increase activity in your intranet, provide opportunities for staff to know each other better, and relieve office stress. If
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