by Toby Ward | Aug 9, 2017
Tags: content curation, Google intranet, intranet content curation, knowledge management
On the indexed Internet, there are more than 4.5 billion pages. Finding the most relevant content can be akin to finding a needle in a hay galaxy. “It’s not information overload. It’s filter failure,” says writer and futurist Clay Shirky. Google obviously helps find and filter out irrelevant content, but the ubiquitous search engine doesn’t […]
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by Toby Ward | Feb 15, 2017
Tags: digital workplace, IBM, intranet news, layoffs, remote workers
According to various reports, IBM is eliminating remote workers in marketing, engineering, and other roles. The Register details some of IBM’s plans in Big blues: IBM’s remote-worker crackdown is company-wide, including its engineers. In the US, those that don’t report to one of six main offices, will be eliminated, according to The Register. The same edict will […]
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by Toby Ward | Apr 15, 2014
Harvard Business School conducted and ROI-engagement study that revealed for every 1% increase in employee engagement, the return on investment (ROI) for a social intranet increased 1000%. Small increases in employee engagement increase the value and ROI of the intranet, and increases corporate profitability. An “engaged employee” is one who is fully absorbed by and […]
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by Toby Ward | Apr 2, 2014
Tags: change management, IABC, sharepoint intranet, social intranet
Sometimes you get what you pay for, but money alone is not a panacea. While the adoption of enterprise social media continues to grow, these tools continue to be poorly deployed and adopted, particularly behind the firewall on the corporate intranet. Executives are not happy, employees are less than thrilled and communications and social media […]
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by Toby Ward | Oct 24, 2013
Tags: ambassador, employee ambassadors, employee engagement, engagement, GE, Holtz
Harvard Business School conducted and ROI-engagement study that revealed for every 1% increase in employee engagement, the return on investment (ROI) for a social intranet increased 1000%. Wow. I’m not sure that this is the case at every organization, it sounds a little high, but the point is clear — small increases in employee engagement […]
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by Toby Ward | Apr 7, 2011
As important as the intranet has become, it will never replace face-to-face communications. Building the bridge between the two is social communications. Effective employee communications requires an integrated strategy with an effective arsenal of communication vehicles and tactics – and both the intranet & social media should figure prominently. Learn more and see the case […]
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