Kim Brian – Power Platform Solution Architect

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  • Why the Smartest People Ask the “Dumbest” Questions

    Why the Smartest People Ask the “Dumbest” Questions

    July 16, 2025
    Personal Growth

    Have you ever been in a meeting, sitting on a question, wondering if it’s too obvious to ask? You’re not alone, and ironically, the person you think is the smartest in the room probably had the exact same question… and asked it. In the professional world, the people who grow fastest and gain the most…

  • Supercharging Business Applications with Prompt-Based AI in Dataverse

    Supercharging Business Applications with Prompt-Based AI in Dataverse

    July 14, 2025
    Demystifying, General AI, Technical Skills

    What if your Dataverse tables could think for themselves? With the new Prompt field capability in Microsoft Dataverse, we’re entering a new era where business applications don’t just store data—they understand it. 📌 What Is the Prompt Feature in Dataverse? In simple terms, this feature lets you embed a natural language AI prompt directly into…

  • 5 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People (and How to Strengthen Your Own EQ)

    5 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People (and How to Strengthen Your Own EQ)

    July 11, 2025
    Personal Growth

    Emotional intelligence has always been something I’ve valued, not just as a “nice to have,” but as a foundational part of how I connect, communicate, and lead. The ability to understand people, navigate emotions, and respond with intention has shaped my work and relationships in ways that technical skills alone never could. The good news?…

  • Unlocking ChatGPT’s “Secret Codes”: 10 Prompts That Will Boost Your Productivity Instantly

    Unlocking ChatGPT’s “Secret Codes”: 10 Prompts That Will Boost Your Productivity Instantly

    July 9, 2025
    General AI

    Over the last year, I’ve compiled some of my favourite short hand AI prompts. The way to get the best out of AI agents like Copilot and Chat GPT arent the most technical, they’re just how you ask better questions. There are no actual secret features in ChatGPT—but there are a handful of short prompt…

  • How to Build a Career You Love — Without Burning Out Your Passion

    How to Build a Career You Love — Without Burning Out Your Passion

    July 7, 2025
    Personal Growth

    We’re often told: do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. But what happens when you do what you love… and end up hating it? I’ve seen this too many times to count. A close friend who loved animals became a vet, expecting to spend her days cuddling puppies and…

  • Real Self-Confidence Doesn’t Come from Affirmations—It Comes from Proof

    Real Self-Confidence Doesn’t Come from Affirmations—It Comes from Proof

    July 4, 2025
    Personal Growth

    You’ve heard it before: “Just tell yourself you can do it. Believe in yourself. Fake it ‘til you make it.” But here’s the truth most motivational posters don’t say out loud: Real self-confidence doesn’t come from standing in front of a mirror repeating affirmations. It comes from giving the world irrefutable proof that you are…

  • Escaping the Scope Spiral: Best Practices for Using Scopes in Power Automate

    Escaping the Scope Spiral: Best Practices for Using Scopes in Power Automate

    July 2, 2025
    Power Platform, Technical Skills

    If you’ve ever built a flow in Power Automate and thought, “Let me just tidy this up with a Scope,” only to find yourself buried under a stack of cryptic failure messages — you’re not alone. Scopes are meant to bring structure. They help group actions together, simplify error handling, and improve readability. But without…

  • Accountability Is Not Perfection: Building a Culture Where Mistakes Are Part of the Process

    Accountability Is Not Perfection: Building a Culture Where Mistakes Are Part of the Process

    June 30, 2025
    Leadership, Personal Growth

    A former mentee once said something to me that I’ll never forget. During a glowing performance review — she’d smashed every goal we’d set — she paused my congratulations and said: “I don’t think I could’ve done it, if I didn’t feel so safe to fail with you.” That hit me. Because we spend so…

  • Choosing the Right Form Logic in Dataverse: Business Rules, JavaScript, Plugins or Power Automate?

    Choosing the Right Form Logic in Dataverse: Business Rules, JavaScript, Plugins or Power Automate?

    June 27, 2025
    Technical Skills

    When building model-driven apps with Dataverse, you often face a fork in the road: should you implement logic using Business Rules, JavaScript, Plugins, or Power Automate? Each has its place. Each has its limits. Choosing the right one depends on where the logic needs to run, who will maintain it, and how reusable, scalable, and…

  • Understanding Copilot’s Memory: Contextual, Not Creepy

    Understanding Copilot’s Memory: Contextual, Not Creepy

    June 23, 2025
    Copilot, Demystifying, General AI, Power Platform, Technical Skills

    🧠 Copilot is Smart — But Only For You There’s a question I hear a lot when talking to people about Microsoft Copilot and AI: “Is Copilot learning from everything I do?” It’s a fair concern. With all the power Copilot brings — summarising chats, drafting documents, generating ideas, and even writing emails that sound…

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Kim Brian – Power Platform Solution Architect

Kim Brian – Power Platform Solution Architect

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