Category: Intranet idea

The Dual Mode Intranet

Every organization has two modes that need to be handled: “business as usual”, and “business as UNususal”.

The balance between them—how much collective time spent in respective mode—is dependent on the organization’s mission, nature, leadership, size, age and several other factors. To recognize that the two modes exist in every organization, and to build a collection of digital services that supports work in both modes, is imperative if you want to deliver a great digital employee experience.

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Level Up Your Intranet Stakeholders

Did you know there are three levels of maturity among intranet stakeholders that provide services and info on the intranet? Let me explain.

Level one is when the stakeholder doesn’t realize at all that information is important.

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Intranet manager, you’re NOT the document manager

You’re the Intranet Manager, so of course you’re also responsible for all the invoices in the organization? Do I hear you say “no”?

But all the contracts of employment – surly that is your responsibility to handle, store, and archive? Again “no”?

We can all see that invoices are the responsibility of the Finance department, within an accounting software tool. And contracts are often stored in a Human Recources Management System and governed by HR specialists. No one would ever ask the Intranet manager to fix this.

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Job Role Content—”Rocket Fuel” For Your Intranet

If you run an intranet in a big organization, you probably need to explore intranet personalization, tailoring and targeting, because the ordinary employee doesn’t need 14,000 pages for getting the work done.

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Moments of truth—and the relevance of your intranet

Take a long, hard look at this photo. This is the core business in Region Skåne, my organisation.

The patient in the bed (a small child) and this nurse, along with 27,999 additional healthcare staff, is the primary reason why Region Skåne exists. This photo embodies the organisational mission—to treat patients and to save lives.

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