# Field Notes

Digging into workplace culture, connection, and communication

**August 6, 2026**  
**Haystack Launches the Intranet Industry’s First Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server**  
Your employees are already asking AI for answers — the question is whether those answers come from your company's single source of truth. Haystack's new MCP server, the first in the intranet industry, lets Claude pull permission-aware, cited answers straight from your intranet.

## Editor's Picks

**Why Employer Brand Is Your Competitive Edge in the AI Era**  
When every organization has access to the same AI tools, an authentic workplace culture and employer brand become the key differentiator for attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent.

**How to Communicate New Policies to Employees**  
Most policy rollouts fail at the same point: the gap between sending and understanding. This framework closes it with a five-step sequence that confirms every employee is on the same page.

**What to Include on Your Internal Mobility Page**  
Internal mobility programs only work when employees can actually find them. Here's exactly what belongs on your intranet's internal mobility page to turn career growth from a promise into a daily reality.

**How to Support Employee Resource Groups on Your Intranet**  
Most ERG advice covers strategy but skips a critical question: where does the group actually live? The right intranet setup turns scattered channels into a thriving, visible community.

## Popular Posts

**5 Indispensable Elements of a Modern Internal Communications Plan**  
The modern workplace is complex, often distributed, and operates across multiple channels. To reach and engage your entire employee community reliably, you need an internal communications plan.

**How to Deliver a Travel and Expense Policy Employees Can Rely On**  
Traveling far from home with a growling stomach is the last place employees should feel uncertain about company policy. This step-by-step guide will help you deliver a policy employees can actually find, follow, and trust when they're on the road.

**What Should a Company Office Information Page Include? The Complete Guide**  
Bring these 10 elements to your company office information page to reduce confusion and give everyone the tools and knowledge they need to focus on doing their best work.

**Why Frontline Worker Communication Is More Important (and easier) Than Ever**  
Messages from leadership rarely reach the frontline intact, and the technology to close that gap is already in everyone's pocket. Organizations that use it well turn a one-way broadcast into a two-way conversation.

**How to Run an Executive Fireside Chat**  
Town halls inform. Newsletters update. But when was the last time leadership had an informal conversation with employees?

**Build vs Buy Intranet: A Decision Framework for 2026**  
You need a better intranet. Whether your existing setup is becoming unworkable, or you're starting from scratch, you'll need to answer one key question: should we build an intranet or buy one?