From getting new leaders to record a video of themselves answering random questions to Lady Whistledown posts, it’s easy to see why Westpac New Zealand ranks as one of the world’s top performing Viva Engage networks.

There are three key purposes for using Viva Engage at Engage Squared. 1. Showcasing the completion of successful projects and sharing lessons learned. 2. Nurturing a culture of sharing and connectedness. 3. Reward and recognition.

CEO Emma Harrington admits she was nervous, and maybe even a little anxious, when she first started to share her thoughts, ask questions and open herself up on The NRMA’s Viva Engage network.

Fast forward four years and posting, listening and joining conversations on Viva Engage is the least pressured and most fun part of Emma’s job!

You may have great leaders in your organisation, but are they great digital leaders?

As hybrid work becomes the new norm, it is imperative leaders are able to connect and communicate in digital spaces, not just face-to-face or in an office environment.

Becoming a great digital leader doesn’t happen by accident. It takes work and planning. Global food and beverage giant Nestle has shared how it coaches its great digital leaders.

Westpac New Zealand launched Yammer to give everyone a voice and to break down traditional organisational and hierarchical divides.

Guess what? It works!

Imagine, days before your entire organisation is forced into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you join the company as the new CEO.

That’s exactly what happened at RACQ. Learn how the new CEO connected with his thousands of employees scattered across the enormous state of Queensland.

Chairman of the Board, Jesse Wiley, keeps his finger on the pulse by regularly reading through the company’s Yammer network to engage in discussions and share updates.

When Medibank launched a campaign for a vision statement, CEO Craig Drummond asked his employees to share their ideas. He used a Yammer group called “Craig Chat”.

When a leader genuinely shares personal updates or asks questions on Yammer, people can tell it’s them - that’s how genuine two-way relationships are built.

Watch the video recording from SWOOP Chat Sydney about the power of saying ‘thanks’ on Yammer at the NSW Department of Customer Service.

At Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, CFO Mitch Perry is almost always among the top 10 most influential people on the company’s Yammer network.

Service NSW is a government agency whose leadership team listens to employees on Workplace from Facebook and asks questions to learn from frontline workers.

Westpac and NBN's CEOs both use the same collaboration analytics tool, SWOOP Analytics, to measure how well top managers are engaging with staff.

AMP New Zealand kicked off its Workplace network when the CEO sent an all company email saying this was his last email of the kind, it’s time to head to Workplace.

As the #MeToo campaign flooded social media, NBN CEO, Bill Morrow, wrote an open post on Workplace asking victims to come forward. In seconds the post lit up.

When Syngenta held its global leadership conference, leaders were presented with their own personal level of interaction on Yammer compared with their peers.

Bankwest boasts a Yammer network that is an establised part of the company’s culture, a place where employees go to collaborate, share and problem solve.

How to you become one of the world’s best Yammer networks? The answer is executive engagement. For Diageo, it’s all about leading by example.

TAFE NSW rely on SWOOP to pinpoint the “black holes of communication” and see exactly where help is needed on their Workplace from Facebook network.