During the “software craftsmanship” movement in the late noughties, there was a lot of talk about “passion”. But I’ve sometimes wondered whether some people enjoy programming so much, they probably shouldn’t do it for a living. I quit a graphic design degree because I hated producing work to order. And a professional designer has to … Continue reading "The Passionate Programmer: Too Passionate, Perhaps?"| Codemanship's Blog
As European leagues start their new seasons, several USWNT players are back in action. While the NWSL claims many of the national team players, there is a growing number of players choosing to play overseas. There have been record-breaking transfers as more stars moved abroad, yet some of them are still trying to prove themselves. […] The post USWNT in Europe: Checking in with Key National Team Stars Abroad appeared first on Girls Soccer Network.| Girls Soccer Network
As college soccer rolls onward, many teams have proven to be top contenders. Across the nation, there are various regions with immense collegiate talent. We all know the powerhouses of college women’s soccer, but here let’s dive into some of the most exciting NCAA women’s soccer teams in each region. Midwest University of Kansas […] The post The Top NCAA Women’s Soccer Teams to Watch in Each U.S. Region appeared first on Girls Soccer Network.| Girls Soccer Network
Attackers might attempt to use social engineering to trick Teams users in compromise. Trusted indicators help users understand the status of external users with difficult visual markers. The idea is that users will see the marker and realize that they should be less trusting in their communications. Sounds good. But maybe securing external access for Teams with a comprehensive block list is even better?| Office 365 for IT Pros
This simple, repeatable framework for building a culture of open feedback has been a part of my toolkit for over a decade.| Ben Werdmuller
Microsoft Teams Phone has improved over the years, but missed call reporting in call queues remains a gap. In this blog, Martin Heusser shows how to use Microsoft Graph and PowerShell to build a custom report that captures missed and answered calls, complete with caller info and agent details. Until Microsoft adds shared call history natively, this DIY approach is a solid workaround. The post Practical Teams Phone: Reporting Missed Calls on Call Queues appeared first on Practical 365.| Practical 365
We've just introduced three new changes to our pricing at Heroku, all designed to provide extra value to our customers and make cost estimation easier. These changes will kick in from September 1, 2023 onward: Your account will no longer be charged the $10 monthly fee for Heroku CI . Your account will no longer be charged the $10 monthly fee for Heroku Teams with over five members. We've improved our pricing page to include hourly expenses alongside the maximum monthly costs. Why is the Herok...| Heroku
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appears polished but lacks real substance, offloading cognitive labor onto coworkers. Research from BetterUp Labs and Stanford found that 41% of workers have encountered such AI-generated output, costing nearly two hours of rework per instance and creating downstream productivity, trust, and col...| Harvard Business Review
There is a lot of talk about agile but unfortunately, most of the time organizations are not really agile, despite the fact they do for example Scrum and claim to be agile. This article will go over the issues I think we, as an industry, have with agile, what agile probably was meant to be and how to get to what it should be based on what the creators of the agile movement actually had in mind.| Florian Krämer
Wish you had enterprise clients like United Airlines, Time Warner Cable, and NASCAR? Agency CEO Greg Boone shares his advice.| Sakas & Company
Microsoft plans to deploy an update to change how transcription behaves for Teams meetings where Copilot is enabled. New meetings will not generate a transcript unless the meeting organizer explicitly enables transcription or the Microsoft 365 tenant deploys custom meeting policies that enable transcription with Copilot. The AI features work even without a transcript. But no transcript means no searchable artifact, and that’s what some want.| Office 365 for IT Pros
This article describes the prerequisites and how to run cmdlets from the Teams PowerShell module in Azure Automation runbooks. We also consider when you’d want to consider using Teams PowerShell cmdlets instead of Graph API requests or cmdlets from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The bottom line is that it’s possible, but maybe not a frequently-used option.| Office 365 for IT Pros
MC1134747 describes a new permissions requirement for Entra apps that run Teams PowerShell cmdlets. Fixing apps to meet the new requirement is easily done with PowerShell. First, find the apps that use Teams PowerShell (we show two ways), and then assign the two required permissions to the apps. All done with a few lines of Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK code.| Office 365 for IT Pros
