Hi all I just recorded the third video on the topic of powerful questions. The purpose of this series of videos is to help facilitators, project managers, business analysts and SharePoint peeps ask better questions of their stakeholders. The first …

Powerful questions part 3: The “I told you so” question Read more »

Hi all Once in a while, you can come across a case study that not only showcases innovative and brilliant solutions, but tells a much deeper story that both inspires and teaches. I am writing this post to tell you …

High school students showing us SharePoint consultants how it’s done Read more »

Hi all We have all felt the pain of a meeting or workshop where no-one is engaged, the conversation is being dominated by the loudest or everyone is mired in a tangle of complexity and there is no sense of …

Introduction to Dialogue Mapping class in Melbourne June 13-14 Read more »

Yup you heard right. I am particularly excited for the Melbourne SharePoint conference in June because I get to unleash “Dr Neil” onto the SharePoint world. Neil (who’s full name is Neil Preston) is an Organisational Psychologist who I have …

An Organisational Psychologist is keynoting a SharePoint conference? What the… Read more »

Hiya I just recorded the second video on the topic of powerful questions. These powerful questions are the result of the years I’ve spent dialogue mapping many different groups of people on many different problems. As time has gone on, …

Powerful questions part 2: The key focus area question Read more »

Hi all I’ve been a little busy lately so haven’t had sufficient time to write many articles. This will likely continue for a while as I’m also planning the next heretical book with Kailash. But the other day on a …

Powerful questions part 1: The platitude buster question Read more »

Hi all One of the conversation areas in SharePoint life that is inevitably complex is that of records management since there are just as many differing opinions on records management as there are legal jurisdictions and different standards to choose …

Making Sense of SharePoint and Digital Records Management… Read more »

Hi all I have spent a bit of time in New Zealand over the last few years, met a lot of really interesting people and frequently get asked about conducting a Dialogue Mapping training workshop over there. I’m really happy …

Interested in learning the craft of Dialogue Mapping in Auckland? Read more »

Once upon a time there lived a rather round wizard named Hocklart who worked at the FogWorts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Hocklart was a very proud wizard, perhaps the proudest in all of FogWorts. His pride did not stem …

A Very Potter Audit – A Best Practices Parable Read more »

Hi all *sigh* This post comes to you during my reality check of returning to work after the bliss of 1 month of vacation in New Zealand. After walking on a glacier, racing around in jetboats and relaxing in volcanic …

Confession of a (post) SharePoint architect… “Thou shalt NOT” Read more »