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 week” moment helps people center themselves quickly. Highlighting updated policies, upcoming deadlines, or leadership messages that affect day-to-day work creates immediate trust. When employees see that the intranet understands where they are in the calendar, they’re far more likely to stick around.

This is also a good time to tighten up content that quietly became outdated at the end of the year. Broken links, expired banners, and last-quarter messaging are small things, but they erode confidence fast. A quick cleanup signals that the digital workplace is actively cared for and worth returning to. Even subtle changes, like archiving no-longer-relevant content or refreshing language to reflect the new year, can noticeably improve engagement without adding anything new.

Once people are back into their routines, consistency matters more than campaigns. Rather than launching something entirely new, reinforce a predictable rhythm. If employees know when to expect updates, news, or leadership communication, they’re more likely to check in regularly. The goal isn’t to drive spikes in traffic, but to make the intranet feel like a reliable starting point to the day or week.

It’s also worth being intentional about where engagement happens. Not everything needs to live on the homepage, but everything should be easy to find. Post-holiday time is a great moment to sanity-check navigation and search by asking a simple question: can someone find what they need in under a minute? If the answer is no, engagement will always be an uphill battle, no matter how good the content is.

Finally, use this reset to quietly observe user behavior. Which content gets opened and shared? What areas or elements aren't being visited? These indicators are especially useful right after the holidays, as employees re-establish patterns. Small adjustments made now - promoting what’s clearly working and rethinking what’s not - can shape engagement for months to come.

The real win after the holidays isn’t a flashy launch or a big push. It’s creating a digital workplace that feels current, intentional, and genuinely helpful from the first click.