The future of employee management with Microsoft Viva

The world of employee management has undergone an unprecedented rapid and transformative change globally. In consequence, leaders and managers have navigated unexpected and challenging times. Workers worldwide are fundamentally re-evaluating their careers: where and how they work and why they work where they do. The need to re-evaluate culture, technology, and management practices is greater today than it ever has been before.

With the continued shift towards a ‘new way’ of work, the importance of a physical workplace has decreased while the importance of cultural and technological advantage has taken center stage. What are organizations looking to do in the future to continue to improve the employee experience, and what successes are they having now as they implement new tools, methods, and approaches?

Today, leaders and managers have new digitally enabled options from new mainstream categories of digital employee management tools like Viva Goals for objective management, to Pulse for employee listening, to Viva Insights for improving the wellbeing and productivity of individuals, teams, and the organization at large. The demands of employees are higher than ever when it comes to learning and can only be met with pro-active and connected learning initiatives like those powered by Microsoft Viva Learning, while employee recognition, connection, and networking remain essential areas of focus during a time of considerable workforce change.

Join Brandon Pittman, an award-winning Microsoft 365 strategist and digital employee experience enthusiast, as he shares insight on how to better plan for, prepare for, and benefit from the future of employee management.

Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow

There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question that is often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need?

Join internationally recognized industry expert Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.

For Employee Communications:
These past few years have accelerated changes and disrupted how companies lead, enable, empower, and engage around communications. Leaders in corporate communications, human resources, and IT are all tackling new responsibilities and challenges in connecting with employees who no longer regularly share the same workspace and may be overwhelmed with increased communication volume, velocity, and variety.

We have been catapulted into a new employee experience paradigm, and it can be challenging to get our bearings. We now need to plan for the future, but it can be hard to consider the future when the present is filled with unique and pressing communication challenges. Yet, the future of communication may hold answers to problems we are experiencing today; it may inspire us to change and, perhaps most importantly, enable us to understand how to prepare to embrace a better one.

Gain insights into employee communications, intranets, the digital workplace, and employee experience strategy and tactics with expert support to share insight on how to better understand, leverage, and prepare for the future of employee communications.

For Employee Collaboration:
Today employees digitally collaborate with more people, more frequently, on more things and in more ways than ever before. This increased volume, velocity, and variety is changing how digital employee collaboration is evolving.

We can no longer re-actively respond to collaboration needs with baseline enablement. We need to pro-actively work to improve the collaboration and process experiences of our digital employee experience or we risk being left behind in the race for talent, competitive advantage, and better business outcomes.

There are proven approaches and best practices that organizations are using today to lead the way when it comes to collaboration and the employee experience. From the future with Microsoft Loop and ContextIQ to the more connected and integrated experiences of Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Teams and Outlook today there is a tremendous amount worth knowing.

Gain insights into employee collaboration, how organizations are responsibly enabling, empowering and enhancing it and be better prepared for the future of collaboration.

For Employee Management:
The world of employee management has undergone a rapid and evolving change. Leaders and managers have navigated unexpected and challenging times. Workers worldwide are rethinking where and how they work and why they work where they do. The need to re-evaluate culture, technology, and management practices is greater today than it ever has been before.

With the continued shift towards hybrid work, the importance of a physical workplace has decreased, and the importance of cultural and technological advantage has become more evident. What are organizations looking to do in the future to continue to improve the employee experience, and what successes are they having now as they try new tools, methods, and approaches?

Today, leaders and managers have new digitally-enabled options from new mainstream categories of digital employee management tools like Viva Goals for objective management to Viva Insights for improving how we, our teams, and our organization work. The demands of employees are higher than ever when it comes to learning and can only be met with pro-active and connected learning initiatives like those powered by Microsoft Viva Learning, while employee recognition, connection, and networking remain essential areas of focus during a time of considerable workforce change.

Gain insights into the complexities and practices organizations are using to improve adoption, alignment, excellence and more.

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EMPLOYEE CONNECTIVITY & NETWORKING IN TEAMS

Organizations and leaders today need to be pro-active in enabling and empowering employees to connect and network with one another beyond their working teams. Employees today are more disconnected and isolated due to the acceleration of hybrid and remote work; however, it is clear that the more connected an employee is the more productive they can be with their network, and the more likely they are to be retained for longer. In today’s world of reshuffling, resignation and challenges with finding talent investing in connecting and networking your employees is more important than ever.

Join Brandon Pittman, award winning Digital Workplace Strategist, as he shares the best practices of how to enhance existing ways of working in Microsoft Teams and Yammer communities. He will also share insights on the ways customers are leading their organizations forward with knowledge networks.

Supercharging Internal Communications with the Power of Microsoft Viva

In today's fast-paced business landscape, leaders in corporate communications, human resources, and IT face unprecedented challenges in connecting with their employees. The traditional workplace has undergone a profound transformation, with remote work becoming the new norm and communication channels becoming increasingly diverse and overwhelming. Amidst these changes, it can be difficult to navigate the present while planning for the future. However, Microsoft Viva, the cutting-edge employee experience platform, holds the key to extending the reach and impact of intranet communications.

Join Brandon Pittman, an award-winning Digital Workplace Strategist, as he unveils the power of Microsoft Viva in revolutionizing internal communications. With Microsoft Viva's innovative applications such as Connections, Engage, and Amplify, organizations can unlock a world of possibilities to enhance the employee experience.

During this presentation, you will gain valuable insights into best practices for leveraging Microsoft Viva's features and functionalities. Learn how to create a communication strategy that reaches employees wherever they are, reduces communication noise, and fosters meaningful connections. Whether you're a senior executive or an IT professional, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to harness the full potential of Microsoft Viva, transforming your internal communications into a strategic advantage for your organisation. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be at the forefront of the employee experience revolution with Microsoft Viva.

Top 8 Navigation Design Improvements For Your Microsoft 365 Digital Workplace

70% of people start their journey by navigating.

It is at the very heart of an effective digital workplace. Improving the navigation experience is Intranet’s number one priority, and it often is not effectively designed or implemented. Navigation is also foundational for integration, automation, security, and many other essential areas of digital workplace investment. Poor navigation creates unnecessary inefficiencies and dependency on already overburdened resources to fill the navigation gaps with their time and effort directing requests, linking digital workspaces, important applications, and more.

The good news is that organizations employ proven designs and best practices today to overcome these challenges. Join Brandon Pittman, a Microsoft specialist and Nilsen Norman Group Intranet award winner, as he shares insight on how to better plan, design, personalize, configure, integrate, and enhance navigation for your Intranet and Digital Workplace.

1. Workplace Directory
2. Personalization
3. Audience Targeting
4. Icons
5. Layout & Design Patterns
6. App/Solution Directory
7. Integration
8. Reporting/Analytics