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3 days ago | ragan.com | Sean Devlin

When used correctly, an employee intranet should be a vibrant source of employee-centric information and a platform that reflects an organization’s culture. However, far too often, intranets serve as little more than a repository for employee holiday calendars. But according to Kristin Komar, senior manager of global communications at Uber, it doesn’t need to be this way. “We realized that an intranet shouldn’t be just a document storage tool,” she said.

5 days ago | ragan.com | Sean Devlin

Managers aren’t just team leaders — they’re also key parts of any organization’s communications structure. Comms pros can lean on managers to help spread internal news and updates and relate them in a way that meshes with an individual team. But what happens when a new manager joins an existing team? Newly placed managers and communicators can work together to learn, adjust and apply communications processes.

5 days ago | ragan.com | Jon Minnick

Executives talk a lot about trust. The real part is all about earning it!It is not about the ever-so-long speech or the polished intranet update that defines what employees believe. It is the recurring messages they see in motion, the way managers share updates, the peer voices spotlighted in Teams and even the line beneath someone’s email. These aren’t broadcast moments, they’re embedded signals. It is where culture is truly reinforced, or quietly undone.

1 week ago | ragan.com | Sean Devlin

Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the last week and see what we can learn from them. 1. Royal Bank of Canada orders employees back to their desks four days per weekRoyal Bank of Canada is the latest institution to move closer to a full-time return to work. According to a report in The Globe and Mail, the bank will transition from a three-day-a-week in-person schedule to four days later this year.

1 week ago | ragan.com | Isis Simpson-Mersha

Kristin McHugh originally set out to be a journalist, but a college professor introduced her to the world of communications—and she never looked back. Now at PwC as the chief marketing and communications officer, McHugh recently led the firm’s first brand refresh in 14 years, blending its heritage with a bold, modern identity. The global update included a refreshed logo, a standout orange palette, and a new campaign centered on helping clients move forward.