1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams
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!
Episodes
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
0008-My Employees Keep Messing Up My Tracking Spreadsheet!
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Bad things often happen when several employees share spreadsheets. Data gets mis-entered, accidentally deleted, and left in a general mess. Excel is a great tool when only one or two employees edit it, but when several people have their hands in a spreadsheet, chaos happens!
In this episode, Annie Rynd tells you about awesome Teams functionality you can use to replace Excel tracking spreadsheets. Moreover, she also tells how to use dashboards to speed up your business decision making!
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
0007-It Takes Too Long to Train Employees!
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Dread that long time period where you have to assign a seasoned veteran employee with a newbie until they can do the job without babysitting?
During that OJT period, you lose much of the productivity of your veteran employee because she's busy explaining so much...not to mention the obvious low productivity of a new employee who is uncertain of everything.
Today's Teams solution will help reduce the time training takes and will make your training process more efficient and repeatable.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
0006-We Have To Re-enter Field Worker Information Daily!
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Do your field technicians or employees out on the shop floor still handwrite information on paper, just so your office employees have to re-transcribe it into a computer?
Not only is such an archaic practice inefficient, but your office help could be doing other, higher priority work. Tune in as Annie Rynd starts you on your way to tossing the clipboards and ending the re-work!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
0005-I Need a Way to Improve My Small Department in a Large Company!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Too many managers of small departments in large companies feel powerless to radically improve much in their departments because corporate controls so much. It's likely that you, as a department manager, have the power to single-handedly transform your small corner of the company by using Microsoft Teams to streamline many collaboration and information processes.
It's not often that a chance like this comes around for middle managers. Listen to this podcast to learn how!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
0004-We Need a More Efficient Way to Receive Customer Service Requests!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Even if you can't afford to hire a web developer to build a web form and then connect it to an internal spreadsheet or database, you can still streamline how you receive service requests from customers.
Whether you own an HVAC company, swimming pool sales and service company, or any other business where customers call, email, text, or drop in to request service, this handy Microsoft 365 and Teams solution will streamline your operations.
Monday Jul 01, 2024
0003-We Need a Better Way to Prioritize and Track Maintenance!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Every small business has to track maintenance internally. Whether it's fixing a leaky faucet in the men's bathroom or a leaky roof over the lunchroom. Most small business owners don't want to invest in a third party maintenance management software because they're expensive and, even if you can afford one, it takes a lot of time to train employees to use the new interface.
Fear not, in this episode, we tell you how to do track your maintenance work in Microsoft 365!
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
0002-The Hidden Cancer in Modern Businesses
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Most business owners and managers just accept the fact that they and their employees must spend 61% of every day managing email, searching for information, and collaborating otherwise. It just doesn't have to be that way. Learn how to cut that amount by nearly half with Microsoft Teams.
It's time to quit spending so much time doing tasks that don't make money!
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
0001-Welcome to 1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams!
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
In this short trailer episode, host Annie Rynd will tell you what you stand to benefit from our podcast series. You'll learn how you can solve many of your most costly and irritating business problems using the Microsoft technology you're already paying for.
1,001 Business Problems Solved with Microsoft Teams
In each bite-sized episode, we solve common business challenges using Microsoft Teams. Tune in for quick, actionable solutions—just 3 minutes per episode! Whether you just licensed your employees or have had Teams for a while, discover how to maximize its potential. Don’t let underutilization cost your business and certainly don’t keep tolerating the problems listed here—solve them with Teams! 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.