Category: Digital Workplace

May 15, 2022

5 minutes – How technology and behaviour influences our moments between meetings

Do you wait a few minutes before you officially start? 3 minute rule? Are you shortening your meetings? 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after? Or 10 minutes? Leaving a little gap at the beginning or end of a meeting is becoming common thanks to Microsoft 365 settings that allow you to build it in automatically. But why should you...

February 12, 2022

The community answers the question: Why Yammer?

After a thought provoking perspective on Yammer was shared, I came together with 9 other Microsoft MVPs to answer the question, Why Yammer?

November 20, 2021

Things are getting Meshy: What does Microsoft Mesh mean for the future of meetings

Microsoft is bringing Mesh to a meeting near you which bring the option of choosing an interactive avatar instead of turning your camera on.

November 2, 2021

Digital Workplace at Microsoft Ignite – Have you registered?

If you haven’t registered for Ignite, it’s not too late. Sign up for sessions and fill your backpack to catch up on anything you can’t tune in to live.

October 25, 2021

Talking digital workplace on the Need to Know podcast

I recently joined Robert Crane on his Need to Know podcast for a conversation about the digital workplace, intranets, design, SharePoint and Microsoft Viva.

September 7, 2021

Camera on / camera off: Engagement and psychological safety within internal comms

I had a chat with Simon Terry, Benjamin Elias and Kerrie Hawkins about the challenges Microsoft Teams and other video calling/conferencing platforms have introduced a world where for some of us the camera is always on, particularly in lockdown.

September 6, 2021

Event: Basics for Accessible Writing

Improving your intranet and digital content doesn’t have to be difficult. With some simple techniques you can make great digital content for everyone and improve accessibility.

December 22, 2020

2020 – When the #YearOfYammer delivered

When did the Year of Yammer begin? When did it end? Depends on how you cut the numbers, but if 2019 was the #YearOfYammer announcements, then 2020 is absolutely the year when Yammer delivered.

December 19, 2020

Teams stickers for Digital Workplace support folk

I am a fan of Teams stickers, but I don’t see a lot of people using them. During a recent project I created a few for my own use which I thought could come in handy for others. Note: Sense of humour is required on both sides.