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Andy Doyle: Let 15,000 agents bloom Jun 24, 2026 29:40 When market research firm Kantar handed Copilot licenses to every employee, chaos and creativity erupted. Andy Doyle, Chief People and Agent Officer, joins the WorkLab podcast to share how a wave of maverick experimentation led to 15,000 agents—and the birth of an "agent factory" that's reshaping the enterprise. Hear how frontline innovators, influencer evangelists, and a wild diversity of agent b

Allie K. Miller: Find your "weirdos"—and let them lead Jun 10, 2026 40:39 What does it take to move the needle with AI? Top AI voice Allie K. Miller joins WorkLab to share why some of the biggest advances aren't coming from the usual places—or people. She explains how organizations can unlock new value by giving unconventional thinkers room to experiment, why speed and iteration matter more than perfection, and how leaders can turn edge ideas into real business impact.

Katy George: Ditch the org chart—your team's future is fluid May 13, 2026 28:18 Rigid org charts are quickly becoming a barrier to AI-fueled business impact. Microsoft's CVP of Workforce Transformation joins WorkLab host Molly Wood to share how the most forward-thinking companies are breaking down silos, building teams around skills, and embracing constant change. Discover why adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to reinvent are the new must-haves for leaders and employ

Rana el Kaliouby: Culture, not tech, softens AI's impact Apr 22, 2026 22:39 AI's promise is real. But the challenge to realizing its value isn't technology—it's people. AI scientist, entrepreneur, and investor Rana el Kaliouby joins host Molly Wood to explore what can stall progress. The conversation explores how emotional intelligence, empathy, and communication are essential for human–AI teams to thrive. Rana makes the case that leaders must foster trust and readiness,

Aneesh Raman: AI won't decide the future of work—unless you let it Apr 1, 2026 37:48 The ever-increasing capabilities of AI have everyone wondering what it means for their career. LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer Aneesh Raman joins Molly Wood to explore why curiosity, adaptability, and action now matter more than certainty. Drawing from his new book, Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI —cowritten with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky—Raman makes the case that c

Aneesh Raman: AI won't decide the future of work—unless you let it Apr 1, 2026 38:37 The ever-increasing capabilities of AI have everyone wondering what it means for their career. LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer Aneesh Raman joins Molly Wood to explore why curiosity, adaptability, and action now matter more than certainty. Drawing from his new book, Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI —cowritten with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky—Raman makes the case that c

WorkLab season 10 will explore becoming a Frontier Firm Mar 27, 2026 01:08 As AI moves from assistance to execution, the key challenge for organizations flips from adoption to judgement. Leaders are deciding what to delegate to agents, what must remain human, and how accountability works when machines start doing real work. This season of WorkLab examines the impact of those decisions inside organizations: how work gets redesigned, how leaders stay in control without slo

Economist Tyler Cowen on the positive side of AI negativity Jan 7, 2026 29:04 Economist and public thinker Tyler Cowen joins host Molly Wood to explore why AI adoption is so challenging for many employees, organizations, and educational institutions. As he puts it, "This may sound counterintuitive, but under a lot of scenarios, the more unhappy people are, the better we're doing, because that means a lot of change." Listen in for unvarnished insights on what leaders can exp

EY's Dan Diasio: AI is driving the biggest revolution in management ever Dec 10, 2025 29:56 EY's Global Consulting AI Leader Dan Diasio joins host Molly Wood to discuss the future of work and how companies can reinvent themselves as AI-first Frontier Firms. Learn how AI is disrupting the consulting industry, why investing in upskilling your employees is now mandatory, and why the right combination of mindset, skill set, and tool set matters more than ever. Listen in to discover practical

Havard's Raffaella Sadun on why it's so hard to become a Frontier Firm Nov 19, 2025 32:44 The journey to becoming a Frontier Firm requires leaders to reimagine every aspect of their organization—quickly and without a playbook. Harvard Business School's Raffaella Sadun joins host Molly Wood to explore what makes a Frontier Firm, why reskilling is so hard, and how leaders can build cultures that thrive on experimentation and human–AI collaboration. Discover actionable strategies for navi

