Igloo Insider: Your Quarterly Update on Digital Transformation

Fall Edition

View online version WHAT WE WROTE Discover the Microsoft-Optimized Intranet Until now, organizations have had three main options when it comes to intranet solutions: SharePoint, a SharePoint overlay, or a standalone solution. In this paper, you will learn about the limitations and benefits of each, and discover a new solution that provides the best of all worlds: one that allows you to leverage your existing investments in Microsoft technology, while deploying a next-generation intranet that actually delivers the collaboration, engagement, and productivity gains an intranet should. This paper covers: The benefits and limitations of three intranet approaches: SharePoint out of the box, SharePoint overlays, and standalone intranets How to integrate Microsoft Office 365 productivity apps into your digital workplace How to meet the needs of three corporate personas Six ways to drive digital workplace transformation READ THE PAPER WHAT WE ARE READING 1. Adam Hickman explores how you can identify managers who support your desired organizational culture by asking them three key questions. Check Your Culture: 3 Questions for Managers – 4-minute read   2. Stephanie Welsh believes your digital transformation efforts will need people who can play four critical roles and explains how to identify, reward, and retain them. Digital Transformation: 4 Kinds of People Crucial to Success – 5-minute read 3. Brenden Whelehan argues why he thinks we are going about the solution for disengagement in the office completely wrong. Driving Employee Engagement – 7-minute read 4. Stuart Reed explores why digital transformation needs security at heart and how to mitigate growing security threats. Balancing Innovation and Security in Digital Transformation – 4-minute read   5. Kate Heinz provides a comprehensive overview of the most common types of company culture. The 4 Types of Organizational Culture you Should Know – 9-minute read CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT Connecting a 50,000-Person Organization with a Centralized Communication Hub Gildan, an international apparel manufacturer with over 50,000 employees, was relying on email and an outdated intranet to communicate in three languages. It was time for a change. Find out the five key requirements that Igloo Software had to meet to serve as a multilingual, sophisticated – yet intuitive and accessible – digital hub for news, resources, events, and more. "One year after the platform launched, a poll found 94% of respondents felt more informed about Gildan's global news and operations." READ THE FULL STORY UPCOMING WEBINARS Our 2020 Vision – Trends Shaping the Workforce Alexandra Levit discusses the most critical issues facing HR professionals today, including embedded HR, high-touch employee experience, and role customization. Register for the webinar Employee Alignment Starts with Meetings That Don't Suck Kristin Hancock teaches how to make space for conversation that encourage employees to achieve goals that align with your organization's priorities. Register for the webinar IGLOO BLOG Strategies, trends, and tactics to create a connected and engaged workplace. Check out the Work Rewired blog. LET'S TALK  BOOK A DEMO  This message was sent by Igloo Software to dasmith1973.blog@blogger.com I don't want your awesome emails   What are you doing with my info? Want to come visit us in person? 55 King Street West Kitchener ON N2G 4W1 Canada