+40    Recently, I came across an interesting article which provides a framework for how intranet managers should decide if social features (e.g. internal blogs, wall posts, follow, likes) should be utilized within your organization. Key Learnings for Intranet Managers Here’s a quick summary of my key takeaways from this article: Related PostsBank Intranets Do …more

+240    Since joining Intranet Connections, as the new sales manager, this question about using social features on an intranet has been a topic of conversation with many companies.  Every company has different feelings about the time and place for utilizing social, but really to properly assess this question there are four items to consider: …more

+6-1    Should you buy or build your intranet? Every company purchasing an intranet faces this question. There are advantages and challenges to moving forward with either option. To move forward with a ‘buy intranet’ means choosing out-of-the-box functionality that you can quickly deploy and even delegate deployment to non-IT or technical related staff. To …more

+60    Are you building an employee recognition rich culture?  You should be. According to a recent article in Forbes magazine, creating a ‘recognition-rich culture’ can increase employee retention by up to 31%. Now that is a number worth investing in. Employee recognition should not just be based on seniority or years-served. It should happen …more

+50    Reed Coleman’s strategy for rolling out New Season Market’s first intranet was based on two principles: 1. It must build upon workplace culture 2. It must remain simple & easy-to-use As the new Internal Communications Manager at New Seasons Market, it was critical for Coleman to come in with a strong strategy and …more

+10    Evaluating, selecting and implementing an intranet software solution can involve a number of key internal stakeholders.  One stakeholder that is often overlooked or out of the loop is marketing.  We see numerous intranet projects pushed onto the IT department, without the engagement of other internal stakeholders to guide the selection, design, architecture and …more

00    First impressions. They influence our perception about everything we interact with. For better or worse we pass judgment daily. When I think about creating something new or rebuilding for improvement, the first thing I do is try to imagine the visual aspect – what my ideal result would be. The Importance of Intranet …more

00    As winter creeps up on us, so does the ever present flu virus. This fall one of our Intranet Connections customers, the City of Aspen, wants to help combat common work place viruses by using their intranet Training and Booking Calendar to make it easy for employees registering for flu vaccinations, blood tests, …more

00    Today many of you may be experiencing the Halloween hangover, just as we are here at Intranet Connections. Too much candy and face paint to handle in one day. But we had a great time yesterday getting into the spirit and celebrating the festivities. Hosting our annual costume contest, we had a number …more

00    We enjoy providing intranet managers with tools and ideas to build successful social intranets. Our latest eBook, Social Intranet Toolkit, provides you with over 25 ways to leverage the social and business tools available on your intranet. Topics that are covered in the Social Intranet Toolkit Related PostsMonday is Intranet Knowledge Sharing Day …more

00    World Travel Holdings, the world’s leading cruise agency and award-winning leisure Travel Company, has submitted their intranet design for the Intranet Benchmarking Forums My Beautiful Intranet competition. This year, IBF is showcasing sites which put the ‘social’ into ‘social intranet’ and WTH’s intranet, powered by Intranet Connections, does exactly that. Related PostsMonday Is… …more

00    The Step Two Designs Blog is a wealth of intranet resources. We are a big fan of their philosophy and vision for social intranets and the digital workplace. This week we feature a snippet from a feature they wrote on 8 intranet design mistakes to watch out for when implementing or taking on …more

00    Toby Ward, President and CEO of Prescient Digital Media, has released his 2011 Social Intranet Study which examines social media use on corporate intranets and the magnitude, use, and popularity of social media by employees and executives. If you want to learn about how organizations are leveraging the use of intranet 2.0 tools, …more

00    At Intranet Connections, we feel that connecting and empowering your employees through a social intranet leads to having a more engaged and productive team. With a

00    How well do you know the CEO of your organization? Are they frequently on the road or are they in an entirely different office? A social intranet is a great tool to connect employees to management. An executive can use the social intranet to set the cultural tone of the company and to …more