Use video to connect and engage the enterprise

By: James Robertson Posted: November 5, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of presenting at a conference on the power of video to connect and engage with staff. The full 25min presentation is shared above, and …

Welcome (back) to Cairo Walker

By: James Robertson Posted: September 9, 2014

Many years back, Cairo Walker was one of our super-star consultants. Coming back from a background of enterprise and intranet roles in New Zealand, Cairo had a remarkable ability to …

How to create successful SharePoint intranets (presentation)

By: James Robertson Posted: July 23, 2014

We’ve just had the pleasure of participating in both the Australian and New Zealand SharePoint conferences, organised by Share The Point. These events covered a huge spectrum of SharePoint topics, …

There are now less than two weeks to go to get your submissions into the Intranet Innovation Awards, with our closing date on June 6th.  If you’re still wondering about …

Welcome to Tracey Edwards!

By: James Robertson Posted: May 14, 2014

Life is busy at Step Two at the moment, and not just because of our conference. We’ve been doing a heap of interesting client work, across Australia and across the …

We’ve been doing a lot of work recently for global organisations, headquartered in places as diverse as London, Oxford, Sydney, Geneva and Stockholm. It’s tremendously interesting work, and it gives …

The world is not flat when it comes to global intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: April 9, 2014

Some years back, Thomas L. Friedman argued in his best-selling book that the world is flat when it comes to commerce. The central argument is that globalisation now means that …

Intranets help spread company culture and values

By: James Robertson Posted: March 25, 2014

Intranets always partly reflect their organisations’ cultures, and they mirror the companies they serve through content, processes, and contributions from employees.  The best intranets are not only deliberate aligned with …

Modern intranets are now much more than just a repository for corporate content. Transformed by new technologies — and new ways of working — intranets are becoming core platforms for …

Never underestimate the power of a colourful room

By: James Robertson Posted: February 21, 2014

In recent times, we’ve been doing a lot of work in the university space, typically around determining a practical strategy for a new intranet/portal (depending on what you call it). …