Introduction Microsoft Purview is Microsoft’s unified data governance, compliance, and risk platform. It lets you discover, classify, label, protect, retain, and monitor data across Microsoft 365, On-Premises, multicloud, and SaaS sources. It centralizes policies (like sensitivity labels) to enforce consistent security and compliance. During our Governance workshops, we initiate the process with a governance data […] The post Microsoft Purview – Enabling Sensitivity (Purview) Labels for...| Mindcore Techblog
Discover the best and worst email habits for project managers. Improve communication, avoid common mistakes and boost team productivity| Rebel's Guide to Project Management
Over on the Agile in the Ether Slack instance one of the Ethernets recently asked: MoSCoW: Does anybody have a simple way of expl...| qahiccupps.blogspot.com
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen Let me tell you something that will happen after you become a manager: you’re going to mess u…| Terrible Software
You’ve just been asked to lead a new team. But here’s the catch: it’s not really your team. It’s a group pulled together from different departments—sales, marketing, product, maybe even someone from legal whose job seems to be vetoing everything. These aren’t people you hired. They don’t report to you. And they probably don’t report […] The post How to Lead Cross-Functional Teams (Without Losing Your Mind) appeared first on David Burkus.| David Burkus
In March, Microsoft said that they'd change Teams to offer suggestions about which inactive channels a user might want to hide from client channel lists. That update is now available. There’s no tenant-wide admin control, so users must decide for themselves whether Teams will suggest which channels to hide. No detail is available how Teams decides about inactive channels, but the change to put control in user hands is welcome.| Office 365 for IT Pros
Want to give someone else access to your GMass data — or even access to your GMass account? Good news: ... The post How Do I Share My GMass Account Data with Someone Else? appeared first on GMass Blog.| GMass Blog
Despite what many assume, leadership training alone doesn’t create high-functioning teams. In this article, Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch of Distinction Business Consulting share hard truths about the gaping hole in leadership development – and how to actually fix your stuck teams. The post Leadership development alone won’t build a high-functioning team appeared first on TrainingZone.| TrainingZone
The theme at LLEWT this year was Rules and constraints to ensure better quality. My experience report concerned a team I'd been on...| qahiccupps.blogspot.com
Microsoft rüstet seine Kollaborationsplattform Teams mit einer neuen Sicherheitsfunktion aus: Ein Screenshot-Schutz soll künftig verhindern, dass vertrauliche Gespräche und Inhalte ohne Weiteres abfotografiert und geteilt werden können. Was steckt hinter dieser Funktion, wie funktioniert sie und welche Auswirkungen hat sie auf die tägliche Arbeit?| Jörg Schieb | Digital und KI
Psychological Safety Isn’t Enough We hear this sometimes, and well… Obviously. It’s rather like saying that having a fully functioning car isn’t enough to make a road trip – and of course it isn’t. We need lots more things to […] The post Psychological Safety Isn’t Enough appeared first on Psych Safety.| Psych Safety
Many organizations view Teams chats stored in OneDrive for Business as potential compliance risks. Without proper retention policies, this data can be lost, deleted, or retained too long. In this blog, we dive into managing Teams chat files automatically with Purview.| Practical 365
Microsoft is introducing a new KeyQL-powered capability for a revamped search box in Teams. The new implementation promises faster and more precise searching. First impressions are good, and the only doubt that I have is about how users will embrace this kind of searching. After all, some still use simple keyword searches.| Office 365 for IT Pros
In 2022 we wrote a post about SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B. As of 2025, the information in this post remains relevant for tenants created before June 2023; tenants provisioned after that date have Entra B2B integration enabled by default. Now, only one command is needed instead of two as before. An […]| Mindcore Techblog
Empower your organization with secure no-code AI chat using CustomGPT.ai for Teams, featuring scalable chat-only roles.| CustomGPT
It was my wedding anniversary recently. The picture at the top is the front of the card I got for my wife. Yeah, I know. Somehow she still loves me.I asked my family which bean out of the couple they thought I was and everyone chose the one on the left, including me. Surprised, I showed the picture to my work colleagues and they also unanimously went for the left-hand bean.| Hiccupps
Before giving feedback, ask yourself: is there measurable impact? Most manager feedback is just personal preference disguised as professional development. Stop policing personality.| Terrible Software
Learn proven methods to improve workflow efficiency and boost productivity. Discover actionable tips to streamline your tasks now.| resolution Atlassian Apps
