Lindsay Crossland
@lindsaycrossland.bsky.social
Compassionate Truth-teller | Internal Comms | Corporate Culture and Employee Engagement Pro
https://cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
https://cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
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I work in internal comms + employee engagement.
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
Employees in 2026 are choosing workplaces based on how they feel day to day. Clear growth paths, meaningful flexibility, and authentic leadership matter more than ever.
Culture is now a business strategy.
Culture is now a business strategy.
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Employees in 2026 are choosing workplaces based on how they feel day to day. Clear growth paths, meaningful flexibility, and authentic leadership matter more than ever.
Culture is now a business strategy.
Culture is now a business strategy.
Most #internalcomms problems aren’t message problems. They’re priority problems.
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Most #internalcomms problems aren’t message problems. They’re priority problems.
What’s one thing leaders think builds trust, but actually does the opposite?
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
What’s one thing leaders think builds trust, but actually does the opposite?
The future of work is less about perks and more about trust, clarity, and growth.
Employees want leaders who communicate honestly and cultures that support real life, not just productivity.
Employees want leaders who communicate honestly and cultures that support real life, not just productivity.
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The future of work is less about perks and more about trust, clarity, and growth.
Employees want leaders who communicate honestly and cultures that support real life, not just productivity.
Employees want leaders who communicate honestly and cultures that support real life, not just productivity.
I used to think being “organized” meant having a system for literally everything.
(Enneagram 1 with perfectionist tendencies here 👋)
Now I realize it means having fewer systems that make the most impact.
What’s a system you’ve let go of recently?
(Enneagram 1 with perfectionist tendencies here 👋)
Now I realize it means having fewer systems that make the most impact.
What’s a system you’ve let go of recently?
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I used to think being “organized” meant having a system for literally everything.
(Enneagram 1 with perfectionist tendencies here 👋)
Now I realize it means having fewer systems that make the most impact.
What’s a system you’ve let go of recently?
(Enneagram 1 with perfectionist tendencies here 👋)
Now I realize it means having fewer systems that make the most impact.
What’s a system you’ve let go of recently?
I work in internal comms + employee engagement.
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I work in internal comms + employee engagement.
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
I’m interested in what actually builds trust at work, not what looks good in decks.
If you’re thinking about culture, leadership, or listening beyond surveys, we’ll get along. 🤝
Culture won’t fix itself, and 2026 is the year leaders finally stop waiting for it to.
The first issue of the Culture: Engaged Newsletter drops this week!
Let’s build cultures worth engaging in. 👊
Subscribe before the first issue hits inboxes:
The first issue of the Culture: Engaged Newsletter drops this week!
Let’s build cultures worth engaging in. 👊
Subscribe before the first issue hits inboxes:
Welcome to Culture: Engaged
This newsletter will bring you the essential briefing on creating a fully engaged work culture—designed for leaders who want to stop reacting and start building workplaces where people genuinely thrive.
cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Culture won’t fix itself, and 2026 is the year leaders finally stop waiting for it to.
The first issue of the Culture: Engaged Newsletter drops this week!
Let’s build cultures worth engaging in. 👊
Subscribe before the first issue hits inboxes:
The first issue of the Culture: Engaged Newsletter drops this week!
Let’s build cultures worth engaging in. 👊
Subscribe before the first issue hits inboxes:
Inclusion is a verb. It’s the active work of making sure every voice is heard and valued.
It’s not enough to invite people to the party; you have to make sure they feel welcome to dance. 💃 #Belonging #Workplace
It’s not enough to invite people to the party; you have to make sure they feel welcome to dance. 💃 #Belonging #Workplace
January 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Inclusion is a verb. It’s the active work of making sure every voice is heard and valued.
It’s not enough to invite people to the party; you have to make sure they feel welcome to dance. 💃 #Belonging #Workplace
It’s not enough to invite people to the party; you have to make sure they feel welcome to dance. 💃 #Belonging #Workplace
Remote/Hybrid work requires intentionality.
