‘Organisations are like seas of knowledge. There is no limit to the amount of knowledge that an organisation has. 

However, where the issue of knowledge sharing is concerned, it is important that employees share their job-related knowledge with each other, so that they will be able to perform their job better and eventually lead to higher organisational performance’.

Faizuniah Pangil

Employee Engagement

For employees to be highly productive, they require clear role expectations, the ability to do what they do best, communication about their organisation’s mission and purpose, and learning and development opportunities [..]. When employees’ needs are met, they don’t just become ‘happier’ – they become better performers.’ 

– Gallup

An intranet with a simple user interface and rich search tool will enable employees to find the information they need easily.

As intranets encourage knowledge sharing, this leads to an increase in connections, and the deepening of employee engagement. Subject matter experts can get involved by leading forum-style conversations, and publishing blog, or thought leadership, articles. These then help disperse learning throughout the company - leading to increased information sharing. Information sharing throughout the organisation also improves employee engagement by reducing emails and meetings. 

Employee engagement is a consistent predictor of many organisational outcomes — including customer loyalty, profitability, and sales. A more recent Gallup study found that engagement was an even stronger predictor of organisational performance during recessions than in non-recession times.  

Promote Team Collaboration and Information Sharing

Good communication is based on conversations. Therefore, it is natural that internal communication encourages more dialogue. A good intranet promotes strong corporate culture and reinforces commonality between employees. This leads to increased team collaboration. It also greatly simplifies the content management process.

It is a great tool to share documents and resources, as well as post company news and announcements. This information sharing keeps employees up to date. 

Intranets allow document sharing, commenting, and editing - all remotely. This allows opportunities to work on projects together no matter the distance - simplifying information sharing. Overall, they facilitate cross-departmental communication and lead to a culture rich in team collaboration.

Essentially, an intranet acts as a built-in social media platform between employees, with the ability to integrate third party tools for a unified workplace.

A study by the McKinsey Global Institute recently concluded that productivity increases 20-25% in companies that have employees who are connected to each other and to the company. 

Now that we’ve walked through some key benefits to having an intranet, consider working with Dapth.

Find out how an intranet can benefit your employees and organisation. 

We delivered a seamless intranet solution for the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation recently, which you can read about here.