SharePoint Maven Podcast

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Practical SharePoint guidance without the panic.

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SharePoint Maven Podcast is a direct, tutorial-minded guide to SharePoint, Planner, Loop, Teams, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365 governance. Greg keeps the focus on real configuration choices, common client mistakes, and the small settings that shape how organizations manage content.

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About SharePoint Maven Podcast

SharePoint Maven Podcast is a practical field guide to SharePoint and Microsoft 365 implementation. Its center of gravity is not news chatter or high-level strategy, but the operational work of making SharePoint usable for real organizations. Greg takes familiar pain points and turns them into structured advice. Messy navigation becomes a list of fixes. A confusing rollout becomes five mistakes to avoid. Document management becomes a sequence of best practices about sites, folders, sync, metadata, and collaboration. Recent episodes cover Microsoft Planner plan types, SharePoint version history, office-location pages, Term Store features, nonprofit collaboration needs, and SharePoint migration habits that create trouble later. The show is especially attentive to where settings live and who they affect. Library-level, site-level, and tenant-level choices are treated as meaningful decisions, not tiny details. It also keeps returning to governance and user adoption. SharePoint is presented as a system people have to understand, not just a place to move files. OneDrive, Teams, Loop, Planner, Purview, Bing Maps, audience targeting, hub navigation, and communication sites appear as connected parts of the same workplace stack. The format is straightforward. Episodes often open with a specific problem, move into a numbered list, and close by pointing to a related SharePoint Maven article with images or additional steps. That makes the audio useful for orientation while acknowledging that some configuration work is easier to absorb visually. The style is calm, repetitive in a helpful way, and clearly shaped by client questions. It suits administrators, consultants, users, and people responsible for implementation who need SharePoint decisions translated into plain business consequences.

Made for: For SharePoint administrators, Microsoft 365 users, consultants, and workplace teams responsible for intranets, document libraries, navigation, metadata, and collaboration rollouts. It also fits nonprofit and organizations of different sizes trying to make SharePoint less confusing.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by tying SharePoint settings to real implementation consequences: governance, adoption, storage, navigation clarity, and collaboration habits. Its numbered, client-informed format makes complex Microsoft 365 choices easier to act on.

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Welcome to the SharePoint Maven Podcast — where you can learn a new SharePoint tip in less time than it takes to drink your first cup of coffee! Whether you’re an overwhelmed administrator looking for answers, or simply a user who needs help implementing and adapting to SharePoint and Microsoft 365, this podcast is a quick, approachable, free resource designed to build your confidence in your SharePoint abilities. Each week, you can catch Greg right here sharing updates, providing step-by-step tutorials, and other helpful SharePoint information. Remember, when SharePoint gets overwhelming, don’t panic — Greg is here to help!

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Fourteen Term Store powers, twelve navigation fixes, ten document rules - Greg makes your SharePoint chaos countable.

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  • a numbered route through Term Store features, from hidden terms to reusable vocabularies
  • practical navigation judgment before your hub becomes two menus wearing one hat
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Struggling with Messy SharePoint Navigation? Here Are 12 Ways to Fix It.Mar 27, 2026

A practical guide to SharePoint navigation that prioritizes clarity over menu sprawl.

This episode lays out 12 practical ways to improve SharePoint Online navigation, drawing on consulting experience and concrete examples. The advice stays grounded: keep menus tight, use audience targeting where it actually helps, and avoid stacking hub and site navigation…

Want Smarter Metadata in SharePoint? Discover the Term Store’s 14 Power Features.Mar 20, 2026

A practical look at SharePoint Term Store features that help keep shared metadata organized.

Greg from SharePoint Maven frames episode 255 around the SharePoint Term Store as a central place for tags and labels that can be reused across SharePoint instead of leaving departments tied to local choice columns.

Tame the Chaos: SharePoint Document Management Best PracticesDec 12, 2025

Practical SharePoint guidance for teams moving off folders.

Greg from SharePoint Maven uses episode 243 to make document management feel practical instead of abstract. He keeps the focus on habits that matter in real migrations: think in sites rather than folders, treat sync as a deliberate tool, and know SharePoint limits before they…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Understanding the 5 Types of Plans in Microsoft Planner

    Greg from SharePoint Maven explains the five different types of plans available in Microsoft Planner for task management.

    Apr 17, 2026·18m·1 clip
  2. 2

    SharePoint’s New Versioning Settings - Are You Using Them Right?

    Greg explains new versioning settings in SharePoint and how to configure them properly.

    Apr 10, 2026·16m
  3. 3

    Got offices around the globe? Here are 5 easy ways to show them in SharePoint.

    Greg from SharePoint Maven explains five easy ways to display office locations in SharePoint for organizations with multiple global offices.

    Apr 3, 2026·10m
  4. 4

    Struggling with Messy SharePoint Navigation? Here Are 12 Ways to Fix It.

    Hidden gem

    Greg, host of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, presents 12 numbered best practices for improving SharePoint Online navigation in episode 256.

    Mar 27, 2026·23m·1 clip
  5. 5

    Want Smarter Metadata in SharePoint? Discover the Term Store’s 14 Power Features.

    Hidden gem

    Host Greg of the SharePoint Maven Podcast walks through 14 features of the SharePoint Term Store in episode 255, contrasting each with the limitations of regular choice columns.

    Mar 20, 2026·27m·1 clip
  6. 6

    Need Better Collaboration for Your Nonprofit? Try SharePoint.

    Greg from SharePoint Maven explains 10 reasons why SharePoint is ideal for nonprofit organizations, starting with Microsoft's nonprofit discounts.

    Mar 13, 2026·12m
  7. 7

    Want to Work Smarter in SharePoint? Try These 4 Copilot Commands.