Without watercooler moments, we have to work harder to ensure remote teammates don’t feel like they’re on an island.
Intentional connection is the antidote to isolation. 💻 #RemoteWork #Culture
Without watercooler moments, we have to work harder to ensure remote teammates don’t feel like they’re on an island.
Intentional connection is the antidote to isolation. 💻 #RemoteWork #Culture
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Remote/Hybrid work requires intentionality.
Without watercooler moments, we have to work harder to ensure remote teammates don’t feel like they’re on an island.
Intentional connection is the antidote to isolation. 💻 #RemoteWork #Culture
Without watercooler moments, we have to work harder to ensure remote teammates don’t feel like they’re on an island.
Intentional connection is the antidote to isolation. 💻 #RemoteWork #Culture
AI dominated the 2024–2025 conversation, but 2026 is the year of the Leadership Reset.
Culture is stepping into the spotlight as the ultimate strategic asset.
It’s time to stop managing and start curating community.
Culture is stepping into the spotlight as the ultimate strategic asset.
It’s time to stop managing and start curating community.
Culture Council: The Leadership Reset: Why Culture Will Be the Real Celebrity of 2026
Culture has already taken the main stage. Leadership is just now catching up.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
AI dominated the 2024–2025 conversation, but 2026 is the year of the Leadership Reset.
Culture is stepping into the spotlight as the ultimate strategic asset.
It’s time to stop managing and start curating community.
Culture is stepping into the spotlight as the ultimate strategic asset.
It’s time to stop managing and start curating community.
January doesn’t have to start with a bang.
I’ve been thinking about the concept of “wintering” — treating this season as time for reflection, rest, and recalibration instead of instant momentum.
Thoughtful starts often last longer than loud ones.
I’ve been thinking about the concept of “wintering” — treating this season as time for reflection, rest, and recalibration instead of instant momentum.
Thoughtful starts often last longer than loud ones.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
January doesn’t have to start with a bang.
I’ve been thinking about the concept of “wintering” — treating this season as time for reflection, rest, and recalibration instead of instant momentum.
Thoughtful starts often last longer than loud ones.
I’ve been thinking about the concept of “wintering” — treating this season as time for reflection, rest, and recalibration instead of instant momentum.
Thoughtful starts often last longer than loud ones.
Good leaders manage. Great leaders shape culture, whether they realize it or not.
‘Culture: Engaged’ equips leaders with the tools, language, and clarity to build high-engagement workplaces with intention.
Join before the first issue drops soon:
‘Culture: Engaged’ equips leaders with the tools, language, and clarity to build high-engagement workplaces with intention.
Join before the first issue drops soon:
Welcome to Culture: Engaged
This newsletter will bring you the essential briefing on creating a fully engaged work culture—designed for leaders who want to stop reacting and start building workplaces where people genuinely thrive.
cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Good leaders manage. Great leaders shape culture, whether they realize it or not.
‘Culture: Engaged’ equips leaders with the tools, language, and clarity to build high-engagement workplaces with intention.
Join before the first issue drops soon:
‘Culture: Engaged’ equips leaders with the tools, language, and clarity to build high-engagement workplaces with intention.
Join before the first issue drops soon:
Want a quick employee engagement win? Ask yourself:
1) Does this employee know what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment needed to do their job?
Clarity and resources are the foundations of enablement (which builds trust and leads to engagement).
1) Does this employee know what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment needed to do their job?
Clarity and resources are the foundations of enablement (which builds trust and leads to engagement).
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Want a quick employee engagement win? Ask yourself:
1) Does this employee know what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment needed to do their job?
Clarity and resources are the foundations of enablement (which builds trust and leads to engagement).
1) Does this employee know what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment needed to do their job?
Clarity and resources are the foundations of enablement (which builds trust and leads to engagement).
I used to be a die-hard paper planner person—pens, stickers, all of it. Loved it… until life and work moved too fast.
Now everything lives in one Google Calendar (work + life).
Less mental clutter, fewer dropped balls.
