Study: Workplace rivalries offer many positives

Science holds that a bit of friendly competition at work can drive productivity. But how much is too much?

Why brands must take a stand

Richard Levick offers up raw truths about reputation management and offers tips on how you can position your organization for future success.

7 ways to fulfill DE&I commitments

A well-crafted statement supporting equality within your organization is great—but it isn’t enough. Here’s how to act meaningfully.

13 remote work locales to try

Sick of toiling in your home office? Shake up your routine with these workday alternatives.

How to make workplace venting productive

Write a ‘hot letter,’ take a walk before responding, and balance out the negative with some positives.

Microsoft Yammer

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Yammer helps you improve engagement with everyone in your organization. It enhances communication to build a culture of transparency, keeping everyone from leadership to frontline workers informed, aligned and moving forward. Has your organization switched to the new Yammer yet? Check out this blog post for more details about the seamless switch and use the new Yammer today.

Some of the new Yammer features:

1. Customizable Yammer communities.
2. Broadcast live events for the next all-hands and easy video sharing on the Yammer mobile app.
3. Seamless experiences with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Outlook, bringing Yammer conversations wherever you work.

More free, customizable resources can be found at the Yammer Adoption Resource center.

PoliteMail

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COVID-19 has changed life as we know it, which has affected the job you do as a communicator. So, where are you now—at this moment? What channels do you rely on more now than you did pre-pandemic? Of all the issues raging around us, what do employees want to hear about most? Download this latest free report, The State of Corporate Communications, from Ragan and PoliteMail to find out.

Download your free guide today.

Sparrow

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Bring Corporate Communications to Microsoft Teams

Have you had critical corporate communication supplanted by collaboration chatter on Microsoft Teams? For less than a cup of coffee per employee, Sparrow can fix this for you in one week. Sparrow plugs into Microsoft Teams, turning it into a corporate communication channel with:

• Support for leadership communication
• Employee notifications via chatbot
• COVID-19 return-to-work check-ins
• An emergency communication app
• Free coffee for life (just kidding)

Best of all, Sparrow supports any communication channel, including your intranet, email, newsletter, MS Teams, and mobile apps. Simple, quick and with the analytics you need.

Click here to learn more about Sparrow.

Workplace from Facebook

As a comms goal, employee experience was already starting to emerge as a natural successor to employee engagement because it puts people’s needs at the heart of the business. With the shift in employee expectations driven by COVID-19 (90% of companies believe their culture actually improved while working remotely), there can be no going back to the old, top-down comms strategies. Here’s how to get started with employee experience.

Workplace from Facebook is a communication tool that connects everyone in your company, even if they’re working remotely. Use familiar features like Groups, Chat, Rooms and Live Video broadcasting to get people talking and working together and boost your employee experience.

Malone Media

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1 (833) 625-6631

Ragan’s Go-To VIRTUAL EVENT Partner

Malone Media can help you deliver your next great event—completely virtually.

As Ragan’s go-to event partner, Malone Media has provided livestreams of Ragan’s amazing in-person events for years. Now, during this unprecedented time, Malone Media produces engaging, interactive virtual events for Ragan. This isn’t a boring webinar either, but an evolution in streaming technology creating a one-of-a-kind experience for your audience.

• Reach an audience of thousands that’s accessible on any internet-connected device
• Customize the experience with a branded event website with tracking features
• Enhance your virtual networking with camera-to-camera interactivity
• Engage your audience with moderated Q&A and polling
• And much more…