Intranet teams: are we leading or managing?

By: James Robertson Posted: November 26, 2008

The first session of the 2-day Intranet Leadership Forum workshop in Sydney today asked the question: are we leading or managing our intranets? Leading is about being proactive, strategic and …

Exploring the Intranet Hive (part 2)

By: Cairo Walker Posted: March 16, 2008

This article completes the exploration of the Intranet Hive, a new model for managing intranets.

Exploring the Intranet Hive (part 1)

By: Cairo Walker Posted: February 8, 2008

This article introduces the Intranet Hive, a comprehensive model for managing ongoing intranet activities.

Position descriptions for intranet managers

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: February 9, 2007

Position descriptions describe the key responsibilities and duties of the intranet manager, fulfulling two audiences, the intranet manager as well as the organisation.

The intranet homepage, protect it with a policy

By: Cairo Walker Posted: October 1, 2006

An intranet homepage policy is tool that can provide some welcome support to intranet managers as well as providing a clear direction to business units and senior managers on the …

Five key intranet policies

By: James Robertson Posted: July 1, 2006

This briefing takes a different look at the role of intranet policies, and outlines five policies that all intranet teams should develop.

Leadership tips for intranet teams

By: James Robertson Posted: March 1, 2006

Intranet teams must take on a strong leadership role, and drive forward the evolution and enhancement of the site.

Intranet managers must be managers

By: James Robertson Posted: February 1, 2006

The intranet manager should be free to focus solely on managing the site, and not publishing content or doing admin work.

Intranets: losing the language of enforcement

By: James Robertson Posted: July 3, 2005

All too often, centralised intranet teams find themselves battling with decentralised authors to enforce consistency and quality standards.

Make intranets the first source of news

By: James Robertson Posted: June 2, 2005

Intranets must be more than just a dumping ground for ‘second-hand documents’ if they are to be successful. Instead, a radically different policy needs to be put in place.