Marijn Somers
Microsoft MVP. Freelance Microsoft 365 expert focusing on user adoption and governance. Trainer. Licensed watchmaker.
Appears in 210 Episodes
Advent Dec 3rd: Humbug and Repeatable Tasks
Marijn becomes scrooge and talks about Planner... Steve tells marijn about Humbugs, and then they talk about repeatable tasks... This is a really cool Golden Nugget t...
Advent Dec 2nd: Are Santas Elves planning Assistants?
The boys are on a Plane to Microsoft 365 Conference... but as they are on different flights they much be shouting! The Planning assistant si discussed with questions a...
Advent Dec 1st: The wild idea of 24 podcasts in a row
Steve gets confused, and Marijn takes the lead as the Boys introduce you to the idea that for December, we will bring you a new Golden Nugget podcast every day... 3-5 ...
EP103: Governance the Art of Steering to a Destination
Marijn Describes Governance as “The Art of Steering towards a Destination”, which, to quote Ron Weasley “That’s Bloody Brilliant” Steve and Marijn go Governance ...
A Wee Dram #10: Catalyst IDEA framework D=DESIGN
Marijn takes the Catalyst IDEA model from Microsoft to the next level looking at D for Design. This is a great way to look at Digital Transformation in your business ...
EP102: A busy day at the Office
There are times at the end of the long day when sharing the positives and negatives is a learning experience. Join Marijn and Steve as they review their projects and ...
EP101: F in ADKAR
Steve was in an innovation session a month ago, and the question was raised about where the enforcement of change fitted into the ADKAR process. At some point, things...
EP100: The Lowest one Yet
Episode 100 was always special, but this one was extra special as a Live performance from Steve and Marijn @ the awesome South Coast Summit event. This particular p...
A Wee Dram #7: Catalyst IDEA framework I=Inspire
Microsoft IDEA structure for Digital transformation is supported by a website and playbook. Marijn starts with ‘I ‘ from I.D.E.A., the Microsoft Catalyst IDEA framework.
EP99: The episode that failed to Excel
Information v. Calculation is the starting statement that Steve and Marijn start this podcast with. The day started working on an idea to look at adopting users to M3...
EP98 by Braeburn: The End User workshops Pt2
Definitely a podcast where agreeing to disagree is a key aspect of this discussion and the boys loose concentration when Steve takes a break for a few good sneezes… an...
A Wee Dram #6: Redefine the Possible
We are all looking to achieve value in our work, and M365 provides a great opportunity for the IT team and the end user to redefine the value that technology at a per...
EP97: Workshops that Define M365 Pt1
Marijn and Steve, in this episode, talk about probably the most essential aspect of all M365 projects... ‘The Workshops’ Collecting the information to build, set up an...
EP96: Exploring Value in Viva Goals
After reviewing Holidays, Injuries and their speaking scheduled for the rest of the year Steve and Marijn talk about Viva Goals and take a first look at the value it m...
A Wee Dram #5: Driving SharePoint with your own LookBook
Its Marijn’s birthday and his Girlfriend just left him, and he is feeling the soulfulness of an early morning and reaching the tender age of 40… Happy Birthday Marijn ...
EP95 by Braeburn: Summertime games with MS Teams
On this https://braeburnwhisky.com sponsored podcast Steve suggests a little fun before Marijn & Steve leave on holiday. The weather is so beautiful that the guys dec...
EP94: Transforming Hire to Retire with M365
This all started when Marijn read a great article about Business Architecture and the importance of understanding this before starting to transform the organisation wi...
EP93: Discussing the Vibe of your M365 Project
What tone of voice do you want to use that best communicates the messages for a new service or as part of an adoption program? The nugget around Intranet names was di...
EP92: MS Teams the One-Stop-Hub for Applications
After a visit to the Microsoft365 club, Marijn follows upon an idea to place MS Teams as the Hub for Applications and Steve and Marijn take time to expand on the strat...
EP91: Supporting the Back-to-Office policy
Peter Pan of the podcast becomes a man reaching the maturing point in his life of 40 years and Steve is amazed that there is no party on the horizon. Then they get se...
