Workplace Best Practices

Nothing makes our clients squirm more than the words “communications metrics.” For our clients – who are either “word people” or “people people” –  there can often be a powerful [...]

  How many times have you tried to quickly find an in-network doctor, only to discover you had to first log on to your employee portal to access your benefits information? When you need your [...]

Internal communications isn’t special. Yep, sorry. You’re not special. You are subject to the same challenges and obstacles of any other marketer vying for the attention of your employees. So, [...]

As a creative agency dedicated to making peoples’ work lives better we strive to make work work for us. Sometimes that means we work off-site, or on the patio overlooking the creek at the [...]

I was pumping gas and reading the news on my phone this morning when I almost dropped my phone – “UPS Drops 15,000 Spouses from Insurance.” My mind was reeling at the news. The [...]

This year, we started a practice at Lab Monkey Communications that had our team scratching their heads a bit at first. We kick off our weekly production meetings by going around the room and [...]

  Is it just us or does it seem like everyone has a few extra questions about their healthcare plans this year? We’re in the early stages of drafting open enrollment communications for [...]

Whenever I travel, I find my eating habits significantly challenged. I recently discovered a reasonably acceptable on-the-go breakfast, only to discover this weekend that the [...]

I literally almost fell off of the treadmill when I saw the news this morning—Marissa Meyer, CEO of Yahoo! announces that the company will be ending its work from home policy in June of this [...]

Wait, wait, wait!!! Don’t shoot the messenger! Yes, I know your CFO isn’t exactly up for “regular and candid” conversations with the warehouse guys. But I feel obligated [...]