Pascal Bornet on deploying agents to hone your competitive edge Oct 29, 2025 40:15 Agents can become essential team members at any organization—if they're deployed thoughtfully. In this episode, Pascal Bornet joins host Molly Wood to share practical frameworks for helping leaders design and implement agentic AI, run high-impact pilots, and build the human skills—creativity, critical thinking, and social authenticity—that set Frontier Firms apart. Bornet is a coauthor of the rece

How to turn AI-first vision into business reality Oct 22, 2025 01:02 The AI-first future of business is coming into focus, and it's time for every firm to become a Frontier Firm—a human-led, AI-operated org that buys intelligence like it's electricity, deploys it across workflows, and compounds it like interest. The burning question for leaders: How do we get there? The latest season of the WorkLab podcast will light the way, kicking off on October 29 with Pasc

Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha on leading with courage in the AI era Jun 18, 2025 39:04 Rajesh Jha is Microsoft's EVP of Experiences + Devices, which means he oversees a wide range of products, from Microsoft 365 productivity tools and Surface devices to Copilot. Jha played a pivotal role in integrating AI into the company's offerings, and he joined the WorkLab podcast to share insights on navigating the complexities of becoming an AI-first organization. He also offers actionable adv

Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha on leading with courage in the AI era Jun 18, 2025 37:48 Rajesh Jha is Microsoft's EVP of Experiences + Devices, which means he oversees a wide range of products, from Microsoft 365 productivity tools and Surface devices to Copilot. Jha played a pivotal role in integrating AI into the company's offerings, and he joined the WorkLab podcast to share insights on navigating the complexities of becoming an AI-first organization. He also offers actionable adv

The Estée Lauder Companies' VP Kalindi Mehta on Leveraging AI Agents for Consumer Insights May 30, 2025 20:16 The beauty industry is massive, fast-paced, and hard to predict. There are 20,000 brands worldwide, and microtrends can spread around the globe in hours. That's the challenge facing Kalindi Mehta, Global VP for Consumer Foresight Strategy and Predictive Analytics at the Estée Lauder Companies. In the latest episode, she lays out how AI is transforming her industry, and explains how the technology

Cassie Kozyrkov on How AI Can Be a Leadership Partner May 14, 2025 23:37 Cassie Kozyrkov created the discipline of decision intelligence, combining the power of AI with data science to enable companies to make better choices. She's now an AI advisor, and she writes the popular Decision Intelligence newsletter. Kozyrkov joined the WorkLab podcast to discuss how leaders can maximize the potential of AI and data, why having too many options is as unhelpful as having too

Intelligence on Tap Is a "Big Deal for Business," says Microsoft's Jared Spataro Apr 30, 2025 27:53 AI has crossed an important threshold, says Microsoft CMO of AI at Work Jared Spataro: it now has remarkable abilities to think and reason. What does that mean for organizations? Intelligence is on tap. "You can now buy intelligence like you would purchase a commodity like electricity," he explains. Spataro joined the podcast to discuss what it means for business, how he already sees agents transf

DJ Patil on Using AI to Move Fast and Fix Things Apr 16, 2025 26:36 DJ Patil was the first-ever US Chief Data Scientist and has led some of the biggest data initiatives in government and business. He has also been at the forefront of leveraging AI to solve the thorniest problems companies face, as well as "stupid, boring problems in the back office." He joins the WorkLab podcast to discuss the potential of AI to change business, how leaders can drive technological

AI Is Lowering the Cost of Expertise. What Does That Mean for Business? Apr 2, 2025 26:13 A core component of every company's value proposition is its unique expertise. "But AI is lowering the cost of expertise," says Harvard Business School professor Karim Lakhani, and that will require leaders to rethink every aspect of their organization. Lakhani has spent his career researching digital transformation, and he joins the WorkLab podcast to share insights on how leaders can avoid "fall

Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff Says We All Need to Rethink How We Set Goals Mar 19, 2025 27:59 "It's time to replace the old linear model of success with a circular model of growth, in which goals are discovered, pursued, and adapted," says Anne-Laure Le Cunff. She left a successful tech-marketing career to study neuroscience, and now writes the popular Ness Labs newsletter, which features insights about how our brains work that can help us navigate uncertainty and nurture innovation. She j

Azeem Azhar on How AI Agents Are Transforming Work Mar 5, 2025 23:53 Azeem Azhar's mission is to help leaders stay ahead of the curve at a time when technology, especially AI, is evolving at an exponential rate. He founded the Exponential View newsletter, which offers insights and advice to an eager audience of 116,000+ people who want to get ahead in a rapidly changing world. He joined us to discuss the potential for AI to help business leaders navigate uncertaint

Future-Proofing Your Business—and Yourself—for the AI Era Feb 26, 2025 02:28 AI is evolving at a mind-bending pace, reshaping every aspect of business. How can leaders filter out the noise to stay focused on transforming their organizations? How can they leverage the limitless potential of AI, agents, and deep research? How can they harness the latest technology to access untapped value, turbocharge their decision making, and maintain their organization's competitive edge?

Conor Grennan on Moving Beyond the "Search Engine Mindset" Jan 8, 2025 26:50 Learning how AI can help with a few tasks won't lead us to unlock its true power—for that, we need to fundamentally change how we think about the technology. So says Conor Grennan, Chief AI Architect at the NYU Stern School of Business and founder of the consulting company AI Mindset, who has studied the challenges that employees and organizations face in their AI journeys. He joins us to share in

An AI-First Data Scientist on the Technology's Current Limits and Future Potential Dec 4, 2024 21:26 Kevin Novak founded the AI-focused VC firm Rackhouse Ventures in 2021 after a decade of trailblazing leadership roles in data science. He works closely with the founders of the AI-native startups he backs, giving him a bird's eye view of how they're leveraging AI to reinvent business. He joined the WorkLab podcast to share some of his learnings, as well as insights about the promise of AI agents,

Microsoft's Chief Scientist on AI's Untapped Potential Nov 20, 2024 29:31 If you want to have a fascinating conversation about AI, talk to Jaime Teevan. In her recent discussion with WorkLab podcast host Molly Wood, Microsoft's chief scientist shared key insights informed by her decades of research into productivity and collaboration. They also talk about how conversations will become increasingly important as we level up our AI skills, and how leaders can challenge the

Want Real AI Transformation? Focus on Your People and Processes Nov 6, 2024 25:01 "The biggest advice I have for CEOs is to ask, what are you trying to solve? What's your strategy? What's your business problem? And then we can think about how AI can support that." That's the message of Delphine Zurkiya, a senior partner at the strategy and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company who works with clients while also leading her division's AI initiatives. In this episode, we d

Tackling the World's Toughest Problems with AI Oct 23, 2024 24:52 "With artificial intelligence and data at our fingertips, we now have the tools to address the world's most pressing problems. We no longer have excuses." That's the message of Juan Lavista Ferres, a Microsoft corporate vice president and the chief data scientist of the company's AI for Good Lab. He joined us to share key insights about the lab's work and highlight what business leaders can learn

How Can Leaders Invest the Time That AI Gives Back? Oct 9, 2024 22:46 "If you want to really understand artificial intelligence, a good starting point is to get better at understanding human intelligence," says Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. He's a professor of business psychology, Chief Talent Scientist at Manpower Group, and author of several books on talent, leadership, and technology. He joins host Molly Wood to discuss how AI can help unlock greater performance, from

