Field Notes

Most lunch and learns fail before they start. Teams that consistently pack the room do seven things differently, starting with how they pick the topic.

Flexible work isn’t just a fad or a perk that’ll be gone in a year; it’s rapidly becoming the norm worldwide. It’s easy to think of ways a flexible arrangement might benefit individual employees, but can it really benefit an organization as a whole?

Internal communications are the nervous system of your organization. The messages flowing through that system set the tone for team member relationships. The style and voice of internal communications also go a long way toward determining the brand image and message employees will present to external audiences.

The best internal communications platforms consolidate your efforts, and measure their success. In this guide, we'll cover the five main platform categories, and how to choose the right tools for your organization.

Poor workplace communication isn't an obvious line item on the balance sheet, but the costs add up quickly. Luckily there are some easy ways to address it, and build stronger communication habits across your organization.

Employee engagement is crucial but needs vary across different organizations. Understanding your organization's needs will help you find the right fit.

Most employees stop consulting their handbook the moment onboarding ends. Learn what to include and how to make sure every section stays accurate and discoverable.

IT changes fail when employees learn about them by stumbling into broken workflows. Here's the five-step framework that turns software rollouts into smooth transitions.

People managers are the connective tissue between strategy and execution, yet they're often expected to fend for themselves when it comes to bridging that gap.

The best employee directory software does more than store contact details. It helps your team discover expertise, build connections across departments, and find the right person for any question, project, or decision, without relying on someone else's memory.

The best intranet for remote teams unifies your people, knowledge, and resources in one hub that works on every device. This guide covers the evaluation criteria that matter most for distributed teams.

Most company hackathons fizzle after demo day. This guide covers the full lifecycle, from picking themes and building cross-functional teams to the follow-through that turns a two-day sprint into a lasting culture shift.

Learn how to tailor tone, message, and medium to keep your audience's focus firmly planted on the story you have to tell.

Meetings are an essential part of working together; bad meetings aren’t.

Your team carved out time on the calendar, leadership prepared remarks, and then half the company tuned in on mute with their cameras off. Ready for a change? We've got you covered.

You wouldn't start on a long journey without a map, and neither should employees. A good map can help make the entire employee expereince more intentional.

Intranets become digital ghost towns when organizations treat them as news feeds instead of the Digital HQ they could be. Here are 12 use cases that will change that.

Strong internal communication is something almost every executive agrees is important, until it's time to fund initiatives. We built this guide to help navigate that.

Protecting sensitive comms requires thinking in two layers. The first layer, infrastructure security, ensures that only authenticated employees can access your platform. The second layer, communication security, controls what employees can do with content after they access it.

While onboarding is a multifaceted challenge, a new hire resource page guiding employees to the information they need quickly and efficiently can reduce the complexity for everyone.