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Copilot Success Starts with Smart Governance

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👉 Full Show Notes
https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/748

Joy Apple shares practical insights on Copilot adoption, governance, and information architecture. She explains how foundational data practices directly impact AI effectiveness, and why adoption must be intentional to succeed. A warm, expert conversation on making AI work in real-world business environments.

🎙️ What you’ll learn
• How to structure information for effective Copilot use
• Why governance is critical for successful AI adoption
• The risks of oversharing and undersharing in data environments
• How metadata improves findability and automation
• Why IT-business relationships shape technology success

🔴Chapters
04:35 Copilot Adoption: Governance Rebranded
07:51 Oversharing vs. Undersharing: The Hidden Risk
08:31 First Impressions Matter: The Cost of Poor Rollouts
13:16 IT’s Reputation Problem: Why Business Users Don’t Trust Tech
14:45 Adoption is Everything: Beyond ROI to Employee Wellness
15:52 Metadata: The Unsung Hero of AI Efficiency
17:56 Viva Topics & Learn: Missed Potential in Tech Adoption

✅ Highlights
• “It’s governance rebranded.”
• “The M365 world is built to be flat- that’s where all the goodness happens.”
• “Copilot was like, sorry about you, no.”
• “You only get one chance to make a good first impression.”
• “Under sharing means I’m not getting all the data I need.”
• “Productivity means less friction for the employee.”
• “I never met a data I didn’t like.”
• “Copilot will catch up.”
• “Thank you Microsoft for including SharePoint Advanced Management with the Copilot license.”
• “Adoption means the needs of my employees are being met.”
• “Brenda is amazing at Excel – it’s not her job to be a Microsoft 365 expert.”
• “The relationship between IT and the business is critical.”

🧰 Mentioned
• Viva Suite: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva
• Viva Learn: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva/learning
• Purview: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/microsoft-purview
• Microsoft MVP YouTube Series: How to Become a Microsoft MVP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7

✅ Find Joy Online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-t-apple/
X: https://x.com/JoyOfSharePoint
GitHub: https://github.com/joyapple
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/joyccurry

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✅ Keywords
copilot, governance, sharepoint, metadata, microsoft 365, adoption, information architecture, purview, teams, viva, oversharing, productivity

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