I had the great opportunity to talk with Corporate Vice President, Modern Work @ Microsoft, Jared Spataro on this epsidode and we had a wide ranging chat around Modern work, thought leadership and the great re shuffle. We also touched on the Metaverse and how that could change again the way we interact with each other moving forward. Jared joined Microsoft more than15 years ago now and he still wakes up every day excited by Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization...

On this weeks episode I had with me Alexander Eggers.  Some key topics we covered that I know will bring you value were: Best practises on Team architecture - One of the most common problems with Microsoft team introductions is the wild growth: Too many people create too many teams and channels When to create a new Channel vs a new Team Private Channel or New Team Group Chat or Team 5 biggest mistakes in Microsoft Teams adoption Why getting buy in from the top is so important Alexander's...

Joining me on today's episode is Peter Rising.... Peter, has over 25 years’ experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organisations in a variety of technical roles focusing on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialised in the Microsoft 365 platform, more recently shifting his focus to Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance. He holds a number of Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; MCSA: Office 365; Microsoft 365...

Joining me on today's episode is a truley experienced product person and seasoned Product Manager at Microsoft. A man that only needs to go by one name: Chakkaradeep. What I love about how "Chakka" goes about things is that he strives to build products that customers love. It was a great chat and some topics that we discussed were: The rise of video in Power Point 3 things that make a great product leader Features vs Outcomes Design Thinking and haveing more productive meetings The...

Microsoft Teams is a big and sometimes overhealming beast. You can learn so much from how others use and apply the functionality in their day to day work. This is the reason I embarked on creating a community driven eBook.  This episode is an audio reading of the eBook. I talk through the 21 tips, tricks and best practises that were shared with me theat formed the basis of the eBook. Hope you enjoy and it brings you value. If yo are not subscribed to my email list, go jump on it, I have...

What is Microsoft missing?, well joining me on today's episode is Ragnar Heil. For the past since 22 years, Ragnar has specialized in Office Productivity, Search, Document & Content Management Software. He has been involved in FAST Search / SharePoint / Office 365 / Yammer Projects in different roles (Developer, Infrastructure Architect, Project Manager, Tech Support, Consultant, Trainer, Team Lead, QA Manager, Regional Director, Partner Sales Lead, Alliance and Channel Manager) ...

Joining me on this episode is none other than Cameron Dwyer. Now Cam is better known in the Office Development circles where he is a Microsoft MVP in 2017. Cameron is alos Chief Technology Officer at OnePlace Solution overseeing an award winning Microsoft 365 product portfolio. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a developer solving complex challenges and running SaaS offerings at global scale. Combining strong business understanding and acumen with deep product knowledge and thought...

Joining me on this episode is Paul Keijzers. Paul is the co-owner of KbWorks which is a company based near Amsterdam Netherlands and also a Microsoft MVP. His main focus is Microsoft Teams and SharePoint and loves to collaborate on these topics and make weekly videos for endusers. In this episode we had a great discussion about SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Teams only devices, Viva. Oh and a little / big announcement from Paul for 2022. Here are some of the highlights: Microsoft Teams...

In this episode, I chat with Microsoft MVP Matt Wade. An engineer-turned-IT nerd and Microsoft MVP. His career began in the nuclear power design field and ended up in SharePoint adoption, pretty much by mistake. He’s best known for his SharePoint and Microsoft 365 infographics—especially the Periodic Table of Office 365—and advocating Microsoft Teams as the foundation of our modern workplace. He lives in Upstate New York. There is so much value in this episode as we dicuss a wide range of...

Joining me on this episode is Norm Young. Norm has spent 20 plus years as a data professional who has recently made the shift to the collaboration space using Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. Norm is also a Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services. Blogger, speaker, community contributor, and Microsoft 365 evangelist. Some highlights that will bring you some value from this episode are: We discuss the advatanges and value of moving from excel to Microsoft Lists The...

In this episode I am joined by Darrell Webster and we talk all about Microsoft Loop. This big new app announcement from Microsoft. Specifically we talk about  What is Microisoft Loop - Our crack at an elevator pitch The concept of the portability of the components Microsoft Loop Features what is available today what’s coming What gaps does Microsoft Loop fill Who we think will get the most out of it. Is this an MS Teams vs Loop situation? Or is it an AND situation ? A little bit about...

Komal Thakkar is an Executive Management Consultant and Managing Director of Productivity First. Komal is a Certified GTD Coach and former Chair of the APSIG committee for PSA (The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia). Getting things done with Konal Thakker - Episode 3 of 3 Reflect and Engage- Keeping things all fresh and functional The idea with this whole method of workflow management is not to let your brain become lax, but rather to enable it to be free to experience more elegant,...

Corey Boutwell is a WBFF Professional Fitness Athlete. He has a business degree majoring in management and project management. He runs the Corey Boutwell podcast and for the past two years he has been achieving incredible results. Essentially he helps entrepreneurs and business owners who feel destined for success but are currently unfulfilled and doubting themselves, take responsibility for their emotions and raise their standard for not only themselves but their business, unlocking the best...

Lisa Crosbie has a contagious enthusiasm for low code technology and making it possible for anyone to get started with Power Platform and Dynamics 365. She has taken a career journey from being a Dynamics 365 customer and business user doing unspeakable things with Excel, to an evangelist for Microsoft Business Applications, educating customers and helping solve problems for people like she used to be. She loves getting people excited about this awesome technology, opening new...

List Rasmussne is a Microsoft 365 consultant with a focus on SharePoint, Teams and Power Platform. Lise is also the host of WITGirls Podcast where she shares news & information about M365.  Lise has worked with SharePoint since 2003 in many different roles. Most of the focus has been on building intranets, setup document management systems, build forms and workflows. Over the past few years Lise has worked mostly with Microsoft 365 apps like SharePoint Online, Teams, Power Apps and...

In a world where, right now, we're not all connected in the same place... the importance of community, the importance of engagement, the importance of engaging between leaders and employees, and employees with each other, is greater than ever.   It was amazing to spend some time talking to Dan Holme, Product Leader at Microsoft about Yammer  and how Yammer was built to create a social fabric that connects you with people outside and allows you to discover and intentially follow the things...

The Sunday Session: The idea behind the Sunday session episodes is to bring you a recap of the past week and anything that has come to my attention that I think will bring you some value all in a bit sized episode. In todays episode of the Sunday Session, I explain what you need to watch out for when sharing or uploading files to a Microsoft Teams Group Chat that I hope will save you some headaches down the track. We also talk about 3 key messages from the Microsoft 365 Message Center: ...

This is Part 2 of a series with Komal Thakker a Certified GTD Coach and Executive Management Consultant at Productivity First. In this episode I talk with Komal about steps 2 and 3 in the populat Getting Things Done Methodology.   Some of the key points and topics that we dicuss are: Clarify Step What is it Getting In to Empty - assuming we have collected everything that has our attending now we need to get to the bottom of "in" Getting In to empty does not actually mean doing all the...

Asif Rehmani is the Founder and CEO of VisualSP, which provides an interactive guidance system to support end users in context of their own environment. This system is currently available to over 2 million end users around the world to help them get their jobs done. Asif has been a Microsoft MVP since 2007 and is hyper focused on digital adoption and digital transformation of organizations. Simply stated: how to get the best use out of the technologies in your organization and help your...