| November 2021 Digital Workplace Guide |
| Burnout, purpose and engagement remain top of mind to many organizations as we head toward the end of the year. It’s also a good time to measure the outcomes of your communications efforts for the year and, as you plan for 2021, consider sustainability—a topic that will only grow in importance next year. |
| In this month’s Digital Workplace Guide, you’ll find helpful guidance that sheds light on these essential issues. We hope you’ll discover advice and tactics that will make your business stronger and reinforce your role as a strategic advisor in your organization. |
| Also, check out the latest tools and products from our partners: |
How to assess, address and overcome burnout
Read this to get a fresh perspective on your approach to work and how to lead a healthier post-pandemic life. |
Outputs vs outcomes: Why does the difference matter?
As comms teams prepare for 2022, they should measure employees’ change in knowledge and behavior. |
How communicators can craft better sustainability messaging
As more and more consumers say they want to know how your organization is protecting the planet, here’s how to make sure your message hits the mark. |
Your roadmap to cultivate a purposeful culture
If you want to retain your team and recruit the best talent, you must have a purposeful culture that’s rooted in core values—not perks. |
5 useless questions to remove from engagement surveys
Remove the fluff with no clear path to action, and you’ll get higher response rates, better data and more robust answers. You’ll also build trust and waste less time. |
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| Corporate communicators have a responsibility to inform, educate and motivate their respective audiences. |
| Beyond that, you have an opportunity (and an obligation) to build trust, provide clarity and make employees feel valued. Amid so much ongoing uncertainty, how can you keep up with these daunting challenges? Much of it comes down to email strategy. |
| PoliteMail’s latest guide, “Internal Corporate Communications: Email Best Practices” offers a trove of smart guidance to fuel your COVID-era communication. The free download provides clarity on how to maximize messaging during this historic period of workplace upheaval, along with data-backed tips to make sure your email cuts through the noise. |
| PoliteMail is your one-stop shop for impressive emails and robust metrics, all within Outlook. Learn how to optimize your email communication to keep employees informed and engaged. |
| Looking for more resources? Check out our free resource center. |
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| As hybrid working has dispersed employees, many feel they’ve lost that essential connection to their company’s values, colleagues and leadership teams. A key way to reconnect your staff is through a brand-aligned, employee-focused and visually appealing intranet. |
| Join Microsoft MVP Suzy Dean on Nov. 30th for this free webinar and explore how rich, creative internal brand promotion will aid retention and support growth. |
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| In our era of widespread remote work, your employees’ workspaces being cluttered, cramped or chaotic afterthought, could be costing your business dearly—in terms of productivity, morale and even retention. But how can you reverse this trend—and start giving employees the comfort they need and deserve? |
| Download your free guide to learn how employee well-being can improve your retention and recruiting efforts and start making meaningful strides toward creating a happier, healthier workplace—and workforce. |
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| The two-way conversation between an employee and company leadership is more important than ever as the workplace environment has shifted and you must reach your employees where they are—hybrid, remote, in-office, frontline. |
| Join us on Dec. 6th for this free webinar and to learn how you can unlock the way people connect and engage to reach their full potential at your organization. Hear real-world examples from ADM, Raising Cane’s, Lehigh Valley Health, BigLots, TD SYNNEX, Hawaii Pacific Health, Wawa and DOW, on how they are solving for the uncertain road ahead. |
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| Now and in 2022, next-generation digital workplace ecosystems should place human engagement, technology and agility first. |
| Join us on December 9th for this free webinar and hear Workiva share their employee communication learnings from 2021, how company intranets played a significant role in employee experience (and continue to do so!) and how you can continuously refine your corporate intranet experience for a hybrid work environment in 2022. |