Function > nostalgia.
Now everything lives in one Google Calendar (work + life).
Less mental clutter, fewer dropped balls.
Function > nostalgia.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I used to be a die-hard paper planner person—pens, stickers, all of it. Loved it… until life and work moved too fast.
Now everything lives in one Google Calendar (work + life).
Less mental clutter, fewer dropped balls.
Function > nostalgia.
Now everything lives in one Google Calendar (work + life).
Less mental clutter, fewer dropped balls.
Function > nostalgia.
If your own employees don’t understand your WHY, the public certainly won’t.
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase productivity.
What’s your most effective internal comms tool (that isn’t email)?
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase productivity.
What’s your most effective internal comms tool (that isn’t email)?
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
If your own employees don’t understand your WHY, the public certainly won’t.
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase productivity.
What’s your most effective internal comms tool (that isn’t email)?
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase productivity.
What’s your most effective internal comms tool (that isn’t email)?
New Year’s thought: Giving advice to your younger self is tricky. You wouldn’t be who you are now if you’d known then what you know today.
Give your past self some grace, and commit to doing better now because you know better now.
Here’s to learning forward in the year ahead.
Give your past self some grace, and commit to doing better now because you know better now.
Here’s to learning forward in the year ahead.
January 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New Year’s thought: Giving advice to your younger self is tricky. You wouldn’t be who you are now if you’d known then what you know today.
Give your past self some grace, and commit to doing better now because you know better now.
Here’s to learning forward in the year ahead.
Give your past self some grace, and commit to doing better now because you know better now.
Here’s to learning forward in the year ahead.
The data is loud and clear: Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement. (Gallup)
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager development as one of the most critical priorities, you’ll miss the target. 🎯
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager development as one of the most critical priorities, you’ll miss the target. 🎯
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The data is loud and clear: Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement. (Gallup)
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager development as one of the most critical priorities, you’ll miss the target. 🎯
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager development as one of the most critical priorities, you’ll miss the target. 🎯
The future of work belongs to leaders who know how to build culture, not just talk about it.
Inside Culture: Engaged 🔎
• Culture design that sticks
• Employee EX strategies
• Leadership tactics that drive trust and alignment
Subscribe: cultureengaged.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Inside Culture: Engaged 🔎
• Culture design that sticks
• Employee EX strategies
• Leadership tactics that drive trust and alignment
Subscribe: cultureengaged.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Culture: Engaged
This newsletter will bring you the essential briefing on creating a fully engaged work culture—designed for leaders who want to stop reacting and start building workplaces where people genuinely…
cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The future of work belongs to leaders who know how to build culture, not just talk about it.
Inside Culture: Engaged 🔎
• Culture design that sticks
• Employee EX strategies
• Leadership tactics that drive trust and alignment
Subscribe: cultureengaged.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Inside Culture: Engaged 🔎
• Culture design that sticks
• Employee EX strategies
• Leadership tactics that drive trust and alignment
Subscribe: cultureengaged.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...
Newsletter open rate: Output
Employee retention rate: Outcome
Going deeper with metrics allows us to communicate the real value of good internal comms.
A culture that communicates well makes people feel informed, valued, and connected.
And people who feel connected stay. 🤝
Employee retention rate: Outcome
Going deeper with metrics allows us to communicate the real value of good internal comms.
A culture that communicates well makes people feel informed, valued, and connected.
And people who feel connected stay. 🤝
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Newsletter open rate: Output
Employee retention rate: Outcome
Going deeper with metrics allows us to communicate the real value of good internal comms.
A culture that communicates well makes people feel informed, valued, and connected.
And people who feel connected stay. 🤝
Employee retention rate: Outcome
Going deeper with metrics allows us to communicate the real value of good internal comms.
A culture that communicates well makes people feel informed, valued, and connected.
