It’s been nearly eight months since I left work and I don’t miss it at all as I’ve kept myself occupied with more meaningful endeavours. Lots of sleep, golf, knitting, reading and learning French mainly. Exploring writing, catching up with friends and family, playing with the cat. Everything but work. In some way, I feel […]
Microsoft Viva Engage: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Facebook
I had to squint my eyes and shake my head to scrutinise the user interface of Microsoft’s rebranded Yammer which they’re calling Viva Engage (through the Microsoft Teams app). Whoa! 
Look how similar it is to Facebook or Meta or whatever you want to call it. 
I really do hope (!) that this […]
Dedicate Time For Self-Driven Personal Learning At Work
One of the days that I look forward to at the company I work at Adopt and Embrace is that we have dedicated “Learning Days” every quarter set aside where the entire day is spent on self-driven learning. During Learning Days, we are free to spend the entire day learning what we want as long […]
Reflections of Being a Community Reporter at Microsoft Ignite
I have just returned from one of the best and unforgettable experiences of my life. This year, I was privileged and honoured to have been selected as one of ten global roaming reporters for Microsoft’s largest technology conference, Microsoft Ignite which was held in Orlando Florida. I heard that over 29 000 people attended the […]
This Month’s Stories of Personal Learning March 2019
Here are this month’s snap stories of personal learning for March 2019. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day. It’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see progress towards my goals. Every month I […]
This Month’s Stories of Personal Learning January 2019
Here are this month’s snap stories of personal learning for January 2019. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day. It’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see progress towards my goals. Every month I […]
What I Learned from Running OneNote Training
Thread by @ActivateLearn: “I’ve been running Training these last couple of days (and will be doing again today) for a client’s organisation and their employee […]” #OneNote Never Miss a Blog – Subscribe to Receive a Monthly Email Email Address First Name Last Name
Microsoft Service Adoption Course on EdX
This month I started another MOOC on EdX designed by Microsoft’s Principal PM Manager Karuana Gatimu and Content Developer Brandon Neeb called Microsoft Service Adoption Course. The course was published this year and had been shared across social media through many Microsoft consultants who are responsible for programs that involve the adoption of collaborative systems. […]
Back to Basics
It’s hard to imagine that four months have flown by since joining Adopt & Embrace as one of their Adoption Consultants on a part-time basis and it’s been an interesting, entertaining and educational ride for me. When I think back to what I have learned in my time there, it comes down to these two […]
This Month’s Stories of Personal Learning for the Month of September 2018
Here are this month’s snap stories of personal learning for September 2018. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day. It’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see progress towards my goals. Every month I […]
Lessons Learned In a New Role
For the last month, I’ve been working at Adopt and Embrace as an Adoption Consultant helping businesses with their modern workplace digital transformation projects. You can read about this in my recent blog post Adopting and Embracing My New Role. Directly working with business clients who include stakeholders in the Information Technology, Business, Change Management […]