| One theme of this week's newsletter is the use of data to inform wellness decisions. As Rachel Lutz-Guevara, vice president of global wellness and resiliency at the tech company TaskUs, says, “We’re proactive in providing services, and those efforts show in our employee well-being metrics: lower attrition and higher KPIs.” Read on.—The Ragan Team TOP READS Report: Leaders, employees disagree on level of support for mental health. How the tech company TaskUs anticipated the pandemic with its remote-work planning. 6 strategies for evolving your benefits for a changing world and workforce. How to boost employee wellness: move! More articles. Visit our website for additional trend stories, research, case studies and more. RESEARCH Report: 4 areas of focus as U.S. employers change their approach on employee benefits. Survey: The role of communicators expanded dramatically last year as organizations responded to a series of crises. STAT OF THE WEEK One thing that consistently gets overlooked is small but significant changes in individual outlook. That's why this small piece of a state-of-mental-health report from Modern Health caught our eye. Ragan's premier Communications Week event set for Nov. 15-19. RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Best Practices for Inclusive Social Media. Creating social media content that’s sensitive to diversity, equity and inclusion is more than posting images with a mix of racial and gender identities. There are subtleties in how you showcase your organization’s commitment that goes beyond lip service. This exclusive guide from Ragan’s Social Media Leadership Council is packed with real-word examples. Ragan's Top Case Studies in Employee Communications & Culture. The case studies Ragan Communications has compiled in this book run the gamut of communications challenges in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic—from staying in touch via intranet and email in the age of working from home, to championing diversity and empowerment in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the unrest that followed. You’ll discover how dozens of organizations took on unique challenges and thrived. UPCOMING Free Ragan Webinar: How to boost employee wellness: move more and sit less
October 7, 2021 Ragan’s Internal Communications, Culture & Wellness Conference
October 13-14, 2021 Ragan's Future of Communications Conference
November 17, 2021 Ragan Webinar: How Data Can Improve Well-Being Programs and Reduce Costs
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