Posts by Alex Withers

Copilot Prompt Coach

I hear a lot that tools like Copilot are easy to use, “you just type in what you want and it gives you an answer”, but that is really not the[…]

Why People First Technology Matters More Than Ever

I haven’t posted a blog in a while, as I have been focusing on my work at Shine and my volunteering position of Vice Chair at Pomphrey Hill, but I thought[…]

Why Intune Still Feels Like Magic

I remember when I first started hearing about Microsoft Intune. At the time, I was working in a Managed Service Provider (MSP), primarily supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. Back then, tools[…]

Digital Inclusion: How Microsoft Tools Empower Communities

In an increasingly digital world, access to technology is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Yet for many individuals and communities, barriers like affordability, accessibility, and digital literacy still stand[…]

Reflecting on My Career Journey

In my previous blog article, I shared my volunteering experience. As I recently passed the two-year mark at Shine, I thought it would be a great time to reflect on my[…]

Making an Impact: My Volunteering Experience

In any project or organisation I’m involved with, I do it because I know I can make an impact. This is why I engage in numerous volunteering opportunities outside of the[…]

The Role of Mentorship in Personal Development

Something that I didn’t really think about properly until a couple of years ago was how important planning your personal development was, but it is more important than ever. One of[…]

Revolutionising HR Management: Integrating Microsoft with Hibob

In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficient Human Resource (HR) management is crucial for organisational success. There are times whereby some of the business HR processes don’t always fully align with the[…]

Assigning MS Planner Tasks to Multiple People with Power Automate

Recently, someone approached me with a scenario where they needed to assign the same task in Microsoft Planner to multiple people, allowing each person to mark it as complete individually. To[…]

Read Receipt of Documents from SharePoint

Have you ever wondered how to track whether employees have read crucial documents? I faced this exact challenge in a past project. The client needed to distribute compliance documents from a[…]