Human Resources Community
Overview
- A dedicated HR community: one place for announcements, discussions, and recognition posts
- Questions, polls, and praise: employees ask HR-related questions, vote in polls, and praise colleagues directly in Viva Engage
- Live events: host HR Q&A sessions, benefits briefings, or career talks
- Celebrations in one place: birthdays, anniversaries, and achievements
- Open communication: encourages dialogue between HR and employees
Benefits
- Stronger company culture: employee engagement grows around a shared space
- A sense of belonging: people initiatives get showcased and engagement gets a boost
- Open, transparent communication: employees talk with HR directly
- Peer recognition: appreciation and praise become visible to everyone
- Connected to your intranet: fully integrated with SharePoint and Teams
Common Questions About This Human Resources Community
What is this Human Resources Community built with?
The community is built entirely with Viva Engage, using its standard capabilities – the community feed, announcements, polls, praise posts, Q&A, live events, and analytics. There is no custom code and no third-party community software involved. It is the kind of clean, maintainable employee community Greg Zelfond builds for HR teams inside Microsoft 365.
What’s included in the Human Resources Community?
The design includes the HR community feed for announcements, discussions, and recognition posts, a poll feature for gathering employee input, a praise feature for celebrating colleagues, and a Q&A feature for HR-related questions. It also features live events – such as HR Q&A sessions, benefits briefings, and career talks – plus community analytics so HR can see how the community is performing.
Does this design use any custom code or third-party tools?
No. Everything in this community uses standard Viva Engage functionality available in Microsoft 365, fully integrated with SharePoint and Teams. That matters because out-of-the-box solutions are stable, secure, and easy to maintain – nothing breaks when Microsoft rolls out updates, and there are no third-party licenses to manage. Out-of-the-box is the only way Greg builds.
Can this community be customized for our organization?
Absolutely. The community structure, post types, and event lineup can all be tailored to your HR programs – benefits briefings, career talks, open enrollment campaigns, or recognition initiatives. Greg adapts the community to the way your HR team actually communicates with employees, so it becomes a living channel rather than another empty forum.
How do employees participate in the community?
Employees join the conversation directly in Viva Engage, which is fully integrated with SharePoint and Teams. They can ask HR-related questions through the Q&A feature, vote in polls, praise colleagues, and join live events like HR Q&A sessions and benefits briefings. Birthdays, anniversaries, and achievements get celebrated in the same feed, so participation feels natural rather than like another system to check.
Can Greg build this community for our organization?
Yes – this is exactly the kind of work Greg Zelfond does. As an independent SharePoint and Microsoft 365 consultant and Microsoft MVP, he designs and builds out-of-the-box employee communities like this one, tailored to your HR programs, events, and culture. If you want a community your employees will actually join, reach out through the contact page to get started.
