Layoffs. It’s a word no one likes to hear. But with the current economic uncertainties, continued supply chain challenges, higher interest rates and profit pressures, we’re likely to start seeing […]
In the Office or Out: Tips for Making a Hybrid Work Environment Work
It looked like the pandemic was nearly over – at least over enough for companies to consider bringing their employees back to the office. The past several months saw employers […]
The Workplace Word: 5 Ways to Improve Manufacturing Employee Communications
When communicating with employees, most companies today rely heavily on email to get messages across quickly and effectively. But for some industries, like the manufacturing industry, it’s not that simple: […]
The Workplace Word: How Internal Communications Drives Employee Engagement
As communication professionals, we often get asked the following questions: Is internal communications the same thing as employee engagement? How does internal communications impact business success/results? With so many different […]
Using Strategic Communications to Drive Organizational Change
What’s that old saying – “the only constant is change?” While that’s always been the case, there’s more truth to it now than ever before. Companies are being forced to […]
Company Culture 101: Five Questions to Ask Yourself
These days, most people understand why it’s important for a company to have engaged employees. But where it gets much trickier is the how – how do you make sure […]
Managers: A Make-or-Break Factor in Employee Engagement
“People don’t leave companies, they leave managers.” We’ve all heard some version of the above statement at one point or another. And while people leave jobs for all kinds of […]
The Sophomore: Why Engaging at This Stage Could Be Most Critical
“Darling you got to let me know…Should I stay or should I go? If you say that you are mine…I’ll be here ’til the end of time…So you got to […]
Keeping Employees Engaged in the Ever-Evolving Workplace
In today’s world, change is the new norm. In college, I vividly remember my favorite professor telling the class that we would soon enter the workforce with job titles that […]
Three ideas to “fun up” your workplace culture
In two weeks, we officially welcome summer (whether your local weather agrees or not). These next couple of months usually bring an increase in tans, relaxed faces and vacation stories […]