microsoft teams

I invite you to explore my hands-on experience with Microsoft Teams immediately after its announcement, including how I rapidly deployed it within my small company. I detail the surprisingly smooth setup process and compare Teams against our existing stack of Yammer, Slack, WhatsApp, and Skype for Business to illustrate its potential for unifying workplace communications.

If you are struggling with poor audio and video quality in your home office, this post explains why relying on your laptop’s built-in hardware is a mistake. I share my top recommendations for dedicated webcams and microphones that significantly improve your remote work experience and help you avoid the misery of bad equipment.

I share how focusing on small but critical details, like tuning out the noise of endless meetings and emails, can drastically improve your remote work experience. Drawing from a personal anecdote about being overwhelmed by corporate communication, I explain why setting a clear course and protecting your focus is essential for avoiding misery. This part of the series emphasizes that minimizing distractions is key to staying productive and maintaining your wellbeing while working from home.

If you are interested in the upcoming European Power Platform Conference or eager to share your expertise as a speaker, this post provides all the essential details you need to know. I am excited to share that I will serve as program chair alongside Antti Pajunen, Rebekka Aalbers, and Donald Hessing for the event taking place in Brussels from June 11-13, 2024. With the Call for Speakers open until November 30, 2023, I invite you to submit your sessions and book your tickets through the links provided.

If you struggle with the cognitive load of juggling multiple work identities, this post details my personal experience managing eight separate Microsoft Teams tenants across various companies and legal entities. I break down why this fragmented setup exists despite my efforts to consolidate communication, and share the practical, albeit frustrating, workflows I’ve developed to stay connected across these isolated environments.