And people who feel connected stay. 🤝
The first year of our Colleague Resource Group (ERG) Book Club was SO good:
- Level Up by Rob Dial
- Quick Confidence by Selena Rezvani
- Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
- You Were Born to Speak by Richard Newman
- How to Work with (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
- Level Up by Rob Dial
- Quick Confidence by Selena Rezvani
- Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
- You Were Born to Speak by Richard Newman
- How to Work with (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The first year of our Colleague Resource Group (ERG) Book Club was SO good:
- Level Up by Rob Dial
- Quick Confidence by Selena Rezvani
- Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
- You Were Born to Speak by Richard Newman
- How to Work with (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
- Level Up by Rob Dial
- Quick Confidence by Selena Rezvani
- Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
- You Were Born to Speak by Richard Newman
- How to Work with (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
Internal communication isn’t just sending emails. It’s the foundation of trust within your organization.
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase overall productivity. (Clarity starts at home.)
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase overall productivity. (Clarity starts at home.)
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Internal communication isn’t just sending emails. It’s the foundation of trust within your organization.
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase overall productivity. (Clarity starts at home.)
When leaders prioritize consistent, honest communication, they reduce confusion, duplication of effort, and increase overall productivity. (Clarity starts at home.)
Managers account for 70% of the variance in team #engagement. (Gallup)
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager #development as one of the most critical priorities, you’re missing the forest for the trees. 🌳
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager #development as one of the most critical priorities, you’re missing the forest for the trees. 🌳
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Managers account for 70% of the variance in team #engagement. (Gallup)
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager #development as one of the most critical priorities, you’re missing the forest for the trees. 🌳
You can expend countless time and resources on culture strategies, but if you don't treat manager #development as one of the most critical priorities, you’re missing the forest for the trees. 🌳
Want a quick employee engagement win? 🏆
Go back to basics.
1) Does this employee know exactly what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment they need to do their job right?
When these elements are missing, motivation is impossible.
Go back to basics.
1) Does this employee know exactly what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment they need to do their job right?
When these elements are missing, motivation is impossible.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Want a quick employee engagement win? 🏆
Go back to basics.
1) Does this employee know exactly what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment they need to do their job right?
When these elements are missing, motivation is impossible.
Go back to basics.
1) Does this employee know exactly what's expected of them?
2) Do they have the materials and equipment they need to do their job right?
When these elements are missing, motivation is impossible.
We often (mistakenly) view humor as unprofessional.
But when teams feel safe enough to genuinely laugh with each other, they’re building the bedrock of #PsychologicalSafety.
When a tough moment arrives, they trust each other enough to ask for help and offer real compassion.
But when teams feel safe enough to genuinely laugh with each other, they’re building the bedrock of #PsychologicalSafety.
When a tough moment arrives, they trust each other enough to ask for help and offer real compassion.
December 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We often (mistakenly) view humor as unprofessional.
But when teams feel safe enough to genuinely laugh with each other, they’re building the bedrock of #PsychologicalSafety.
When a tough moment arrives, they trust each other enough to ask for help and offer real compassion.
But when teams feel safe enough to genuinely laugh with each other, they’re building the bedrock of #PsychologicalSafety.
When a tough moment arrives, they trust each other enough to ask for help and offer real compassion.
“Engagement” isn’t a program. It’s the outcome of how people experience work every single day.
Coming in January: I’ll share the frameworks and tactics that help leaders start creating environments where engagement happens naturally.
Read more 📰:
Coming in January: I’ll share the frameworks and tactics that help leaders start creating environments where engagement happens naturally.
Read more 📰:
Welcome to Culture: Engaged
This newsletter will bring you the essential briefing on creating a fully engaged work culture—designed for leaders who want to stop reacting and start building workplaces where people genuinely thrive.
cultureengaged.beehiiv.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“Engagement” isn’t a program. It’s the outcome of how people experience work every single day.
Coming in January: I’ll share the frameworks and tactics that help leaders start creating environments where engagement happens naturally.
Read more 📰:
Coming in January: I’ll share the frameworks and tactics that help leaders start creating environments where engagement happens naturally.
Read more 📰: