Kudos & Wins Miner

Category: personal-productivity

Apps Involved: Outlook, Teams, SharePoint

Complexity: Advanced (5+ apps or chained steps)

Description

Scans your email, Teams chats, and meeting transcripts for positive mentions, kudos, and concrete examples of strong performance — useful for self-reviews, performance conversations, and building a running wins log.

Demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkha4eMBBgI

The Prompt

Search my recent communications and surface evidence of where I'm excelling at my job.

1. **Email** — Search Outlook for emails sent to me or about me in the last [TIME_PERIOD] that contain praise, thanks, recognition, or positive feedback. Include the sender, date, and a one-line summary of what was said.

2. **Teams chats** — Search my Teams messages and channel mentions for the last [TIME_PERIOD] for positive callouts, reactions to my contributions, or instances where my work was praised or referenced favorably.

3. **Meeting transcripts** — Review transcripts from meetings I attended in the last [TIME_PERIOD]. Identify moments where my input was highlighted, approved, or praised by others.

4. **Project signals** — Look for indirect wins: files I authored that were shared broadly, decisions I contributed to that moved forward, or threads where my work unblocked others.

Compile results into a Wins & Recognition Log with these sections:
- **Direct Praise** (explicit compliments or thanks, with source and date)
- **Impact Moments** (instances where my work visibly moved something forward)
- **Recurring Themes** (patterns in what I'm being recognized for)
- **Suggested Talking Points** (3-5 bullets I could use in a performance conversation or self-review)

Expected Outcome

A structured Wins & Recognition Log with direct quotes and attributions, impact examples, pattern analysis, and ready-to-use talking points for performance reviews or career conversations.

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