TGIF 1/3/2025 - Edition 186

Happy New Year, LinkedIn Community. Created a core memory with my youngest daughter by bringing in the New Year at the happiest place on earth and getting an opportunity to watch the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl. While the outcome of the Rose Bowl game was not what I was hoping for, enjoyed a few days having great experiences.

As we step into 2025, let's embrace the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. This year let's focus on growth, innovation, and making meaningful connections.

Here are a few tips to make the most of LinkedIn in 2025:

1. Share Your Expertise: Establish yourself as a thought leader by sharing valuable insights and industry trends.
2. Engage with Your Network: Comment, like, and share posts to foster meaningful conversations.
3. Leverage Visual Content: Use carousels, videos, and infographics to make your posts more engaging.
4. Stay Consistent: Regular posting keeps you top of mind and helps build your personal brand.

Let's make 2025 a year of success and growth together.

I?hope you continue to find the insights valuable and welcome feedback on topics you would like to have included so please provide your feedback in the comments or via direct LinkedIn message. Please subscribe and share with your network. Also consider clicking on the subscribe "bell" ?? on my profile to receive notification of future posts.

??#MSPartner??

The first in a series of Americas Partner Insider Calls in FY25 H2 on Microsoft 365 Copilot, the focus of our January session will be Navigating the Copilot Adoption Journey.

https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=494275585

??#AI??

Check out the industry-specific AI Business and Capability Envisioning webinar series. These two-hour sessions will help partners just starting with AI gain insights from industry use case examples and learn how to strategically decide which business problems to solve using an envisioning framework.?AI for Financial Services kicks off on January 15.

https://learning.eventbuilder.com/AIforFinancialServices

??#ISVSuccess??

The ISV Campaign earning opportunity is changing in 2025. Starting January 1st, two major ISV earning opportunities are changing. Useful LinkedIn post on the details.

https://www.dhirubhai.net/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7275258299980156928/

Check out past #ISVSuccessLive conversations where we share insights from various Microsoft Biz Apps ISVs. Please subscribe to https://aka.ms/isvsuccesslive to see all past events and follow the hashtag #ISVSuccessLive.

??#Leadership??

Rather than simply getting better at what they already do, transformational leaders balance courage and humility in order to grow and develop every day.

https://hbr.org/2019/04/great-leaders-are-thoughtful-and-deliberate-not-impulsive-and-reactive

??#SocialSelling??

'Who’s Viewed Your LinkedIn Profile' — How to Use This Feature to Find New Clients

https://www.dhirubhai.net/business/sales/blog/profile-best-practices/how-to-use-who-viewed-your-profile-in-linkedin-to-find-new-clients

#TGIF #BestWithBrian