| April 2021 Digital Workplace Guide |
| As we continue to hope for better, brighter days ahead, it’s crucial to maintain a healthy culture and work/life balance. This is also a perfect time to bolster financial and organizational literacy to ensure your work aligns with key business objectives. You’ll find content addressing these concerns—and much more—in this month’s guide, and we wish you continued success in your development journey. |
| Also, check out the latest tools and products from our partners. |
3 types of financial statements to know
Quarterly reports offer a treasure trove of information for communicators. Here’s how to find the data you need when analyzing the numbers. |
24 ways to end tedious virtual meetings
With Zoom calls taking up every waking minute of the day, here are a few tip to gracefully exit a meeting and reclaim your time. |
Why companies must prioritize genuine, empathetic flexibility moving forward
2021 finds the nature of working from home at a major crossroads. Far-reaching decisions are being made on the basis of outdated assumptions and sketchy data. Here’s why. |
Developing a winning remote culture
As hybrid workplaces become more common—and remote work gains momentum, here’s how you can ensure your organization still builds a close community. |
20 productivity apps to consider
Try these tools to help get more organized, efficient and effective in your work. |
| From Our Partners |
Microsoft Viva
Meet Microsoft Viva |
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| Microsoft Viva is an employee experience platform that brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources and insights. And coming soon, Microsoft Viva Connections gives everyone a personalized destination to discover relevant news, conversations and the tools they need to succeed. Shape an inclusive corporate culture where everyone has a voice. |
| Viva Connections gives you a curated, company-branded experience that brings together relevant news, conversations and other resources. It is personalized and appears in the apps and devices you already use every day, like Microsoft Teams and Yammer. Viva Connections is the launchpad for Microsoft Viva and the gateway to your employee experience. |
| Learn more about Microsoft Viva. |
| Watch this webinar on demand and meet Microsoft Viva: A New Kind of Employee Experience and What it Means for Internal Communications. |
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| Human Centered, Technology Driven, Humor Inspired |
| Peppercomm’s employer/employee experience team partners with communication/HR leaders to create cultures in which both organizations and employees thrive. Our insight-to-impact approach enables the dynamic flow of ideas and information across, up and down the organization. Powered by technology, our proprietary approach is nevertheless based on the fundamental recognition that we are still humans connecting with humans. And because we’re human, we incorporate the tenets of humor to create authentic, flexible, memorable programs. |
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| Simpplr is today’s modern employee intranet. Our software helps companies engage their workforce by streamlining internal communication and forging employee connections. |
| Simpplr customers include many leading brands such as Workday, AAA, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, DocuSign, Eurostar, and Columbia University. Our customers are improving internal communications, increasing employee engagement, and reducing employee turnover. |
| Will your company benefit from a modern intranet? |
| Watch this FREE Modern Intranet webinar recording to learn how to unify your workforce with your virtual headquarters. |
| Download 2021 Intranet Buyers Guide |
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| Must-Have Employee Newsletter Templates for Outlook |
| Take your internal communications to the next level with these five beautiful employee newsletter templates to inspire your next company update! |
| With these email templates you will: |
Gain access to a selection of engaging, visually appealing email designs.
Easily use these newsletters within Outlook.
Save yourself a whole lot of time! |
| Create, send, and measure employee updates from Outlook and Gmail. |
| If you're looking for a solution to pair beautiful email design with analytics, ContactMonkey can help you. ContactMonkey is a powerful internal communications tool that integrates with your Outlook inbox. Create beautiful and responsive HTML email templates for Outlook, and measure how your employees engage with your emails with in-depth email tracking. Boost engagement within your existing Outlook distribution lists by pinpointing the exact content your employees want to see using our instant employee surveys feature. |
| See for yourself with our quick three-minute, on-demand video |
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| Turning Communications from a Function to a Practice |
| There is a fundamental misunderstanding when it comes to the role of internal communication. With the growing need for a digital workplace, it is becoming more and more apparent that internal comms is a practice, not a function; a practice through which companies foster an inclusive, connected and engaged workforce. |
| Download our eBook which describes how leaders can build a strategy that puts communication on the path to being the key driver of a thriving culture. |
To include your solution in this Guide contact
Hannah Lavelle at [email protected]. |