On updated tenants, external file sharing is now enabled in both 1:1 and group chats. MC1102790 Roadmap ID 492625 When this feature is not enabled you will not see an attach file option when chatting with an external user. To share a file, you must first share the file from your OneDrive and then add […] The post Microsoft Teams can now attach files in external chats appeared first on Mindcore Techblog.| Mindcore Techblog
Discover an unexpected issue when managing Cross-Cloud meetings in the Teams Admin Center, leading to changes in Entra ID Cross-Tenant Access settings. This post explains how removing and re-adding tenant IDs can wipe custom configurations, impacting B2B invitations and access. Learn how to prevent issues, understand required permissions, and utilize audit logs for effective troubleshooting.| Mindcore Techblog
Many Teams users love to use group chats as a way to get work done. Group chats are effective, but the information shared in chats ends up in personal OneDrive accounts. To help switch people back to channel conversations, Teams has a new threaded layout to make conversations behave much like chats. The new layout works well for some channels but not for others.| Practical 365
Reading Time: 2minutesHow do you know when you’re ready to scale your team(s)? Jamie Arnold and I have been exploring this topic and have created a handy download to help leaders and teams answer the question. I have worked in many organisations over the years, and the issue of scaling comes up very often. The need for […]| Emily Webber
The news that people can customize Teams by choosing one of ten accent colors for use in the Teams UX might or might not be positive, depending on your view. While it’s nice to see things in your chosen color, the thought might cross your mind that engineering could focus on other more important tasks… But that's being very critical.| Office 365 for IT Pros
The need for more nuanced responses to Teams chat and channel messages can apparently be met through multiple emoji reactions instead of a basic one-emoji response like a smile or thumbs up. In any case, users can add up to 20 emojis in response to Teams chat and channel messages. The possibilities of what 20-emoji combinations might communicate are endless, or so it seems.| Office 365 for IT Pros
The Teams Discover Feed highlights unread items from channels that users might have missed. Microsoft tweaked the feature so that it only works with 5 or more channels. The logic behind the change is that if you have access to less than five channels, the Discover Feed is unlikely to be much use because it probably won’t have many unread messages to show. One limitation is that guest users can’t use the feed.| Office 365 for IT Pros
The update to allow team members to add a Loop workspace as a channel tab is now rolling out and should be available worldwide soon. Microsoft is currently putting a lot of emphasis on Loop and its almost read-time collaboration capabilities are turning up in many places within Microsoft 365, like Copilot Pages. Will Loop replace OneNote eventually? That's a big question...| Office 365 for IT Pros
Find out how you can send your Maester daily results to a Teams channel| Maester Blog
One of the nice side effects of cloud services is that they enable engineering teams to provision their own infrastructure without having to go through a gatekeeper. This could be seen as an instan…| The Solution Space
If your team’s retros feel like pointless venting sessions, you’re not alone. Here’s a small fix that helped us shift the tone — and a free guide if you want more.| The Cynical Developer
AI-Powered Teamwork isn't about offloading work; It's about using the technology to make a team smarter.| David Burkus
Discover why engineers hate managers, the common management anti-patterns that destroy trust, and practical solutions from someone who’s been on both sides.| Terrible Software
Why the best engineers aren't always the smartest — and what separates engineers who ship from those who just code.| Terrible Software
Great managers build effective engineering teams focused on results, not just team comfort. Success drives satisfaction—not the other way around.| Terrible Software
Anyone interested in how to improve intelligence analysis might want to check out at the latest issue of the American Psychologist. It is a special issue devoted to understanding how research psychologists help solve real-world problems as parts of multidisciplinary teams (to riff on the title of the free-to-download introductory paper). Three papers struck me […]| Tim van Gelder
Microsoft and Meta announced that they are teaming up for the future of the Metaverse - But what does that even mean?| Miska Kytö - Microsoft MVP
Mesh Avatars in Microsoft Teams are finally here! Read this article to learn how to use them!| Miska Kytö - Microsoft MVP
People often struggle to describe who does what. Getting it wrong can mean that things fall through the cracks, or it becomes so descriptive that it hinders work. Articulating roles and responsibilities, especially in the 4Ds format, can clarify decision-making, help set expectations within and o| Emily Webber
Learn how a new leader can build trust with an inherited team by using vulnerability, transparency, and respect to create lasting commitment.| David Burkus
Yogin Patel, VP of AI Engineering at Sprinklr, explores how AI is becoming a strategic driver of marketing transformation.| Marketing Gazette
