Collabtalk Podcast

Episode 135 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP May Alhajri (@MayAlhajri2), a Digital Analyst with Schlumberger based in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/nGGKtQsx3cU

For this episode, I spoke with Shari Oswald (@shortcutshari), a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Office Master, and Co-Founder of PowerUP Learning in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the loss of productivity when multi-tasking or moving between workloads (from email to intranet to project management tools, etc). You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-27.html

Episode 134 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP Shabaz Darr (@ShabazDarr), a Senior Infrastructure Specialist at Netcompany based in the UK. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/Y5M3p8ecLeQ

Hosted by Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), based in Lehi, Utah (Silicon Slopes). For this episode, I shared some personal stories from different points in time in my career on my experiences impacting change within the enterprise, and the lessons learned in finding and supporting "Digital Workplace Champions" to help make change "stick." You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-26.html

Episode 133 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP Ben Whitmore (@byteben), a Senior Cloud Consultant at CloudWay, based in King's Lynn, England. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ezozz7DiR2o

Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) and Jon Levesque (@JonJLevesque), Lead Product Evangelist at DocuSign, and the former Sr. Platform Evangelist for the Power Platform at Microsoft, based in Bellevue, Washington. For this episode, Jon and I discuss best practices for building community. The interview followed the September 2021 #CollabTalk TweetJam on the topic of "The Evolution of Community" and was captured as a post-tweetjam interview for my YouTube channel. You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-25.html

Episode 132 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and fellow Office Apps & Services MVP Jay Leask (@jayleask), US Federal Director of Strategic Accounts & Solutions at AvePoint, based in Herndon, Virginia. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/tdtFZBXiY4o

Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) and John White (@diverdown1964), co-founder and CTO of UnlimitedViz and tyGraph, and a dual Microsoft MVP in Data Platform and Office Apps & Services, based in Ontario, Canada. For this episode, John and I talk about Microsoft Viva: what it is, why Microsoft rebranded a handful of solutions into a "SKU" that focuses on Employee Experience (EXP), and the latest news on what is happening with Viva Insights, specifically. You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-24.html

Episode 131 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP Dujon Walsham (@dwalshamPRO), Founder & Chief Microsoft Technologist at ProtectOrg, Infrastructure Analyst for Notting Hill Genesis, and a System Center SME & official contributor at SCCM based in the UK You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/4J7eZCPkPDM

Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) and Art Close, recently retired Director of Logistics Education at Western Guilford High School and Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, and an award-winning educator at the undergraduate and graduate level in operations management, mathematics, and strategic planning. For this episode, Art and I discuss the evolution of collaboration within the education sector -- both the technology and the ways in which students, teachers, and leadership engage. We also share some ideas on governance and the art of people management, with mentions of W. Edwards Deming, Eliyahu Goldratt, and Marcus Buckingham. You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-23.html

Episode 130 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Developer Technologies MVP Mihaela Ghidersa (@MihaelaGhidersa), a software developer and passionate technologist based in Iaşi, Romania. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/qXJXx_4ldMM

Conversation between Microsoft MVP+RD Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant with Bitstream Foundry in Cincinnati Ohio and an Office Apps & Services MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a Senior Architect for Insight, co-founder of the Boston Office 365 User Group, and the co-founder of The New Janky Workshop on YouTube. For this episode, Sean, Geoff and I discuss the role of the "citizen developer" in the hybrid workplace, the shut-down of SPSevents.org and what that means for the Microsoft community, and Windows 365 and the ongoing evolution of SaaS products and services. You can find more information on my guests on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2021/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-22.html

Episode 128 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Office Development MVP Sean McAvinue (@sean_mcavinue), a Modern Workplace Practice Lead at Dublin, Ireland-based Ergo Group (https://www.ergogroup.ie/). You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ZEWoVZ8Cz2g

Episode 128 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP Dilyana Radulova (@DilyaRadulova), a Customer Engagement Consultant with Incremental Group (https://incrementalgroup.co.uk/) based in Renfrew, Scotland. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/FEGTFWGl6To

Episode 127 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Developer Technologies MVP Dara Oladapo (@DaraOladapo), a Principal Technical Learning Specialist and consultant with QA Ltd. (https://www.qa.com/) based in London, England. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/3oWHnm6EiEY

Episode 126 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Office Apps & Services MVP Shafina Hassam (@atShafina), Manager - Modern Workplace at BDO Canada (https://www.bdo.ca/). You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/3vaizwdufjU

Episode 125 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP Dawid Ziolkowski (@365CornerDavid), an Office 365 and Power Platform Consultant with B3 Consulting Poland (https://www.b3.se/pl). You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/qBhXe-QBvPc

Episode 124 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Microsoft Azure MVP Maik van der Gaag (@maikvandergaag), Chief Technology Officer for Netherlands-based 3fifty (https://www.3fifty.eu/). You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/OweHMVxKvPk

Episode 122 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Developer Technologies MVP Melissa Houghton (@meliss_houghton), a Lead Software Engineer at Azenix in Melbourne, Australia. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/MEI6-kDePgk

Episode 122 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP Jonah Andersson (@cjkodare), a Software Engineer and Certified Azure Developer at Forefront Consulting in Sundsvall, Sweden. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ga6rLUArQ8c