Summary: Starting a new job is an exciting, and sometimes intimidating experience. Learning everyone’s name, the social norms and of course – the job itself, can build a steep learning curve. Luckily, IC’s employee onboarding process gave me the wheels to comfortably speed up the road to my new role as product manager. After having spent the last three years working as a marketing manager for a local start-up, I got to the point where I felt extremely comfortable at my job. It no longer challenged or excited me.  I decided it was time for a career change, and I accepted a job at IC. Compl ..read more

Summary:  How Intranet Connections made me feel welcomed, valued, and prepared through the employee onboarding process. I joined Intranet Connections just over 4 weeks ago. In that time, I’ve experienced the familiar ‘new employee dash’: forms, introductions, integration into existing processes. For the first time, I’ve also experienced the joy of a well-supported onboarding experience that has fostered a sense of belonging. An effective employee onboarding process helps new employees adjust to the social and performance aspects of their jobs, so they can quickly become productive, contri ..read more

What is an internal job posting? Promoting a job opening within a company helps retain top talent and grow your organization. One way to ensure job openings acquire knowledgeable and qualified candidates is by opening them up to existing employees. An internal job posting on your intranet software allows ambitious employees to grow by stepping up instead of stepping out of your company. What are the benefits of internal recruitment? There are multiple benefits to hiring from within, which include, but are not limited to: Finding candidates that are knowledgeable about your product and company ..read more

With email, slack, teams, meetings, phone calls, video calls, and zillions of other company communication channels, what is the secret for how to choose the appropriate employee communication channels? Leadership may prefer to send a detailed  as their channel to communicate strategic decisions. But what if employees actually prefer face-to-face interactions to consume that type of information?  As you might imagine, the answer is not a simple one. In fact, it depends largely on the situation and the scenario surrounding the information to be communicated. This article exam ..read more

What is an internal job posting and how does it benefit your organization? We cover the top three ways to promote a job posting for internal recruiting through your intranet which include: Job Opening Application, Home Page Feed, and Company Announcements. What is an internal job posting? Promoting a job opening within a company helps retain top talent and grow your organization. One way to ensure job openings acquire knowledgeable and qualified candidates is by opening them up to existing employees. An internal job posting on your intranet software allows ambitious employees to grow by steppi ..read more

Internal communications is vital to the smooth functioning of an organization. However, effective communication is especially important when there are significant changes happening in your workplace.  Let’s look at the connection between internal communications and change in an organization. The Challenges of Change Changes in areas such as company values, management, branding, and other areas have a profound effect on everyone who works for an organization. While every change is implemented with the idea of producing positive results, people often feel threatened by any significant departures ..read more

It’s tempting to depend on a solve-all. The majority of modern organizations is to prioritize effective internal communication because they know of its importance when it comes to engagement, collaboration, and productivity. And yet, many make a simple mistake: they assume technology can solve all internal communications problems for them. But! Make no mistake. Technology, particularly in the form of an intranet, can be a great foundation to improve your internal communications problems thanks to the single source of truth it provides. At the same time, it cannot accomplish that feat alone. In ..read more

Did you know that employees spend 20% of their time searching for internal information? This time could be spent engaging in productive tasks that increase your organizational performance and profitability. Rather than employees spending significant time searching for information, why not offer them the information beforehand? Internal communication is a vital part of any organization. Effective communication with employees has positive outcomes for increased productivity, responsive customer service, empowered employees, high retention rates, reduced conflict, and smarter decision-making. Als ..read more

A document management system (DMS) seems like such a simple thing, a basic aspect of business that is often overlooked to the point of being forgotten. So why are DMS’s an essential part of every business stack? Because it is an essential part of employee internal communications. The simple ability to load a document onto the manager for others to access is a vital feature of any internal business communication structure, which is why it’s so baffling to find companies that truly have forgotten to source one. When planning your internal communication system, document management plays a vital r ..read more

The power of internal communication has been well-established. And yet, most companies don’t yet have a fully established strategy to tackle this issue, leading to engagement and satisfaction problems across industries. Part of the issue is the complexity of this channel. A fully developed internal communications strategy has to include not just goals and metrics, but also the channels through which company and employees will communicate with each other. Unfortunately, as it turns out, both of these stakeholders tend to have very different ideas about what that means. For organizational leader ..read more