Improve team effectiveness by understanding domino derailers—how someone’s stress response can trigger a negative cascade for the whole team.| Hogan Assessments
Engineering leaders can no longer ignore AI. Learn practical steps to guide your team through AI adoption while maintaining quality and addressing legitimate concerns.| Terrible Software
The qualities you value most in engineers are also creating your biggest problems. Here’s how to handle this paradox.| Terrible Software
The digital world has become obsessed by speed. But sometimes, when you move fast you break things… The post Ben Sauer: making the case for slower digital decisions appeared first on NEXT Conference.| frontpage Archives - NEXT Conference
Recognize and working through trust loops is crucial for a high-performing team.| David Burkus
A complementary ukulele lesson reveals, in addition to how to play the instrument, leadership opportunities for team building, inclusion, and risk-taking.| Julie Winkle Giulioni
If you have read my piece on the Four Horizons of Team Performance (FHoTP) model, you may wonder how it relates to other team models that you may be familiar with, e.g. IMGD and Agile Fluency. What…| The Blogging Terrier | Den bloggande terriern
The idea of hiring for culture fit started with good intentions. It was meant to ensure that new hires align with the company’s values and integrate well with| David Burkus
Knowing now that teams can be healthy, productive, impactful, and altruistic, or none of these things, how many teams are?| The Blogging Terrier | Den bloggande terriern
Learn about Google's research on the characteristics of highly effective teams and what you can do to improve them| patkua.com
by Navya Adhikarla I am a neurodivergent engineering manager who loves to innovate and solve problems. But, I am also a neurodivergent person who navigates daily hurdles that stem from processing social cues differently, managing sensory sensitivities, and requiring support […]| Psych Safety
How would you describe a great team without resorting to words like “high-performing” or “successful”? I am certain that you would come up with a few descriptive words, like…| The Blogging Terrier | Den bloggande terriern
Microsoft Teams Phone Number Management| www.myteamslab.com
CustomGPT is excited to announce our new Multi-User Teams feature! Now multiple users can have individual logins under a single account.| CustomGPT
Dear Debian community, this is Bits from DPL for October. In addition to a summary of my recent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within Debian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe this provides valuable insights and foster a sense of connection across our diverse projects. Also, I welcome your feedback on the format and focus of these Bits, as community input helps shape their value. Ada Lovelace Day 2024 As outlined in my platform, I'm committed t...| Bits from Debian
Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL for September. New lintian maintainer I'm pleased to welcome Louis-Philippe Véronneau as a new Lintian maintainer. He humorously acknowledged his new role, stating, "Apparently I'm a Lintian maintainer now". I remain confident that we can, and should, continue modernizing our policy checker, and I see this as one important step toward that goal. SPDX name / license tools There was a discussion about deprecating the unique names for DEP-5 and m...| Bits from Debian
Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL written at my last day at another great DebConf. DebConf attendance At the beginning of July, there was some discussion with the bursary and content team about sponsoring attendees. The discussion continued at DebConf. I do not have much experience with these discussions. My summary is that while there is an honest attempt to be fair to everyone, it did not seem to work for all, and some critical points for future discussion remained. In any ca...| Bits from Debian
Dear Debian community, Statement on Daniel Pocock The Debian project has successfully taken action to secure its trademarks and interests worldwide, as detailed in our press statement. I would like to personally thank everyone in the community who was involved in this process. I would have loved for you all to have spent your volunteer time on more fruitful things. Debian Boot team might need help I think I've identified the issue that finally motivated me to contact our teams: for a long tim...| Bits from Debian
England have visited Hannut on numerous occasions the last time being 2023. Always a top event in the Belgium Cross Cup Series as it is a WA World Tour Gold Level Event with strong entries from around Europe and Africa and this year should be no different. Typically held throughout the winter months, the Cross Cup competition was created as a men’s only event in 1941 and in its first decade a number of Belgian champions competed, including Gaston Reiff and Marcel Vandewattyne.| The English Cross Country Association
The Juan Muguerza Cross-Country, also known as the Elgoibar Cross-Country, is an annual cross| The English Cross Country Association
