Employee Engagement

Robby Brumberg

Report: 40% of U.S. adults struggling with mental health or substance use

CDC data reveals a jarring wakeup call for employers. Here’s how wellness pros can—and should—respond.

Robby Brumberg

How health care organizations can streamline, refresh and maximize communication

A new report provides practical answers to common industry challenges—and offers lessons from applicable case studies.

Ragan Insider | Robby Brumberg

Report: 36% of employees would take a huge paycut for better work/life balance

New data reaffirms that cash is just a slice in the worker well-being pie.

Beki Winchel

Ford to cut 1,000 jobs, Verizon to hire nearly 1,000 WFH employees, and Twitter rolls out ‘Quote Tweet’ feature

Also: HBO Max reunites the cast of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ MTV’s Video Music Awards show nabs 6.4M viewers, Facebook might block news sharing in Australia, and more.

Robby Brumberg

Study: 56% of workers ‘dread’ work in the morning

Employees are understandably experiencing heightened levels of loneliness and anxiety right now. Here’s how to help alleviate feelings of despair.

Beki Winchel

Sports organizations respond to Jacob Blake shooting, Coca-Cola offering 4,000 voluntary job cuts, and Girl Scouts offers its members new looks

Also: ‘The West Wing’ reunites to urge voting, Giphy offers moving Zoom backgrounds, Gen Z consumers are shifting the PR and marketing landscape with values, and more.

Ted Kitterman

How Donna LaVoie is trying to shrink screen time

PR pros are trying to find long-term solutions for WFH and remote collaboration. Here’s how one agency leader sees the future of the industry.

Brian Pittman

D&I ideas to borrow from Scripps and MetLife

Scripps and MetLife execs share a pledge and checklist to help move your D&I forward.

Louis Alloro

Why workers need more than wellness benefits and initiatives

Perks and programs are great, but employees want leaders who express genuine care, compassion and appreciation for their labor.

Beki Winchel

Facebook CMO steps down, Delta Airlines to block middle seats until 2021, and Netflix offers socially distanced ‘Stranger Things’ experience

Also: Signing a DE&I commitment for agency pros, a Connecticut mayor lashes out at John Oliver, wellness consumers skew towards women with higher incomes, and more.