Outlook Categories as a way to focus - at the gym! The other day I was at the gym. I have a great Personal Trainer and as another small business owner, our conversations often revert to things we are learning or can improve! We share the passion for productivity! We were discussing the challenge
Is digital transformation just overused buzz words? How much do we need to change with the times? What is the impact on our staff if we do? Or don’t? One of the significant changes many businesses are facing is the adoption of Microsoft 365 – and how it fits into culture, systems, and change
Many organisations started using Teams as an urgent response to enable remote working during lockdowns and quarantine periods. In November of 2019 Microsoft Teams had 20 Million users, by March of 2020 Teams had 44 million daily active users.Microsoft.com quote For others who were already us
We are incredibly excited to announce some good news: Digital Workplace Days are returning in November. FINALLY! Some connection that doesn't rely on wifi! A single day mini conference jam packed with intensive learning on everything Microsoft365 for just $325 plus GST for a full day. Spaces are li
This is an awesome little Office 365 App, that I bet many don't know about! This little gem - Find Time by Microsoft, for Outlook is so simple, and will increase your productivity no end. Schedule time across companies, and let it do the work! 1. Get the Add-in 2. Create your poll
I attended a great session by Bridget Quigg, a creativity coach during the Microsoft Inspire Partner conference this month on Design Thinking. The session was around effective communication and once of the skills Bridget explained was “yes, and…..“. I found it very valuable,
I am a believer that the quest for Work-Life Balance is futile – and have recently written a book that dispels the myths of this – (see below) . There are, however, lots of ways, we can manage the integration of our work and life demands. With the onslaught of working from home since the COV
I am very proud to announce that I have been nominated and accepted into the Microsoft Regional Director Program. Microsoft hand-picks a small number of people for these roles to act in a non-paid advisory program for Microsoft leaders and senior executives. The Regional Director Program provid
By Debbie Ireland Start with the WHY Simon Sinek's TED talk, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, is the 3rd most popular TED of all time. He recognised that people like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They rea