Podcast Work Culture
uStudio Staff | Podcasting

SHRM and HR Magazine reports podcasts gain favor amid “always-on” work cultures
SHRM and HR Magazine recently released an article featuring how Outset Medical, a medical technology provider in Los Altos, Calif., implemented the uStudio podcasting platform to modernize the employee experience and combat digital tool fatigue, all while instrumenting and measuring workforce engagement. Rounding out the article, uStudio’s CEO, Jen Grogono, weighs in on the importance of having robust analytics part of your enterprise podcasting platform.
Employers and employees all over the world are finding themselves inundated with intranets, video calls, instant messaging, emails, portals and more on a daily basis causing screen and read-write communication fatigue. Audio and video podcasts aimed at providing employees a corporate Netflix-style media streaming experience for important content are growing in popularity as a way to cut through the low-engagement tool bloat that many companies have fallen prey to. What’s more, media and podcast streaming can give employees a chance to learn on their own time back and a break from appointment screen meetings.
Among other important topics, this article covers the following topics:
- Growing appeal of asynchronous communication amid online meeting fatigue
- Best uses for internal podcasting and solving time zone issues
- Importance of measuring podcast use and content engagement