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Looking Back While Preparing for the Year to Come

Ready or not, next week is the start of not only a new work week but a new year. 2021 has presented us with a variety of challenges. Globally, we entered a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of us have returned to our offices, some are still working remotely, and others are navigating hybrid work scenarios as “return to work/office” efforts have been stalled. For the record, I loathe the phrase “return to work.” Work never stopped, in fact for many of us it increased as we brought work home and has yet to leave our living rooms and dining tables. “Return to office” gets my vote.

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WFH Series: 2020 is the Best Year of Innovation Yet.

I’m sitting here this weekend, watching virtual NASCAR.  First of all, please understand that we are not a NASCAR family, we are a sports family (football, basketball, lacrosse…doesn’t matter). However, it’s been weeks since live sports have been available on tv and so here we are.  My teenage boys are marveling at how cool the virtual NASCAR race is – you can see them race, much like you would watch a video game. They still wreck and have issues, so it’s pretty realistic to watch AND you’re getting the behind the scenes. You get to hear every word they say and let me tell you, their driving setup is pretty darn cool, it looks like the inside of their real car.  Typically, you can’t really see the drivers and their intense focus hidden inside their helmets, so that has also added a whole new element to the race too!

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New Announcements from Microsoft showing their commitment to the Intelligent Workplace

Microsoft kicked off the keynote address at SharePoint Conference North America with a quick history reminder of the industrial revolutions of the past and noting we are undergoing the 4^th revolution, Digital.     There is a transformation of the way we work and operate thus creating a more inclusive and engaged workplace culture; an intelligent workplace.

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Intelligent Workplace Q & A with Microsoft MVP Stephanie Donahue and Juan Larios

PAIT Group's Stephanie Donahue and Powell 365's Juan Larios recently got together at the North American Collaboration Summit this past March 14-15, 2019.   They took this opportunity to record their discussion of some hot topic questions that have been circulating on the future of work and the intelligent workplace.  Watch and listen as they dig into the world of Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and so much more.

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