| January 2022 Digital Workplace Guide |
| Do you sense hope in the air? |
| We’re by no means out of the pandemic woods, but there are multitudes of reasons to anticipate better days ahead. We, at Ragan Communications, sincerely hope your new year is off to a fantastic start—and that the rest of 2022 holds nothing but good things for your life, your company and your career. |
| To help you keep moving onward and upward, we hope this month’s articles shed light on timely topics that will strengthen and sharpen your work. |
| Also, check out the latest game-changing tools and products from our partners. |
11 steps to ensure your intranet shines
Listen intently to employee recommendations, identify internal champions, and plan a fun, phased rollout. |
How to consistently fuel hybrid work productivity in 2022
Follow these four steps to keep your team feeling engaged, motivated and connected throughout the year. |
CEOs list their top business concerns for 2022
Find out what’s keeping the boss up at night—and how you should shift your priorities accordingly. |
New York Times HR chief shares the 3 relationships everyone needs at work
Jacqueline Welch offers nuggets of career wisdom, what’s ahead for the Times, and what wellness means to her. |
How to lead better meetings in 2022
Here’s a tidy stack of helpful tips to make your gatherings more fruitful, efficient and possibly even enjoyable. |
| From Our Partners |
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| The pandemic has stretched workers beyond belief, and many are simply wrung out from the nonstop demands of work and life. What can businesses do to help refresh and reinvigorate their weary workers and set them up for long-term success? |
| To help companies support their employees in meaningful ways, Ergotron has produced “Chronic Stress and the Remote Worker,” an invaluable report offering practical guidance on optimizing your long-term work-from-home strategy and culture. |
| Download your copy today! |
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| How are you measuring your internal messages to employees? |
| Workshop’s “The Complete Guide: How to Run an Internal Communications Audit” takes readers through a clear, seven-step process for evaluating and improving upon your team’s existing practices. |
| The report includes templates and checklists to make it easier to evaluate the current state of your internal comms strategy and then build upon it—or scrap it and start fresh. |
| Download your copy today. |
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| Staffbase’s award-winning series, The Internal Comms Masterclass, will be presented to you as an interactive webinar where you can ask questions, measure your internal comms, and get inspiration from fellow communicators! |
| Learn how to: Segment your audience with relevant information Set SMART goals for communication and present your findings Mix internal comms channels to reach every member of your audience Bring fresh ideas into your content planning |
| Register today! |
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| Next-generation digital workplace ecosystems should place human engagement, technology and agility first. A vastly improved corporate intranet was (and is!) among the solutions to drive employee experience and build a sustainable workplace ecosystem. |
| View this complimentary on-demand webinar and hear Workiva share their employee communication learnings from 2021, how company intranets played a significant role in employee experience (and continue to do so!) and how you can continuously refine your corporate intranet experience for a hybrid work environment in 2022. |
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| Boost your email strategy and increase employee engagement |
| Corporate communicators have a responsibility to inform, educate and motivate their respective audiences. |
| Beyond that, you have an opportunity (and an obligation) to build trust, provide clarity and make employees feel valued. Amid so much ongoing uncertainty, how can you keep up with these daunting challenges? Much of it comes down to email strategy. |
| PoliteMail’s latest guide, “Building a Better Employee Experience” will help your company mitigate the “Great Resignation” and retain essential team members. The free download provides the tools you’ll need to build a strong foundation with your employees. |
| PoliteMail is your one-stop shop for impressive emails and robust metrics, all within Outlook. Learn how to optimize your email communication to keep employees informed and engaged. |
| Looking for more resources? Check out our free resource center. |
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| Creating an effective communication strategy in a hybrid work environment remains an ongoing challenge, within your team, and across your organization. How do we start adapting our teams to work best in this environment while continuing to offer an employee experience that engages everyone? |
| Join us on Feb. 10 for this FREE webinar where LumApps will share how your messaging efforts can resonate with in-office and remote workers simultaneously by implementing distinct communication protocols and new standards for meetings that empower managers to communicate in unprecedented ways. |
