The tchop blog: internal communication, community and employee apps
Internal communications plan template: copy it, fill it in, reach everyone
A free internal communications plan template you can copy today, with a filled-in example, a channel guide for every type of employee, and the metrics to track.
10 ways to improve employee communication and engagement with an intranet
Ten practical ways to improve employee communication and engagement with an intranet, from one trusted news source to reaching staff without a desk.
Design for engagement: internal communication best practices backed by research
12 internal communication best practices from research on reading, behaviour, and notifications. Design updates people notice, read, and answer.
Latest Articles
No company email, no directory account, six weeks on site. How to identify, onboard and offboard temp and agency workers in an employee app, including works council and GDPR.
Temp and seasonal workers have no company email, no Microsoft account and often only weeks on site. What each channel reaches, who it misses, and where an app fits.
Forty employee engagement ideas sorted by where people work: desk, shift, field, and mixed teams. Every idea says what it takes and who it leaves out.
Last updated: 9 October 2026 In 2025, departures from US jobs equalled 3.3% of the workforce every…
Last updated: 9 October 2026 Only 20% of employees worldwide were engaged at work in 2025, according…
A web app reaches everyone with a link. A native app gets push notifications and offline use. Costs, app-store rules and the decision, checked September 2026.
ISO 27001 certifies a management system. SOC 2 is an audit report on controls over a period. What each proves, and what to ask a vendor that has one and not the other.
A push notification is free to send and needs an installed app. An SMS costs money per message and reaches any phone number. When each one wins, with sources.
An engagement survey measures the drivers twice a year. A pulse survey checks one thing monthly or quarterly. Cadence, cost and what each answers, with sources.
The new hyped AI model everyone talks about is called Jev. It doesn’t write anything. And probably that’s the point.