The Leukaemia Foundation's “Celebrating our People” Yammer community has become a reflection of the culture at the Foundation, of caring deeply about patients and staff.

It’s this simple formula of sharing incredible stories that makes the Yammer community so powerful, and it’s all measured with data from SWOOP Analytics.

When this major US health insurer wanted to inject some conversation in its Yammer community while everyone was working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, an employee shared photos of herself with famous people.

It kicked off a “brush with fame” campaign on Yammer, asking colleagues to share their encounter with someone famous. 

With a geographically dispersed workforce, Imagination Technologies has used Yammer and Microsoft Teams to level the playing field, as well as creating a virtual space to replicate the office lunchroom.

Engage Squared uses a bot to get people engaged on Yammer by asking them a personal questions in the “Social” Yammer community.

It gets employees logging onto Yammer to look around to see what else is being posted in other communities, it allows colleagues to learn more about each other, it gives everyone a break from the regular work day and it allows employees to “practice” using Yammer in a safe environment.

Something as simple as sharing a photo of indoor plants on Yammer has built connections across the ranks of the Victoria Police service, and ultimately led to crime solving.

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How did your company keep 50,000 employees connected during the COVID-19 lockdowns?

ANZ bank nurtured connections and employee wellbeing through competitions, cooking and culture - all on Yammer.

Working in some of the world’s most isolated regions can be a lonely existence, and keeping those people digitally connected with their colleagues can be a challenge.

It’s a challenge Aggreko, the world’s largest supplier of mobile and modular energy solutions, is overcoming with the help of Yammer.