Employee Experience Platform

Akumina, the employee experience platform powering personalized digital employee experiences, today announced that it is working with Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP), the largest publicly-held developer and owner of Class A office properties in the United States, to help the organization better engage and communicate with their more than 1,200 employees and service providersBoston Selects employee experience platform to Empower WorkplaceBoston Properties continues to invest in a digital workplace strategy that amplifies its brand, elevates collaboration and reinforces its culture.

As a commercial real estate company with 196 properties across five regions, BXP’s newly designed intranet built on Akumina’s platform will drive and deliver intuitive access to resources and content.“We’re celebrating 50 years of success in 2020,” said James Whalen, Senior Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer at Boston Properties.

“Effectively enabling our talent with technology solutions that advance productivity and collaboration on behalf of our customers is critical.

Our partnership with Akumina will allow us to quickly build a modern intranet that is accessible and intuitive.

We are thrilled to be replacing our existing intranet with a new digital front door, where our teams can more effectively navigate to applications, resources and content that highlights our work in the built environment.”With Akumina-built digital workplace solutions, customers are able to securely share information and enhance the lines of communication across their entire workforce with the authentication method of their choosing while at the same time delivering a highly personalized experience that engages employees, increasing their overall engagement with the business.“Boston Properties is the embodiment of our “think big, start small, act fast” approach at Akumina,” said David Maffei, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Akumina.

“They knew they wanted to invest in a platform for easy access to content and engagement, and they knew they wanted to partner with us.

The Rise of the Employee Experience Platform in The Digital Workplace With the onset of remote and hybrid work culture, the focus has shifted to employee engagement and experience.

As per Harvard Business Review, 1100 employees found that remote workers feel shunned and left out.

Pandemic has pushed the employees to work in a completely new environment which is a challenge to deal with.

There needs to be a platform whose prime focus is to provide a good employee experience, set to solve a bunch of potential challenges.Most of the workforce desire a consumer-grade experience at work that creates a sense of belongingness toward the organization.

Happy employees are the most useful resources that can drive more engagement and lead to better results.

Brainstorming with colleagues in office canteens and breaks leads to innovative ideas.

The pandemic has completely changed employee expectations and it’s important for employers to take note of this shift.

Why?Because, according to the Thrive XM Index 2020 report, companies that prioritised employee experience not only performed better once COVID hit, but grew.

This supports the idea that a better employee experience yields better results overall.A Towers Watson study was also able to find a link between employee experience (EX) and financial performance.This points towards the fundamental belief that a good employee experience is at the heart of financial success.

But, how can companies enhance employee experience in this new normal?The Fundamentals of Employee ExperienceConnection and contribution are the fundamentals of employee experience.

Employees need to be able to connect with their colleagues and organisational purpose as well as feel they are contributing to the business and are being rewarded accordingly.Here are ways that you can enhance employee experience in your organisation:Read more