The Intelligence Age

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/36 Introductions into the work world  West Coast Florida lessons Cuban Cuisine and the ‘Real Cuba’ MVP and joining the circle Salesforce and Microsoft Journey and key advice Referrals from Microsoft and a new approach Power Apps and Dynamics 365 MVP Network and the ‘Club' Contributions and creating MVP value Writing from the heart and working out y...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/35 Places I've lived Seasons in Seattle How to speak Russian Longevity in the MVP Sphere MVP Contributions and building your profile Starting a blog and podcast Language Barriers Wild years in University and Russian Vodka through the centuries Opening doors as an MVP Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultan...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/34 The Adobe Marketing Cloud Microsoft's ‘recommended solution' for the enterprise space Working with Adobe and complementing your Dynamics practice Adobe Marketing Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics 365 supporting the customer experience Products offered under the Adobe Marketing Cloud Adobe and Dynamics 365 integrations and new functionalities not...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/33 Farm Life in Ontario – dairy farm and the family business to technology The Consultant Path CRM 1 and the beginnings of Nick’s Microsoft journey Potential in Portals Applying experience to a Teaching career Responsibilities of an MVP Promoting yourself as an MVP The MVP Community and benefits of engagement with Microsoft Keeping things in the family...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/32 San Antonio and great things about Texas Culinary Delights of San Antonio Events and happenings in San Antonio Career beginnings in the Army and Vietnam War Life Choices Larry’s Taco Talk and Teaching Career Impacts of the MVP Award MVP Peers Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identif...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/31 • History between Linda.com and LinkedIn Learning • Vision for the future of LinkedIn Learning • LinkedIn Learning Training content available for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Community • New offerings on LinkedIn Learning • Best ways to get access to LinkedIn learning • How LinkedIn Learning may grow and develop across the Dynamics ecosystem? • LinkedI...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/30 The Italian Job On entrepreneurs and Dynamics for Sports MVP and Dynamics Community in Italy – ‘The Family’ Translations and being multilingual Collaboration and relationships Life in Naples, the Mediterranean and living with ‘emotion’ Researching and writing articles for the community Peers within the community On needing emotion Microsoft 365 Copil...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/29 Art history and early career All you need to know about North Carolina Transiting from Design to Dynamics How you became an MVP in the early days – a history lesson Key contributions on the MVP Journey Authorship and how to open doors Setting goals and business journeys Business Applications MVP's Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Pr...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/28 Key advantages to listing on AppSource Greatest take always from been exposed to AppSource distribution Enhancements to AppSource Future of AppSource Potential revenue streams through AppSource listing Limitations on the platform grow and overcoming these Best tips for companies wanting to launch products on AppSource Marketing opportunities amongst...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/27 Outline of Adoption and Change Management Key steps when planning a Dynamics implementation to maximize The psychology behind User Adoption Effective KPI’s Difficult Adoption programs Resources for Adoption and Change Management Advice for implementing User Adoption and Change Management Measuring the success of Adoption with Dynamics 365 Books Menti...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/26 Learning Resources at Microsoft and courses on offer  Content updates and new courses  Microsoft learning content evolution   Learning content for 2019   Websites to access for Microsoft Business Applications training   Differences between learning resources  The most commonly requested training   Future changes for different training platforms  Bene...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/25 The journey to starting a Dynamics 365 Consulting Business and motivations behind it  Important first steps in starting a Consultancy Business  Finding the best people for a Consultancy Business  How to promote consultancy services  Barriers when trying to sell consultancy services  Connecting and engaging with clients  Adapting to industry change  P...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/24 Creating Add on’s, Product types and benefits that the customer sees The Why and ‘how to’ of creating Dynamics add-ons Tips when creating Dynamics add- ons Challenges when creating add-ons What flows when working with Microsoft Partners Steps from ideation to sale as an ISV Different listing types on AppSource Design specifications you should take in...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/23 Career journey’s, career highlights and the path to working to Dynamics 365 Advice for people looking to make the leap into a career in Dynamics Things the Dynamics community are doing to make this leap easier Resources for career changers and what other additional resources are needed to make this transition What partners are doing to help facilitat...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/22 From starting at the bottom Steps to progress in Dynamics career Share yourself with the community The negative and positives of a Dynamics career Public speaking Take and giving feedback YouTube Pay it forward Books Mentioned Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/2tbf2Yf Resources Instagram https://www.instagram.c...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/21 Role across Dynamics career Core Skills Solutions to gather requirements Support Engineer at Microsoft Outlook / Dynamics Support Coaches and Mentors Advice to grads considering a career in Dynamics Microsoft Business Applications Books Mentioned Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss https://amzn.to/2IvfuqI...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/20 How to develop teaching skills Are students created equal? Engage students that don’t want to be on the training Class facilitation when there is a wide difference in skill levels Best preparation before attending a Dynamics class The importance of Microsoft certification Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) Preparing for exams Microsoft Dynamics Lear...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/19 Doing Dynamics 365 Recruitment right Profile of a great candidate Core roles in a Dynamics 365 delivery team Engaging with recruiters Poaching of staff Choosing candidates Onboarding new people into the teams’ culture How to stop top long-term talent leaving Testing for attitude and team fit Dynamics 365 skill-testing candidates Microsoft Certificati...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/18 Dynamics 365 Administrator at Ford Day in a life of a Dynamics Administrator The roles and responsibilities and culture on a Dynamics 365 team Vendor and Partner engagement How to motivate a team Microsoft as a vendor Working with Microsoft Partners Hallmarks of an outstanding Microsoft Partner Dynamics 365 Community Addressing gender balance in the...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/17 Bringing craftsmanship to the CRM trade What is Presales for Dynamics 365 Getting training for a presales role The toughest element of working in presales Demonstrating the capabilities of Dynamics 365 to a customer Creating Demo’s Maintaining your demo environments Best practice for your demo environments Relationships between Presales and Sales Har...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/16 The difference in selling business application software to infrastructure software Customer characteristics (IT or business) Changes in recent years in the way customers are acquiring Dynamics 365 The typical timeframe to sell Dynamics Customer engagement process in the Dynamics sale Customer engagement post-sale Typical stakeholders in a Dynamics sa...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/15 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Layperson's view of GDPR What is GDPR? Who is affected by the new regulation? Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partners and GDPR Microsoft and GDPR Dynamics 365 consultants and the effect GDPR will have on their roles GDPR and Geography for all those outside the EU GDPR and the current Dynamics platform Marketing,...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/14 Microsoft Business Applications in 2018 Leading a 5000+ strong team at Microsoft Challenges of leading a large team Manage competing priorities The long-term future for on-premise Leverage the power of Office365 and Azure for on-premise Enterprise Microsoft Flow PowerApps Common Data Services (CDS) Customer focus for development Microsoft Business Ap...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/13 Can Digital Transformation help Microsoft partners win more business? Type of skills a partner needs if they want to engage customers in their Digital Transformation journey Training programs on Digital Transformation for partners Typical engagement types for Digital Transformation Key stakeholders that need to be involved for it to meet the objectiv...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/12 The two parts of Digital Transformation What is Digital Transformation in a practical sense Why should organisations care about Digital Transformation? What is hype and what is the reality with Digital Transformation What problems does Digital Transformation solve? How to sort through the hype of Digital Transformation What tools are there out there...