In each bite-sized episode, we solve common business challenges using Microsoft Teams. Tune in for quick, actionable solutions—usually about six minutes per episode! If you’re short on time (like most business owners and managers are), feel free to jump directly to episodes that promise solutions to problems you’re having this very moment. Microsoft Teams is more than a chat and meeting platform. It is a problem-solving beast!
In this episode, Annie Rynd outlines three best practice steps that go beyond simply assigning licenses and downloading the app. These aren’t setup tasks—they’re deployment accelerators that shape how your organization uses Teams for real impact.
Whether you’re an IT admin, a site owner, or a business leader, this episode gives you a short list of high-leverage moves to make Teams work smarter for your organization.
Is Copilot a shortcut or a setback? This week on 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams, Annie Rynd explores the hidden risks of deploying Copilot across your organization. From missed episodes to missed opportunities, she shares a real-world moment when Copilot couldn’t quite deliver — and why that matters. You’ll hear how over-reliance on AI can lead to generic content, disengaged employees, and even alienated custom...
Tired of digging through endless folders to find the right file? You’re not alone—and neither are your employees. In this episode, we explore how much time is wasted on file hunting and introduce a smarter, faster way to organize documents using metadata. Instead of burying files in layers of folders, metadata allows you to tag documents with meaningful descriptors like client name, year, and type—making them instantly searchable a...
In Episode 76 of 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams, Annie Rynd walks listeners through a practical, step-by-step tutorial for organizing business information in preparation for Copilot. From reviewing folders to setting permissions and building Teams sites, this episode is packed with actionable advice.
Listeners will learn how to streamline their file systems, eliminate permission headaches, and prepare their Tea...
In Episode 75 of 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams, Annie Rynd tackles the all-too-common issue of procrastinating on folder and file organization in preparation for Copilot deployment. Using a vivid analogy from her farm days—a “rat-killin’”—she urges listeners to stop waiting for the perfect moment and start organizing their digital workspace. With a reminder of last week’s garage metaphor, Annie makes the case ...
In this episode of 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams, Annie Rynd tackles a common frustration: why Copilot sometimes struggles to find the information you need. Using the analogy of a retired handyman with a perfectly organized garage, Annie illustrates how digital clutter—disorganized files, siloed emails, and chaotic Teams channels—can hinder Copilot’s effectiveness.
Listeners will learn why strategic organizati...
In this episode of 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams, Annie Rynd steps away from Copilot and AI for a moment to tackle a timeless workplace challenge: inefficient meetings and update emails. She introduces a simple, powerful solution using SharePoint Lists that can transform how teams share progress and prepare for meetings. With just a few setup steps, managers can eliminate repetitive status updates, streamline ...
Discover why you don’t need extensive research or outside training to use Microsoft Copilot effectively—just ask the tool itself! This episode emphasizes needs-based deployment over focusing solely on technology, and highlights the importance of organizing your Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive environments to unlock Copilot’s full potential.
In this episode, Annie explores the often-overlooked benefits of optimizing your SharePoint and Teams environments, especially as organizations prepare to unlock the power of Copilot. She highlights how a properly configured Teams setup brings not only the collaborative advantages of Teams itself, but also the organizational value of SharePoint working seamlessly in the background.
In this episode, Annie explores how to turn Microsoft Copilot from a simple digital assistant into a true game-changer for your organization. The secret lies in harnessing your business’s own knowledge—organizing files, conversations, and calendars in the cloud via Teams and Microsoft 365. Annie emphasizes the importance of building a shared, strategic workspace where information is accessible and collaboration thrives, unlocking C...
Discover the amazing potential of AI with Annie Rynd in this episode of our series, "Copilot AI in Your Business." Annie takes a fun and practical dive into how we’ve approached technology in the past and why it’s important to avoid jumping into new tools without a solid plan. She shares easy, real-life tips on how to bring Microsoft Copilot into your daily work—not just to save time, but to make your tasks smoother and more enjoya...
In this second episode of our new series, Copilot AI in Your Business, Annie Rynd—your hostess with the mostest—dives into the big question: Why now? Why is Copilot, and AI more broadly, suddenly the must-have tool for every business? Annie unpacks the shift from AI as a futuristic concept to a present-day necessity, sharing how Copilot is more than just a digital assistant—it’s a strategic teammate. With insights like Ginni Romett...
The first episode of our series, *Copilot AI in Your Business*, explores how Microsoft Copilot is revolutionizing workflows and boosting innovation. Annie highlights the surge in demand since its May release and shares insights from AI advocates like Gary Vaynerchuck, emphasizing the need to embrace this transformative technology now.
Packed with practical advice and lessons from the past, this episode sets the stage for a series f...
Well-seasoned Teams users and site owners likely already know the value of tabs in channels because tabs have been around since Teams was released in 2017. We discovered in a recent workshop however, that the value isn't always obvious to newcomers.
In this episode, Annie Rynd explains how tabs can simplify your employees' computing work while simultaneously helping your unique business processes.
SharePoint Lists have been around for more than twenty years, but now there is the Microsoft Lists app and newcomers are often confused. Perhaps you've learned what Lists can do for your business, but just getting started is confusing.
In today's episode, you'll learn the difference and which to use when.
If you're wondering why in the world you'd even use Lists in your business, you may want to listen to two of our most popular ep...
You know that punch-in-the-gut feeling you get when you realize your sensitive document has been accidentally made available to the wrong employees? How about that seemingly constant toil that occurs when employees legitimately need access to documents?
While the permissions setting features in Teams and SharePoint are robust, most employees do other work for their roles and permissions setting is not their expertise.
Today's episo...
After last week's Part One episode, you know how to strategically store your policies and procedures in a way that protects them from unintended edits and deletions, but still keeps them in front of employees.
In this Part Two episode, Annie tells you how to eliminate most of the work it takes to manage those documents without having dozens of outdated revisions cluttering your space. She also tells you how to eliminate the tedious...
Teams is a great method to save and share workgroup files, but what about policies and procedures? Well, not so much...not out-of-the-box, anyway.
Teams sites are designed to give all team members equal access for everything contained within, so that isn't a good solution for policies and procedures because you don't want everyone on the team being able to edit and delete such important documents.
Never fear, because in this episod...
We usually give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt when they change things up on us. Even though change is never fun, we usually end up liking their changes once we get used to them.
This latest change has us more than scratching our heads, however. Millions of Teams users are being blindsided by their Teams buttons disappearing from the left app panel in the Teams interface.
In today's episode, Annie tells you how to get it back. ...
If your Teams site is more than a few months old, you likely still have a channel named "General." If you leverage channels, as you should, this channel may serve no obvious purpose yet.
Or, if you don't leverage channels, this channel may have become a dumping ground for everything. Regardless, the General channel has been a source of clutter and uncertainty for a lot of Teams users and site owners.
In this episode, Annie Rynd tel...
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