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Effective digital workplace communication should be intentional, relevant, and respectful of employee attention to foster engagement and trust.
In your digital workplace, communications set the tone for how people experience their workday. Your intranet isn’t just a publishing channel; it’s a shared space where priorities are clarified, corporate culture is reinforced, and employees understand what matters right now. When your communications feel thoughtful and human, they invite participation and trust. When they feel transactional or relentless, they’re easy to tune out. The difference often comes down to intention.
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Celebrating Everyday Wins: The Power of Recognition in the Digital Workplace
Celebrate everyday employee wins in digital workplaces to boost connection, culture, and motivation.
As we share updates, announcements, and reminders across the digital workplace, it’s worth pausing to reflect something else that deserves space in our internal communications: the everyday wins of our people. As work happens, employees are supporting one another, solving problems, and living our values in ways that often go unseen. Those moments matter, and recognizing them makes a real difference.
Recognition is more than a feel-good gesture. It’s a powerful way to reinforce connection and…
The post-holiday reset isn’t about more content — it’s about the right content, in the right place.
The post-holiday period is one of the most practical moments to reset how employees experience your digital workplace. People come back looking for orientation, not inspiration, which makes this a smart time to focus on usefulness over volume. Here's some tips to help get you started.
Think about the very first interaction employees have when they open the intranet. If the homepage hasn’t changed since December, it’s probably missing an opportunity. A simple “here’s what you need to know this…
Balancing Year-End Reflection and Future Planning as a Digital Workplace Manager
Digital Workplace Managers can use December's reflective pace to plan a realistic and centered strategy for the new year.
December always has that funny overlap where you’re wrapping up the year while already thinking about what’s coming next. As a Digital Workplace Manager, you might feel this more than most. You’re trying to stay present enough to finish the year well, but your brain is already drifting into planning mode. It’s that mix of “we’ve got this” and “please, not another massive roadmap” that makes the month feel both hopeful and a little exhausting.
This is actually a great moment to plan with a bit…
December's lull in the digital workplace offers a chance for a quiet reset and thoughtful improvements for the new year.
December has a way of drifting by in a blur of half-finished projects and “let’s pick this up in January” conversations, but in your digital workplace it can often provide some surprisingly fertile ground. When the usual stream of requests and content slows and the pressure lets up a bit you can get a clearer view of what’s actually going on. The noise drops, your backlog stops growing, and suddenly you can spot the little things that have been off all year but have never been loud enough to…
Maintaining Engagement in Your Digital Workplace During the Holiday Slowdown
Making a shift to small, human touchpoints in digital workplaces during holiday slowdowns can maintain authentic connections while easing digital fatigue.
When things start sliding into that familiar “let’s circle back after the holidays” mode, your digital workplace can feel like it’s running on half-speed. People are juggling deadlines, travel plans, and a general fog of year-end fatigue, so the usual engagement tactics don’t always land. This is the moment to shift from big, structured initiatives to small, seasonal touchpoints that feel human and are quick and easy to respond to.
A simple message from one of your leaders sharing what the team…
User champions drive success in digital workplaces by sharing their passion and fostering engagement. Here's some tips on creating a strong champions network!
Every successful digital workplace has one thing in common: passionate people who help bring it to life. Tools and features matter of course, but it’s the energy and advocacy of users that ultimately turn your intranet into a thriving, connected community. That’s where user champions come in.
User champions are those early adopters who genuinely believe in the value of the digital workplace and want others to experience that same benefit. They’re curious, enthusiastic, and naturally inclined to…
Navigating Difficult Conversations in the Digital Workplace
Even difficult online conversations can strengthen culture with the right guidance.
I received a question from a customer the other day that got me thinking: how should you handle controversial or divisive conversations in your digital workplace? It’s a tricky balance, encouraging open dialogue while protecting community culture and respect.
When discussions in the digital workplace start to cross the line, the goal isn’t to shut them down, it’s to guide them constructively. A clearly worded, easily accessible internal communications or intranet usage policy can set the tone…
The key to mastering your digital workplace is having an extra set of helping hands to drive its growth and success.
Your organization is a living thing that grows and changes over time. To maximize the impact of your digital workplace, it should evolve alongside the needs of your organization and employees, backed by data and aligned to a long-term strategy. If that sounds daunting, don’t worry. The Digital Workplace Excellence Program is a simple way to maximize your tech investment by managing digital workplace growth, user engagement, and alignment with organizational goals.
With the Digital Workplace…
Visit the refreshed Knowledge Base at https://support.igloosoftware.com.
The Igloo knowledge base has migrated to a new location, at https://support.igloosoftware.com. It's now connected directly to our support ticket system, and with that comes additional features to serve you better, offering all of the same quality of articles with improved navigation, recommended articles, and the ability to manage your resolutions.
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