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The three trends shaping the future of the social intranet
The three trends shaping the future of the social intranet. A social intranet is a platform that centralises a company's employee…

How you can improve your organisational health in the new world of work
At a time when remote or hybrid working has become more of a rule than an exception, it’s becoming more and more difficult to develop…
Create your own career, at Plek
As a functional consultant at Plek you get the freedom to discover for yourself how you can make Plek better. We asked a number of our…
Don't let knowledge go to waste, use Plek as an internal Wikipedia
Within the walls of an organisation, a lot of knowledge floats. This is in employees' heads, written down in notepads, tucked away in Word…

Reboarding at Plek: Going back to work with confidence!
Lizz is a consultant at Plek, she has been coaching our clients a lot about onboarding. Besides onboarding, our platform can also be used…

How to use a data-driven personalised conversation to boost engagement
The ‘data & conversational’-revolution now enters the field of employee engagement. The impact of this revolution for ‘listening-strategies…

Connect Plek with more than 750 apps via Zapier
Did you know that it's possible to link Plek with more than 750 other applications without technical knowledge? You can easily do this via…
Digital onboarding, how does it work?
You've known about 'onboarding' for a long time, obviously. The big change in this area is that the introduction and familiarisation of new…
Looking for more clout during corona
Working from home: from luxury to necessity. The corona virus caused organizations to switch to remote working at lightning speed. This…
The success of RTMnet. Four insights about the implementation at Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Did you miss Frankwatching's Digital Workspace Event ? In this blog we list the most important insights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport…
Successfully reboarding your employees: five tips
Help your employees to feel welcome at the office again. We give you 5 tips for a successful reboarding. Number one: Involve everybody Start…
Plek joins Digital Workspace Event
Will you also join us on November 9 to hear how Rotterdam The Hague Airport uses Plek for onboarding, reaching and involving its employees…
7 benefits of onboarding on a digital platform
Did you know that with a lousy onboarding experience, you are twice as likely to risk new employees leaving your organization? A good…
The three pitfalls of onboarding
A good start for a new employee, that's what everyone wants. But how do you do it exactly, and what do you have to pay attention to? We…
A new platform for Bam-mam
Since the end of July, Bam-mam, the association that brings Single Mothers by Choice together, is already the fiftieth organisation active…
FloreoKids opts for short lines in the organisation
Childcare organisation FloreoKids has been using Plek for over two months, which is why we were curious about their experiences…
Take your time, turn on the holiday snooze!
You pulled out all the stops to get things done in your last week. And then you left everything behind and went on a holiday. Or... did you…
Connect and engage your employees with the Plek app
In the wide range of modern communication tools, it has become indispensable: the employee app. At Plek we understand that online…
BranchePartners joins forces with Plek
BranchePartners and Plek have joined forces. Thanks to this unique cooperation, dealer associations have access to a safe, international and…
Kickstart your Plek with our unique implementation
If you choose Plek, we will help you with the rollout of your own platform. As a consultant, I help organisations with the implementation…
Discover the new home office features of Plek!
It's time to evaluate, a good year after the first lockdown. In the vital sectors, they still work very hard to cure as many patients as…
One year of working from home: the breakthrough of hybrid working
Today is the National Work from Home Day. It is exactly one year ago that we started working from home in large numbers. This so-called…
Are you still privacyproof?
Personal details of citizens who needed help from government institutions, medical information of people who had themselves tested on COVID…
How to survive Blue Monday, and all the Mondays that follow
Today is Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year, according to research by Cliff Arnall . The phenomenon does not really exist, it…
Online onboarding during corona, how to get started?
Our new online marketeer Aron van Diepen has just completed his first week at Plek. Starting a new job, now that we are all obliged to work…
The 5 benefits of a social intranet
A social intranet connects people, across the boundaries of teams, departments and organizations. Because a social intranet provides you…
Onboarding is a necessity if you want new employees to stick around
At Plek we believe in a warm welcome for new employees. We spend time to get to know new colleagues and we ensure that they are able to find…
A smoke-free UMCG
As of 1 January 2019, the UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen) will become a smoke-free environment. Because the subject of smoking…
‘Privacy and internal communication? It starts with common sense.’
An efficient organization stands or falls on smooth communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing. A social intranet brings all of…
How to manage information overload?
More than 2,1 million employees in Holland suffer information overload. In a world with data is unlimited and always available, information…
Intranet Conference 2019
You might have seen a few pictures of our eye-catching stand. With two rappers, a few scaffolds and building company TBI-Infra we can…
Why PlekApp and WhatsApp can help you with your work-life balance
New group: "Birthday Joost". Group message: “Hi everybody, we would like to buy a gift for Joost. Who is in? I will send you some useful…
Plek receives ISO 27001 certification for information security
We are super proud! Information security, privacy and protection of sensitive business date have always played an important role in our…
Onboarding #4: Stay in touch
In our previous blog about onboarding we explained how to make your onboarding process official and how to implement it in your…
Onboarding #3: Official integration
In our previous blogs on onboarding we explained how a roadmap can help every new employee find their place in the organization (online and…
The 9 behavioral glasses you need to make a success out of your social intranet
Introducing a social intranet in an organization often constitutes a major change. It takes time and it's not always easy to get everyone…
Onboarding #2: From introduction to diving in at the deep end
In our previous blog about onboarding we shared some shocking results with regard to new employees' first few months on the job. Among…
Onboarding #1: Why you need onboarding
Bringing in the ideal new employee isn't easy. You're doing all you can do: an enticing vacancy, extensive screening, solid job interviews…
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Once upon a time, this guy named Mark Zuckerberg visited the Plek demo and thought 'Hey, that's great stuff. We must have this!' He clicked…
7 things you missed from the radio interview with Plek
We needed a change of scenery for a while, so we visited the radio studio of New Business Radio. Managing Director Rik Mulder and Technical…
De Keet: TBI Infra's Plek is 'super chill'
"Intranet? Nobody ever looks at that, right?" Well, they do if you take the right approach. An accessible, simple and smart platform gets…
How to make your colleagues quit WhatsApp - five tips
German tire manufacturer Continental - with 235,000 employees worldwide - is taking some serious measures: WhatsApp on work phones is now…
How does Plek deal with GDPR and what does this mean for your organization?
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation - AVG or Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming in Dutch) has entered into force in May. A…
Privacy in business chats: do you have everything sorted out?
Can an employer access employees' chat conversations? Has your organization implemented rules and regulations with regard to employee…
How to avoid social media pitfalls in internal communications
From across Europe they came to Copenhagen: the communication professionals of the IABC , the International Association of Business…
Guest blog by Peter Staal: The advantages of crossing departmental boundaries
The arrival of social intranets has enabled employees to connect and work with people from outside their own department or organization. But…