Three ways to update the staff directory
Categorised under: Intranets
Internal phone directories and staff directories are only useful if the details in them are complete and accurate.
This is not easy, and a mix of approaches will be needed. In general, there are three ways of keeping staff directories up to date:
- centralised updates
- self-service updating
- integration with other systems
Centralised updates
One common approach to maintaining staff directory details is to allocate the responsibility to a central staff person or team. In this approach, staff send changes to the central team, who update the staff directory accordingly.
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