Partnering with Microsoft with Ben Vollmer

FULL SHOW NOTES
https://podcast.nz365guy.com/4

• How can a partner create a great relationship with Microsoft?
• Who should a partner connect within Microsoft
• What frequency rhythms work
• Dynamics partner of the future
• How does a partner need to evolve?
• What new skills are needed
• What’s limiting Dynamics partners
• Partner mistakes
• Dynamics landscape and opportunities
• Difference between successful partners and not so much
• Advise to partners getting considering building a Dynamics practice

Books Mentioned

• The Fiefdom Syndrome: The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies – And How to Overcome Them – by Robert Herbold http://amzn.to/2xZADXb
• QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life – by John G. Miller http://amzn.to/2xZRwkS
• Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition – by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler http://amzn.to/2yZAP7t
• Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play: Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship – Mahan Khalsa & Randy Illig http://amzn.to/2fSo3mF

Resources

• Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (Training) https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucial-conversations-training/
• Microsoft Pix https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/microsoftpix/
• Linkedin – https://mobile.linkedin.com/
• Blind – Anonymous Work Talk – https://us.teamblind.com/

Credits
Music Credits
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

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