The Junior Women’s 5,535m course comprised a lap of the track, one small lap and two larger laps. From the start the English quartet headed the field out on to the small lap, and towards the end of this lap a gap between them and the chasing pack began to open up. As the race entered the first of the two large laps Zoe pushed on to take the lead with Eleanor and Isabel sitting in behind, and Isla 10 metres back. As the athletes approached the first significant climb on the course Eleanor hi...| The English Cross Country Association
The famous ‘Juan Muguerza’ cross country race in Elgoibar, Northern Spain was the venue for the England cross country team on the 1st weekend of 2025.| The English Cross Country Association
After missing this iconic World Cross Country Tour Gold Race last year due to local Spanish air strikes we were excited to return and as always it didn’t disappoint. The ladies enjoyed visiting the course on the Saturday and the added bonus of the sun looked for a good day of racing the following day.| The English Cross Country Association
Addressing Power through “Flattening” Organisations Steep power gradients are one of the most significant factors that contribute to reducing psychological safety. These steep differentials in perceived power have contributed to many disasters including the Tenerife Airport disaster in 1977, Chernobyl, […]| Psych Safety
A team is only as safe as the least safe person When measuring the psychological safety in a team, we often are asked which measurement should be considered the “group measurement,” given that different individuals will likely experience rather different […]| Psych Safety
If you simply want to sharpen your listening skills, this article will guide you through the essentials of active listening.| David Burkus
A positive company culture is one of the best ways to attract and retain high-performing employees. Learn the 10 most desirable company culture traits.| Gavel International
Getting quiet employees to speak up in meetings can feel like a challenge, but it doesn't have to be. The truth is silence doesn't mean disengagement.| David Burkus
Learn what makes up an Agile team and the roles you'll find within it, along with the team structures to use to set up your agile team for success.| Rebel's Guide to Project Management
In my previous post Team exercise: Building empathy and understanding with the Capability Comb, I introduced an approach to help a team surface their capabilities and identify opportunities to collaborate. Since then, I have created a miroboard on the miroverse to use with the workshop. You can g| Emily Webber
******Updated 26th Jan 2024****** In my recent post, Why Can’t we all get Along, I discussed the value of overlapping roles in multi/inter/transdisciplinary teams and referred to using the broken comb shape to describe skills and capabilities. In this post, I’ll expand on that theory and add an a| Emily Webber
A good DAM system isn’t just about features—it’s about solving real problems for real people.| Pics.io - DAM insights and news
I ran a survey over a month ago to determine the “new normal” work mode. Over a couple of weeks, my newsletter received 100+ responses, ... Read more| patkua.com
A one-size-fits-all process won't work, so consultancies like Atomic should lean into tailored projects for individual situations.| Atomic Spin
Microsoft| My Teams Lab
The other day I pulled out an AudioCodes C450HD that hadn’t been plugged in for a while. When I attempted to sign it into Microsoft Teams I was greeted| My Teams Lab
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When configuring a Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Survivable Branch Appliance the other day I ran into an error. It was an interesting one that I think others will likely run into at some point too, so here is a blog post to save you wasting any more time than you need to thinking about it. After setting up the Teams SBA, I found that I could get users connected to it to send calls outbound to the PSTN, however, when I tried to send calls to the users in the other direction they would fail. L...| My Teams Lab
There are several ways to get the Teams PowerShell module to| My Teams Lab
There have| My Teams Lab
Energy Vision Cross Cup, Roeselare – 27 October 2024| The English Cross Country Association
Senior Men’s race report Roeselare, Belgium Cross Cup 27th October 2024| The English Cross Country Association
Lotto CrossCup – Roeselare – Sunday 27th October 2024 – Junior Men’s Report| The English Cross Country Association
Junior Women Race Report – EnergyVision Cross Cup, Roeselare – 27 October 2024| The English Cross Country Association
TIL is a weekly learning event that I like to run with my teams. Every friday for 30-45 minutes we share 5 minute presentations on something we learned that wee...| Roborooter.com
In my technical leadership training, participants want advice on leading multicultural teams. This was already a challenge for leaders with offices in multiple locations, and ... Read more The post Book Notes – The Culture Map by Erin Meyer appeared first on patkua.com.| patkua.com
By now you’ve–hopefully–started to take it as seriously as many leaders of industry have been. Either way you look at artificial intelligence, good or bad, it| David Burkus
Microsoft Copilot and Google Duet are the two bleeding-edge smart AI assistants for their respective services. But which is better? Let's find out.| Digital Trends