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Leadr and Microsoft Teams

Written by Alex Brown

Microsoft Teams users, we have big news for you!


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Now, you can integrate key functions of Leadr into your Teams environment, so you can stay more connected than ever. This new integration allows you to:

  • Receive notifications when a user is invited to a meeting or when a meeting has been changed or rescheduled.

  • The ability to add a Teams message as an agenda topic to a Leadr meeting.

  • The ability to add a Teams message as an action item to a Leadr meeting.

  • Notifications when a team member receives Recognition in Leadr.

Installing

If your Teams Admin has enabled the Integration but did not auto-install it for all users, follow these steps below.

After the Microsoft Teams Admin has enabled the integration

  • Open your Teams Desktop App

  • Select +Apps

  • Click Built for your Org

  • Locate the Leadr App, then select Open or Add


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  • Next, select Add or Open

Using Teams Integration

With your Leadr and Teams integration enabled, you can begin to:

  • Receive notifications when a user is invited to a meeting or when a meeting has been changed or rescheduled.

  • Add a Teams message as an agenda topic to a Leadr meeting.

  • Add a Teams message as an action item to a Leadr meeting.

  • Notifications when a team member receives Recognition in Leadr.

Add Topic or Action Item

  • From within Teams, hover over the message, then select the three horizontal dots

  • Next, select More Actions

  • From there you will see the ability to either Add a Topic or Action to a Meeting

After selecting "Add Action Item to meeting" a new box will appear, confirm the meeting you would like to add to, confirm the action description, and enter a (optional) due date and external link.

Click Add

After selecting "Add Topic to meeting" a new box will appear, confirm the meeting you would like to add to, confirm the topic description, and whether it is private or reoccurring.

Click Add


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Meeting Updates

Meetings you are invited to will display in your Leadr App message box.

Recognition

When someone is recognized in Leadr it will automatically pull into a Teams channel pre-selected by your Teams admin.

  • Create a Recognition within Leadr by selecting +New Recognition

  • Select an Individual (or Multiple) to Recognize

  • Type in your Recognition then select Share Recognition


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  • Open Teams and click on the channel

  • See the Recognition in the specified Teams channel

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Teams integration is not available to all as it requires Microsoft Azure Active Directory Single Sign-on with Leadr. Reach out to your customer success manager for more information.


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Please note that users need to log into Leadr using Single Sign-On at least once before they can use this Teams integration.

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If you have any questions reach out to us through the chat bubble or at [email protected]

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