{"id":4847,"date":"2022-06-01T09:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2022-06-01T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:47:13","slug":"gravity-keeping-employees-engaged-and-connected-in-a-distributed-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/gravity-keeping-employees-engaged-and-connected-in-a-distributed-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravity \u2013 Keeping employees engaged and connected in a distributed workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the COVID-19 pandemic created a host of challenges for businesses around the world, it also presented an opportunity for companies to rethink how they work \u2013 and the result has been a dramatic shift to hybrid and remote work. But for those companies that have made the shift, it\u2019s meant finding new ways to keep employees engaged and connected. For GCI, Alaska\u2019s largest telecommunications company, that\u2019s meant the development of the \u201cGravity Series,\u201d which is designed to inform, inspire and celebrate. And it\u2019s the force that continues to bring GCI employees together \u2013 even as they work in distributed workforce model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HH-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4848\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HH-headshot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Speaker:<\/strong>\u00a0Heather Handyside, GCI Chief Communications Officer<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heather Handyside is GCI\u2019s Chief Communications Officer. In that role she oversees public relations, state government affairs, the company\u2019s internal and external communications programs, and serves as corporate spokesperson. Heather has more than two decades of experience in emergency management, crisis communications, and government. She served as press secretary for U.S. Senator Mark Begich, Anchorage deputy municipal manager, and emergency manager for the Municipality of Anchorage. Heather serves on the boards of the Anchorage Park Foundation and Girl Scouts of Alaska. She lives in Spenard with her husband, son and an Aussie-doodle named Bosco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday, June 28<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a0Noon-1pm<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZEtdu6upz0jGNEmB7Vhw7KsNjPfKMRi-uqe\">Register today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Thank you to our technology sponsor!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/acs.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4688 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/acs.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/acs.jpeg 329w, https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/acs-300x140.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the COVID-19 pandemic created a host of challenges for businesses around the world, it also presented an opportunity for companies to rethink how they work \u2013 and the result has been a dramatic shift to hybrid and remote work. 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