Internal communication professionals gathered in Chicago, IL, for the Internal Communications for a Non-Desk Workforce conference. Attendees learned about the latest tools, technology and communication strategies to help their organization deliver internal news to a dispersed workforce driving engagement and business results. The three-day immersive conference started with pre-conference workshops on October 17th. The workshop
By Hannah Beasley, Non-Desk Matters. A few years ago, I visited a manufacturing plant that was just over a year old. In a historically difficult industry, the leadership at this plant wanted to implement new and innovative strategies for increasing productivity and improving the culture. Older facilities producing similar outputs had struggled for decades with
Written by By Ted Sapountzis, VP Marketing, Simpplr Millennials are now the largest generation in the workforce, bringing with them an affinity for technology and very specific expectations for work/life balance. While some innovative companies have offered flexibility when, where, and how employees do their work for several years now, millennial-friendly workplaces weren’t mainstream until
