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40 REASONS WHY EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS AN INTRANET
21. Utilize User ProfilesIn An Online Staff Directory
We’ve all hadthat first day at a new jobexperiencewhere we’ve been introduced to a dozencolleaguesand within five minutes have forgotten theirnames.
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An easily updated online staff directory on the employee intranet does awaywith that embarrassingproblem. The new hire will be able to refreshtheir memoryby clicking on the faces or names within the onlinedirectory.
23. SupportOngoing Training And Development
22. Facilitate Collaboration With Staff Biographies
Some businesses have taken things a step furtherand have included moredetailed employee profilesandbiographies within the staff directory.As well as outlining the worker’s primary job focus, areas of expertise andcurrentprojects, you could include additional social intranetfeatures like individual activitywalls or follow-me functionality. These featureshelp to connect employees and encouragecollaborationandjointworking.
It’s likely that employees will fromtime to time be required to undergotraining to updatetheir knowledge and skills. Using an employee intranet, it’s easy to create simplee-learningpagesfor employees. It is a proven, cost-effective andflexible way to deploywork-related training. The e-learningcould take many formsincluding webinars, quizzes, how-to videos, podcasts orblogs. Employee intranet-based e-learning delivers consistent content to all learners, minimizes disruption to normal business activities andallows staffto train attheir own pace.
24. Keep A Log of Employees’ Professional Development
Furthermore, e-learning systems provide an electronic record of training and achievement foreach employee. This is often an essential recordfor compliance and auditing purposes and it is a very visible demonstration to employees of theirvalue tothe company.
