| This week we explore who's using the financial-wellness benefit known as earned-wage access, and take a look at fresh research regarding employees' feelings toward their organizations and their own financial well-being. Plus lots more. Read on.—The Ragan Team TOP READS More articles. Visit our website for additional trend stories, research, case studies and more. RESEARCH Report: Healthy lifestyle and financial security top list of employees’ well-being priorities.  Survey: The role of communicators expanded dramatically last year as organizations responded to a series of crises. STAT OF THE WEEK 
Only a minority of workers feel positive about their mental and emotional well-being—or their social well-being, according to new research from Alight Solutions. Ragan's premier Communications Week event set for Nov. 15-19.
RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Best Practices for Inclusive Social Media. Creating social media content that’s sensitive to diversity, equity and inclusion is more than posting images with a mix of racial and gender identities. There are subtleties in how you showcase your organization’s commitment that goes beyond lip service. This exclusive guide from Ragan’s Social Media Leadership Council is packed with real-word examples.
Ragan's Top Case Studies in Employee Communications & Culture. The case studies Ragan Communications has compiled in this book run the gamut of communications challenges in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic—from staying in touch via intranet and email in the age of working from home, to championing diversity and empowerment in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the unrest that followed. You’ll discover how dozens of organizations took on unique challenges and thrived. UPCOMING Free Ragan Webinar: 5 Proven Tips for Communicators to Create a Successful Sales Kickoff
August 10, 2021 Ragan Webinar: The PESO Model for Communicators
August 12, 2021 The Employee Engagement Bootcamp: Strategies that Make Workplace Wellness Work
August 17, 2021 Ragan's Social Media Conference
September 9-10, 2021 | 
