Intranets play a strategic role in times of disruptive change

By: James Robertson Posted: October 18, 2012

We’ve worked with many organisations that have gone through an immense amount of organisational change. These are a challenging times, and the temptation would be to leave the intranet until …

It’s time to put the focus back on frontline knowledge

By: James Robertson Posted: July 27, 2012

“We want to be number one for customer service.” We’ve heard this stated by a number of our clients over the years, particularly in the financial services industry. This makes …

What should a global intranet team be doing?

By: James Robertson Posted: March 12, 2012

We’ve written a lot about the roles and responsibilities of intranet teams, with a focus on the activities of teams in medium to large organisations. Intranet teams in global firms, …

Intranets: global and local

By: James Robertson Posted: December 21, 2011

All intranets must find a balance between global (common) and local (specific) information.

Reverse innovation of intranets in global companies

By: James Robertson Posted: September 6, 2011

Global companies, whether banks, pharmaceutical companies or non-profits, have a particularly strong need for great intranets. With tens or hundreds of thousands of staff across dozens of countries, intranets must …

What message does your intranet send to your staff?

By: James Robertson Posted: July 29, 2011

Organisations with a strong public brand and reputation are under growing pressure to deliver an intranet to match.

Moving on from newsletters

By: James Robertson Posted: February 24, 2011

In this modern age, there is no reason to continue the 50 year-old practice of sending corporate newsletters.

Employee engagement and intranets

By: Steve Byrne Posted: December 16, 2010

Intranets can do much to support employee engagement initiatives and objectives.

What six things do staff want on their mobile devices?

By: James Robertson Posted: December 16, 2010

When in the field, staff only want a few key things on their mobile devices, not the whole intranet.

Three elements of every intranet strategy

By: James Robertson Posted: August 31, 2010

At any given point, intranet teams must be able to describe: where we’ve been, what we’re doing, and what comes next.