Tag: Strategies
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In one of our internal team chats recently, a senior developer shared a fully working Power App he’d built ‘in his spare time’. No client. No backlog item. No sprint goal. Just… play. It was whimsical. It was clever. It made everyone smile. And quietly, it demonstrated an incredible depth of Power Platform capability. That…
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Sharing bad news is uncomfortable. Giving critique is uncomfortable. Even experienced leaders hesitate. In my experience, trust usually isn’t damaged by the news itself, it’s typically shaped by how clearly and steadily it’s delivered. Here are a few small wording shifts that can really help. Instead of: “I’m sorry to have to tell you this,…
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Let’s be honest. Excel is one of the most powerful digital tools ever created. Microsoft Excel has run finance teams, operations, projects, risk registers, asset tracking, compliance logs… you name it. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: When Excel becomes your system of record, your business starts to slow down. Not immediately. Gradually. Quietly. Then painfully.…
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AI is everywhere right now. But adoption? That’s where most organizations stall. If you’re leading AI conversations in your business, you’ve probably noticed something: Everyone wants AI. Few are ready for it. That’s exactly why the Microsoft AI Adoption Framework exists. What is the AI Adoption Framework? The AI Adoption Framework is a structured approach…
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As organisations begin deploying autonomous AI agents into real operational roles, one question matters more than almost any other: What happens when something goes wrong? Not just bugs or bad prompts, but outages, regional failures, or service disruptions. This is where BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) becomes critical, especially in the context of Azure…
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Most people talk about culture like it’s something leaders create and everyone else experiences. That’s comforting. Because it means if the culture is bad, it’s someone else’s fault. But the truth is harder and far more uncomfortable: Culture is built every day by ordinary people making ordinary choices. Not in strategy decks. Not in values…
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We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, workshop, or presentation. Someone asks a question. And for a split second… your mind goes completely blank. You know you’re capable. You’ve done the work. You understand the topic. But the way the question is asked throws you off, and suddenly you’re scrambling for words. The good…
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There’s a common view in tech: once you build an AI model or an agent, the hard part is done. But any technology leader knows the real challenge begins after deployment, especially with Generative AI, where outputs aren’t predictable facts but fluid language and reasoning. That’s why observability (the ability to see, understand, evaluate, and…
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Did you know the Australian Government has formal guidance on using public generative AI tools? Last year (2025), the Australian Government released practical guidance on how agencies should use public generative AI tools, and it’s worth paying attention to, even if you’re not in government. In practice, this guidance is now widely referenced, particularly in…
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If you’ve ever hit the limits of simple connectors, repeated refresh logic, or If you’ve ever hit the limits of simple connectors, repeated refresh logic, or manual data wrangling across environments, chances are a Dataflow is exactly the tool you needed. Dataflows are the Power Platform’s way to centralise, clean, reshape, and standardise data before…