One question that everyone seemed to have in common at the 16th Intranet for Corporate Communications course was “how do I increase employee buy-in on my intranet.”  Communicators today have learned that the old adage “if you build it, they will come” does not hold true for intranets. Increasing Employee Engagement: I think Robin Farr …more

Building a successful intranet is not just about designing an effective information architecture for your site.  Another recurring theme that stood out across the presentations and intranet examples that I saw at the Intranets for Corporate Communications Course was the importance of developing content specifically for the web. Writing for the Intranet: The content that …more

As I mentioned in my previous post, last week I attended the 16th Intranets for Corporate Communications Course held in Vancouver, BC. If you are responsible for the intranet within your organization, I highly recommend this course put on by Federated Press to help you understand how to build a better intranet, maximize the impact …more

Last week I attended an Intranets for Corporate Communications course that was designed for VPs, directors, managers and intranet consultants who wanted to learn how to maximize the impact of their intranet. With highlights such as how to integrate your intranet into your communication plan, advice to help increase employee engagement on your site and …more

Is the diversity in site navigation and design between various organizations due to the various tasks that employees are performing on their intranets, differences for the sake of being different or simply poor design? This is the question that James Robertson, Managing Director of Step Two Designs recently asked in his post There is no …more

This week, I had the pleasure of attending The Communicating to the Public and Employees in the Age of Social Media conference hosted by Ragan Communicators and BC Public Service. While all the presentations were valuable, Monday’s session on SAS’s intranet struck a particular chord with me. SAS was named Fortune Magazine’s number one company …more

What do you do when you find out that your staff will be divided between two locations during a major renovation period? How can you unify employees at the two locations and ensure that communication remains consistent? If you are BC Place – the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 …more

Last week Angela Cullen and Sean R. Nicholson, part of the team at IntranetExperience.com announced a great new resource for information about intranets. This new wiki aims to gather all the online intranet-focused resources in one central location; helping intranet professionals share intranet tips, best practices, and experiences and also collaborate with like-minded individuals. The …more

Lately we have had a few conversations with clients surrounding the design and navigation of their intranet sites. These are clients that have been on the Intranet Connections software for years, and they are looking to freshen up the site, review content structure, and address user expectations. These days your intranet users are employees who …more

Tim Walters, Ph.D., is a senior analyst at Forrester Research. He recently posted an article Top 10 Tips for Pumping-Up Intranet Adoption. There have been a lot of blog posts and articles surrounding a successful intranet launch, including our own post “Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Intranet”. Tim’s top 10 tips resonate and …more