    Mar 6, 2026·8m
  8. 8

    Planning a SharePoint Rollout? Avoid These 5 Critical Mistakes.

    Feb 27, 2026·10m
  9. 9

    Want WordPress-Style Layouts in SharePoint? Try Flexible Sections.

    Feb 20, 2026·10m
  10. 10

    Task Management in Microsoft 365: What Are Your Options?

    Feb 13, 2026·16m
  11. 11

    5 Truths About Learning SharePoint (That No One Tells You)

    Feb 6, 2026·13m
  12. 12

    Team Site Makeover: 10+ Web Parts to Bring It to Life

    Jan 30, 2026·15m
  13. 13

    Rolling Out SharePoint? Here’s the Right Way to Do It.

    Jan 23, 2026·12m
  14. 14

    Calendars in SharePoint & Microsoft 365: What Are Your Options?

    Jan 16, 2026·17m
  15. 15

    Private & Shared Channel Sites: Handle with Care!

    Jan 9, 2026·12m
  16. 16

    Is SharePoint Secure? Let’s Break It Down.

    Dec 19, 2025·13m
  17. 17

    Tame the Chaos: SharePoint Document Management Best Practices

    Hidden gem

    Host Greg of the SharePoint Maven Podcast covers 10 document management best practices for SharePoint Online in episode 243.

    Dec 12, 2025·24m·1 clip
  18. 18

    Microsoft 365 Groups Explained (Without the Headache)

    Dec 5, 2025·14m
  19. 19

    Why SharePoint Isn’t Meant for Public Websites (and What to Use Instead)

    Nov 28, 2025·10m
  20. 20

    Guests Welcome! 3 Ways to Set Up Access in SharePoint & Teams.

    Nov 21, 2025·12m
  21. 21

    SharePoint for Frontline Workers: How to Make It Work

    Nov 14, 2025·10m
  22. 22

    User Left the Company - What Happens to Their SharePoint Files?

    Nov 7, 2025·6m
  23. 23

    Want to Master SharePoint? Here’s How to Learn It Fast

    Oct 31, 2025·10m
  24. 24

    Boost Your Productivity: Top 5 Microsoft Teams Apps to Try

    Oct 24, 2025·9m
  25. 25

    Sharing with Guests? Best Practices for External Sharing in SharePoint

    Oct 17, 2025·13m
  26. 26

    Checklists Made Easy: 7 Ways to Create Them in SharePoint & Microsoft 365

    Oct 10, 2025·16m
  27. 27

    Retention Labels in Purview: 3 Key Settings You Need to Know

    Oct 3, 2025·9m
  28. 28

    Do You Really Need to Back Up SharePoint Online?

    Sep 26, 2025·12m
  29. 29

    Running Out of SharePoint Storage? Here’s Where to Put Your Files.

    Greg Zelfand's SharePoint Maven Podcast episode 231 explains where organizations can move files when SharePoint storage runs low.

    Sep 19, 2025·17m·1 clip
  30. 30

    Kanban in Microsoft 365: 4 Easy Ways to Visualize Your Work

    Sep 12, 2025·10m
  31. 31

    When Does Retention Start? 4 Options You Need to Know.

    Sep 5, 2025·11m
  32. 32

    Top 5 Loop Components You Should Be Using

    Aug 22, 2025·11m
  33. 33

    Retention’s Over - Now What? 5 Options for Your SharePoint Content.

    Aug 15, 2025·10m
  34. 34

    Admin Units in Microsoft 365: What They Are and Why They Matter

    Aug 8, 2025·9m
  35. 35

    Microsoft 365 On the Go: A Quick Guide to Mobile Apps

    Aug 1, 2025·13m
  36. 36

    Folders vs. Metadata: Why Mixing Them in SharePoint Can Backfire

    Jul 25, 2025·13m
  37. 37

    SharePoint Governance: Key Decisions You Can't Skip

    Jul 18, 2025·11m
  38. 38

    Want to Block Downloads? 3 Ways to Protect Files in SharePoint and OneDrive

    Jul 11, 2025·14m
  39. 39

    Preservation Hold Library: The Hidden Hero of SharePoint and OneDrive

    Jun 27, 2025·13m
  40. 40

    Taming the Template Chaos: How to Organize Company Templates in SharePoint

    Jun 20, 2025·11m
  41. 41

    Build a Better Intranet: SharePoint Homepage Best Practices

    Greg Zelfand shares 20 best practices for designing an effective SharePoint intranet homepage.

    Jun 13, 2025·30m
  42. 42

    Why SharePoint Training Isn’t Optional

    Jun 6, 2025·18m
  43. 43

    Team Sites Without Groups? Yes, There’s a Reason!

    May 30, 2025·18m
  44. 44

    Sites, Pages & Web Parts: The Core of SharePoint Explained

    May 16, 2025·12m
  45. 45

    Tidy Up Your Docs: 4 Smart Ways to Organize Files in SharePoint

    Greg Zelfand explains four distinct ways to organize documents in SharePoint, including folders, metadata, content types, and document sets, with pros and cons for each.

    May 9, 2025·25m
  46. 46

    SharePoint Intranet Tips: Best Practices That Actually Work

    Greg Zelfand shares eight best practices for creating an effective SharePoint intranet as a communication hub for organizations.

    May 2, 2025·23m
  47. 47

    What Are All These Folders? Default & Auto-Created Folders in SharePoint Explained.

    Apr 25, 2025·9m
  48. 48

    SharePoint Site Audits: What to Check and Why It Matters

    Apr 18, 2025·20m
  49. 49

    Export Like a Pro: 4 Ways to Get Data Out of Microsoft Lists

    Apr 11, 2025·9m
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    Shared Channels vs. Separate Sites – What’s Better?

    Apr 4, 2025·14m