Timm Chiusano on AI and "Winning the Week" Sep 25, 2024 23:06 "My purpose is helping people do their best work by being the best version of themselves," says Timm Chiusano, a creative executive turned TikTok superstar. He's garnered more than a million followers with content sharing his insights about leadership, productivity, and creativity. He joins us to discuss the joys of managing, the value of authenticity, leadership strategies for incorporating techn

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson Says Leaders Should Be Catalysts Sep 12, 2024 25:16 What does it take to transform your business from the ground up for the AI era? There's no better person to ask than Kate Johnson, President and CEO of the telecommunications company Lumen. In this episode of the WorkLab podcast, she talks about how AI is helping the company stay agile in the ever-shifting telecom industry. We also delve into the importance of changing company culture in tandem wi

How to Keep Up with the AI Transformation Sep 4, 2024 02:04 AI is transforming every aspect of organizations, from structure to culture. How can smart leaders harness its full potential to enhance productivity and get more out of collaboration? How can they ensure that it's functioning as a vital member of their team? How can they leverage its ability to add value, spot new opportunities, and help build out entirely new business models? In the upcoming sea

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan on the Future of Learning Jun 5, 2024 25:55 Imagine a world where we each have our own personal tutor who knows exactly when we need more challenge, support, or motivation. Sal Khan believes AI can be that tutor. He's the founder of the online education nonprofit Khan Academy and the author of several books on education technology, and he's here to talk about how smart companies can leverage AI to make the skilling process more responsive,

Charles Lamanna on AI's Next Big Role May 22, 2024 25:03 Charles Lamanna is the Corporate Vice President of Business Apps and Platforms at Microsoft. In this episode, he explores how newly announced Microsoft Copilot capabilities help business leaders do more than boost their personal productivity using AI. They can reinvent their teams and even their entire business. Lamanna also shares how low- and no-code tools are democratizing AI by allowing anyone

How AI Can Reveal the Neural Secrets Behind Great Leadership May 8, 2024 25:31 Michael Platt literally wrote the book on the neuroscience of leadership, and he's on this episode of the WorkLab podcast to explain how AI is transforming our understanding of the brain, as well as the way we work. Platt is the Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and a Professor of Marketing, Neuroscience, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research explores how our

Inside Accenture's AI Journey with CEO Julie Sweet Apr 24, 2024 24:52 How is Accenture, the professional services company with more than 730,000 employees across the world, transforming its enterprise using AI? And how is it recommending its clients do the same? In this episode, we go behind the scenes with CEO Julie Sweet to learn how. She also shares why the firm is investing $3 billion into AI, concrete use cases from Accenture clients, and tips for leaders on hi

What All Leaders Can Learn from How AI is Revolutionizing Medicine Apr 10, 2024 27:26 Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research, explains how AI is transforming every aspect of the medical industry, from research to diagnosis to how doctors communicate information. He also helps listeners grasp how what he's seeing in medicine is happening across all industries: ultimately creating systems that are less siloed and less confusing, more thorough, more efficient, more secure—and even

Are Managers the Key to Unlocking AI's True Potential? Mar 27, 2024 23:15 Do you think AI will reduce the need for managers? Think again. As work becomes more efficient, the need for empathetic human oversight will increase, says Bryan Hancock, global leader of McKinsey's talent management practice. He explains why managers will play a critical role in building AI-powered organizations and ensuring that they thrive. In this episode, he shares why leaders must invest in

How Do You Solve a Problem That's Never Been Solved Before? Mar 13, 2024 20:03 The best leaders have a framework for stepping confidently into the unknown. This includes creating an AI-powered organization, a challenge that has many up at bat. In this episode, Dr. Britt Aylor, Director of Leadership Development at Microsoft, gives us a crash course in the adaptive leadership framework. In the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft, host Molly Wood talks with executives, educators, t

Charles Duhigg on How to Build New Habits for the AI Era Feb 28, 2024 25:44 Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, author, and productivity expert. He joins us on the WorkLab podcast to share insights on how to form good habits for the AI era, along with the secrets behind "supercommunicators" who have next-level conversation skills. His key insight: the ability to clearly articulate what you want is vitally important to how you interact with other people as

