Employee engagement guide: 12 months of ideas to build culture that lasts
Download our free Employee Engagement Guide and discover how HR leaders keep teams motivated and connected all year round—from January goal-setting to December celebrations.
Why you need a year-round employee engagement plan?
Only 10% of employees in the Western Hemisphere feel engaged at work — meaning most organizations have a massive opportunity to improve connection and performance.This employee engagement guide shows you how to replace one-off activities with a consistent, culture-driven engagement plan powered by social walls.
Here are some of the things you'll find inside:
These engagement ideas are perfect for…
HR & Internal Comms Teams
Looking for a structured, creative framework to keep engagement visible during every event & every touchpoint.
People & Culture Managers
Who want to strengthen belonging, recognition, and transparency across hybrid teams.
Enterprise Organizations
Needing scalable, GDPR-compliant engagement strategies that resonate globally.
Take a peek at what’s inside
Month-by-month inspiration
The guide walks you through a full year of engagement ideas — from motivational kickoffs in January to end-of-year gratitude walls in December. Each month features creative activities, awareness days, and campaigns designed to keep your teams connected, recognized, and inspired all year long.Whether it’s wellness challenges, culture days, or simple ways to spotlight employee stories, every idea is practical, scalable, and easy to launch with Walls.io.
Real examples from leading brands
See how companies like Insperity, Sandvik, and BearingPoint are already using social walls to bring their internal culture to life. From global employee celebrations to CSR campaigns and hybrid event engagement, these stories show how visual, shared experiences can unite teams across locations and time zones.
How to make engagement effortless
At the heart of every idea is a social wall, a live, visual hub that collects employee posts, photos, and messages in one place. With GDPR-compliant Direct Posts, easy moderation, and real-time displays, you can celebrate wins and milestones across teams, promote inclusion and recognition through shared visuals, and keep internal communication vibrant and visible on intranets or digital signage. Walls.io helps you turn everyday moments into culture-building stories that your teams actually see and feel—wherever they work.
Engage employees all year round
Start your own social wall in minutes and turn your employee engagement ideas into meaningful, measurable culture-building moments.
Frequently asked questions
1. What is the Employee Engagement Guide?
It’s a free, 12-month playbook packed with creative ideas, real-world examples, and actionable checklists to help HR and internal comms teams foster stronger employee engagement throughout the year. The guide is built around monthly themes that make engagement simple, consistent, and measurable.
2. Who should download this guide?
This guide is ideal for HR leaders, internal communication specialists, people & culture managers, and team leads who want to boost morale, connection, and collaboration — especially in hybrid or global organizations.
3. How does the Employee Engagement Guide help my company?
The guide gives you ready-made activities and frameworks to keep engagement going all year long. It’s designed to reduce planning time, inspire creativity, and help teams build a culture of recognition and transparency. You’ll also learn how to use social walls to visualize and amplify employee voices across channels.
4. What is a social wall?
A social wall is an interactive digital display that aggregates content from social media platforms and direct employee submissions. With Walls.io, companies can safely share posts, photos, and videos from across teams in one visual, GDPR-compliant feed.
5. Is Walls.io GDPR-compliant?
Yes. Walls.io is fully GDPR-compliant and offers advanced moderation and consent features to ensure all employee content remains secure and brand-safe. Employees can share posts confidently, knowing their data and images are handled responsibly.
6. How can I start using social walls for employee engagement?
You can try Walls.io for free in just a few clicks or talk to one of our enterprise advisors. Create a wall, enable Direct Posts, and invite your employees to contribute photos, messages, or highlights. Many companies start small — a “Thank You Wall” or “New Hire Wall” — and expand from there into full-year engagement campaigns.
Get started with a social wall
Start your own social wall in minutes and turn your employee engagement ideas into meaningful, measurable culture-building moments.