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Summary
James Culley, a Microsoft 365 consultant, shares his journey from teaching to becoming a consultant. He discusses the pressures of teaching and his decision to change careers. The podcast explores Viva Suite, a set of tools within Microsoft Teams aimed at enhancing employee experience. These tools include Viva Engage for collaboration, Viva Connections for extending SharePoint into Teams, and Viva Insights for performance tracking. Additionally, the conversation touches on integrating AI tools like Copilot into Viva for coding assistance, emphasizing transparency and communication for better AI adoption. James also talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, networking, and continuous learning in the Power Platform community.

Takeaways

• James Culley’s Journey: James transitioned from teaching to becoming a Microsoft 365 consultant at FSP.
• Pressure of Teaching: He felt pressure in teaching and decided to change careers.
• Viva Suite: Viva Suite tools within Microsoft Teams enhance employee experience.
• Viva Engage: For cross-team collaboration.
• Viva Connections: Extends SharePoint into Teams.
• Viva Insights: Tracks performance.
• AI Integration: Copilot assists with coding tasks.
• Transparency and Communication: Emphasized for successful AI adoption.
• Imposter Syndrome: James overcame it and values networking.
• Continuous Learning: Highlighted in the Power Platform community.

Special Thanks to
James Culley for joining us for this episode! You can find their socials at:

LinkedIn James Culley | LinkedIn
Collab with Culley Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7086630070810763265/

KenLikeFit for providing music for this episode - [Find out more about him and listen to his music here](https://linktr.ee/kenlikefit)

Thanks to:
KenLikeFit for providing music for this episode - [Find out more about him and listen to his music here](https://linktr.ee/kenlikefit)

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