How to Become an AI-Powered Organization Feb 21, 2024 01:19 The year 2024 will be remembered as the moment when AI-powered organizations shifted into overdrive. How should leaders reinvent their processes for this new era? What's the best way for organizations to use the time that AI saves their teams? Join host Molly Wood for the new season of the WorkLab podcast, which explores the hard data, real-world lessons, and actionable insights you need to future

Nir Eyal on how to defeat distraction in an always-on world Jan 3, 2024 21:56 Nir Eyal is an entrepreneur and author of the bestselling book Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. He's harnessed that expertise to develop simple guidelines on how we can tune out distractions. In this episode of WorkLab, he shares his insights on how to maintain focus. Eyal is the last guest for season 5 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood has conversations with economists,

Will AI Make Work More Human? Dec 13, 2023 19:18 Erica Keswin, a business strategist who's worked with the world's most influential brands, defines what a human workplace is, and how leaders can achieve it in the age of generative AI. She also talks about her newest book, The Retention Revolution. Keswin is the latest guest on Microsoft's WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood explores the data and insights about the work trends you need to k

Eric Horvitz on the Possibilities of Generative AI for Human Thriving Nov 29, 2023 20:15 Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft, explains how generative AI has the power to supercharge human potential and why business leaders should see it as the world's best "ideas processor." Horvitz is the latest guest on Microsoft's WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood explores the data and insights about the work trends you need to know today—from how to use AI effectively to wh

How Copilot Is Transforming One Global Creative Agency Nov 15, 2023 17:57 Dentsu Creative, one of the world's largest global creative agencies, is a part of the Microsoft Copilot Early Access Program. Global Head of Technology James Thomas shares how integrating Copilot is transforming workflows and enhancing creativity for his teams. Thomas is the latest guest on Microsoft's WorkLab podcast, where host Molly Wood explores the data and insights about the work trends you

LinkedIn VP Aneesh Raman on Why Adaptability is the Skill of the Moment Nov 1, 2023 24:55 Aneesh Raman, a vice president at LinkedIn, explains how generative AI is changing work and expanding opportunities for people without standard career paths and educational backgrounds. Raman is the fourth guest for season 5 of Microsoft's WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood has conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights about the work tre

Harvard Business School's Christina Wallace on How AI Can Help Us Rebalance Our Lives Oct 18, 2023 22:44 Christina Wallace is a Harvard Business School instructor, serial entrepreneur, and author of the book The Portfolio Life. In this episode of WorkLab, Wallace discusses how leaders and individuals need to rethink careers and personal growth in AI-powered work. She is the third guest for season 5 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood has conversations with economists, technologists, and

Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace on How AI Will Shift Our Productivity Paradigm Oct 4, 2023 20:24 Sam Schillace's breakthroughs in collaboration technology and engineering leadership have helped transform the way we work. In this episode, the Microsoft CVP and Deputy CTO discusses his experiences with AI tools, and their potential to shift our productivity paradigm. Schillace is the second guest for season 5 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood has conversations with economists, te

Futurist Amy Webb Shares the Most Plausible Outcomes for AI and Work Sep 20, 2023 22:48 No one can predict the future, but quantitative futurist Amy Webb is doing her best. In this episode of WorkLab, Webb shares the most plausible outcomes for what the future looks like with AI and what business leaders can do today to make sure their organizations are set up for success. Webb is the first guest for season 5 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Molly Wood has conversations with eco

WorkLab Season 5 Will Explore How to Tap the Full Potential of AI Sep 13, 2023 01:19 The AI era of work isn't coming—it's here. How can you stay ahead of the curve and make sure your employees and your organization are using AI to its fullest potential? Listen to the WorkLab podcast. This trailer introduces season 5, in which new host Molly Wood has conversations with executives, educators, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and offer insights on everything from h

Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick on the Urgency of Getting in Front of AI Jun 28, 2023 21:35 Ethan Mollick teaches innovation and entrepreneurship at The Wharton School and writes the popular AI Substack One Useful Thing. In this episode of WorkLab, Mollick explains why business leaders should be using AI now and what it means for the future of work and education. Mollick is the final guest for season 4 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Mary Melton have conversations wit

Why You're Overwhelmed at Work Jun 14, 2023 23:11 Can AI fix work? Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jared Spataro and Colette Stallbaumer, general manager of Microsoft 365 and the Future of Work, discuss the latest Work Trend Index report and share their experiences using Microsoft 365 Copilot to transform work. This is Season 4 episode 7 of the WorkLab podcast, which features conversations with economists, psychologists, and technologists who

Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie On Why Inclusivity Benefits Everyone May 31, 2023 22:47 In this episode of WorkLab, Jenny Lay-Flurrie shares why inclusion for people with disabilities—from the workplace to a product to a company's culture—benefits everyone. Lay-Flurrie is the sixth guest for season 4 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Mary Melton have conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work

'The Happiness Project' Author Gretchen Rubin on Wellbeing at Work May 17, 2023 19:47 Gretchen Rubin is an expert on happiness and the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Happiness Project. In this episode of WorkLab, Rubin shares what she's learned from more than a decade of studying wellbeing—and how her findings can apply to our working lives. WorkLab The Four Tendencies Quiz

How AI Will Change the Way You Work May 3, 2023 17:02 New innovations in AI sound exciting, but how will they actually change the way we work? Marcus Wohlsen is here to share some insights. Wohlsen is a journalist, author, and the head of editorial at the storytelling firm Godfrey Dadich Partners, and he has a special expertise on the past and future of AI. He provides a unique perspective—and some much-needed context—to help us as we try to wrap our

John Maeda on How Leaders Will Use AI to Unleash Creativity Apr 19, 2023 20:42 John Maeda is the Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft. In his richly varied career, he's also been an artist, a professor, an author, a college president, and a business executive. His digital artwork, books, lectures, research, and teaching have explored how digital technology can empower creativity. He joined WorkLab to discuss how everyone can best leverage the pot

Regain Control of Your Focus and Attention with Researcher Gloria Mark Apr 5, 2023 22:33 Our attention spans are getting shorter—much shorter—and Gloria Mark has the data to back it up. When she began researching the topic in 2004, people spent an average of 2 ½ minutes on any given screen before switching to another. In today's era of multitasking, we're down to a mere 47 seconds. Mark, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and a visiting researcher at Microsoft, offer

Stanford Professor Erik Brynjolfsson on How AI Will Transform Productivity Mar 22, 2023 25:17 Erik Brynjolfsson is a researcher, author, senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. He joined WorkLab to offer business leaders an overview of how AI will transform productivity. Brynjolfsson is the first guest of season 4 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with economists, desi

Best-selling Author Daniel Pink Says Having Regrets Is a Good Thing Jan 4, 2023 25:15 Best-selling author Daniel Pink explains how regrets from the past can help leaders make smart resolutions in the year ahead. Pink is the final guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing. WorkLab

What's Next for the Office? CBRE'S Julie Whelan Breaks It Down Dec 14, 2022 18:40 How are workspaces changing, both in how they're used and how they're designed? What kinds of spaces, amenities, and activities encourage employees to work in person? To find out what's next for the office, the WorkLab podcast checked in with CBRE's Julie Whelan, who leads a global team of researchers tasked with identifying the trends that affect commercial real estate. WorkLab

Harvard Business School's Linda Hill on Practical Skills for Today's Leaders Nov 30, 2022 26:58 Linda Hill, a Harvard Business School professor who also chairs the school's Leadership Initiative, joins the WorkLab podcast to offer advice on management. How do you lead when everything keeps changing? How do you rally people and build trust? How do you discover your own limitations—and overcome them? WorkLab

