Photo: Chicago skyline viewed from Olive Park Beach, Ildar Sagdejev, http://commons.wikimedia.org

A highly effective intranet makes it easier for employees to do their jobs, which means increased productivity, collaboration, engagement and profitability for your organization.

Use “9 Types of Content Every Intranet Should Have” by Andrew Wright as your checklist to build or improve upon your organization’s intranet.

For a light-hearted view of intranets with “wish there can be” features, read “10 Intranet Features that Should Exist” by Sharon O’Dea.

To learn more about transforming your intranet and the way your employees communicate, register for the 2014 Intranet & Digital Workplace Summit, July 29-31 in Chicago, Illinois.

While you’re there, be sure to check out “Building and Launching a Global Intranet on a Shoestring Budget” presented by JoEllen Saeli-Lane, Director of Internal Communications for Care USA. In this session you will learn how to:

• Create a platform that is accessible to staff in low-bandwidth areas and on all mobile devices and browsers
• Determine the critical factors to success on a tight budget
• Create a global governance structure

What features of your organization’s intranet do your employees find relevant and use the most?