Plus, Boeing reduces executive pay and furloughs nonunion employees. Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the past week and see what we can learn from them. 1. All 23andMe board members quit except the CEO Seven of the eight board members of biotech company 23andMe tendered their resignations to CEO Anne Wojcicki,...

Advice on building community, assigning leadership roles and more. While DE&I work is picked apart and politicized, squeezed and scrutinized, the work continues for internal comms pros who understand how the mechanics of fostering an inclusive culture enhance employer brand. During Ragan’s Employee Experience Conference in Nashville last month,...

Blink’s Marcy Paterson on addressing the ‘forgotten transformation’ of your frontline workforce with digital inclusivity. When optimizing your tech stack to refine the employee experience, how do you ensure that frontline workers aren’t left out of the mix? During Ragan’s Employee Experience Conference in Nashville last month, Blink. VP of Solutions...

What goes into defining a clear comms plan that’s rooted in culture? (Editor’s note: We reached out to Amazon for comment on this story and have not heard back as of publishing time.) Earlier this week, e-commerce giant Amazon announced it would require corporate employees back in the office five days a week beginning in January.  CEO Andy Jassy...

With budget season upon us, communications leaders must get creative in making their case. With budget season upon us, communications leaders must get creative in making the case for securing the resources they need. Because comms is often the coordinator and convener of cross-departmental campaigns and initiatives, it often means securing the resources...

A look at what makes some guidelines more effective than others, including advice on how to write your own. When it comes to implementing AI across your business, “start from within” becomes more than a mindfulness mantra. It takes a coordinated internal strategy to ensure that each function using AI across your organization is wielding it responsibly...