Microsoft's Dawn Klinghoffer on How Leaders Can Tell if Employees Are Thriving Nov 16, 2022 21:03 Microsoft's Head of People Analytics Dawn Klinghoffer leverages data to help leaders understand and improve employee experience. She isn't just trying to track productivity—she wants to know if employees are genuinely thriving and embracing a growth mindset. She's here to talk about the human energy crisis. What boosts employee energy? What drains it? What's the connection between thriving employe

Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Versha Sharma on What Gen Z Wants Out of Work Nov 2, 2022 23:53 Versha Sharma, editor in chief of Teen Vogue, provides her unique insights into what Gen Z wants from their employers, and Hannah McConnaughey, a communications manager at Microsoft, breaks down common work-related buzzwords her generation is using today. Sharma is the fourth guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with economists, tech

Microsoft's Sarah Bond on What Play Can Teach Us About Work Oct 19, 2022 20:23 Microsoft corporate vice president of Xbox Sarah Bond explains what games can teach us about the future of work. Today, 3 billion people on the planet play video games—which have a unique and powerful ability to enable collaboration, break down language and geographic barriers, build rapport, spark imagination, and create empathy. As companies explore new ways to enable teamwork, including forays

Chief Economist Nela Richardson Talks Labor Trends and the New Workforce Oct 5, 2022 26:30 Nela Richardson is the chief economist at ADP, a global provider of human capital management solutions. In this episode, she breaks down how the economy is affecting the labor market, the importance of skilling a new workforce, and why leaders should invest in their people above all else. Richardson is the second guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley ha

Microsoft's Jared Spataro on How Leaders Can Help Employees Thrive Sep 22, 2022 30:22 Microsoft leader Jared Spataro unpacks the key findings from the latest Work Trend Index report. In a nutshell: creating the culture and employee experience to meet the needs of today's distributed workforce requires a new leadership approach. Spataro is the first guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with economists, technologists, a

Welcome to Season 3 of WorkLab: The Podcast Sep 7, 2022 01:43 We're living out the biggest shift in work in a hundred years. In Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft, we'll explore what all this change means for leaders—and learn how energized, empowered employees can give organizations a competitive edge. Join hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley for big conversations with leading thinkers on the future of work. Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast debuts on

The Future of Onboarding with Accenture's Paul Daugherty Jun 15, 2022 20:58 A few years back, Accenture worked with Microsoft to build a virtual campus called the "Nth Floor." After the pandemic hit, the Nth Floor became a crucial digital tool in helping Accenture onboard new employees—and an early example of the potential of the enterprise metaverse. What works best in this new virtual universe? What kinks still need to be worked out? To answer these questions, the WorkL

Janice Omadeke Shares why Mentorship Is Critical in Hybrid Work Jun 1, 2022 17:50 Two founders of mentorship platforms, Janice Omadeke and Sarah Haggard, discuss why prioritizing mutually beneficial relationships at work is integral to employee success, and share what business leaders can do to facilitate meaningful connections in the age of hybrid work. Omadeke is the sixth guest of Season 2 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Elise Hu has conversations with economists, tech

Microsoft's Vetri Vellore on how to help employees see their impact May 18, 2022 14:58 What motivates people to do their best work? It helps to understand how their contributions fit into their organizations' greater goals or purpose. Vetri Vellore, a Microsoft corporate vice president, explains how objectives and key results, or OKRs, can help forge that sense of connection—especially in hybrid work. WorkLab Episode link WorkLab Microsoft 365 blog post Microsoft Viva goals

Dr. Michael Gervais on What Business Can Learn from Sports May 4, 2022 24:54 As a high-performance psychologist, Dr. Michael Gervais has worked with NFL players and Olympic athletes, along with musicians, artists, and Fortune 100 CEOs, to help them improve their mindsets. What insights can he share with business leaders on guiding teams through moments of uncertainty? The psychologist, who spent a decade with the Seattle Seahawks, spoke to the WorkLab podcast about the sec

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