WorkLab

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 t…

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…

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 scre…

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…

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 host…

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 …

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 chan…

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 emplo…

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 comm…

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 powerfu…

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 …

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 w…

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, empower…

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 ne…

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 lea…

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…

Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Modern Work, Jared Spataro, unpacks the key findings from the company’s annual Work Trend Index, a survey of more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. In a nuts…

Arianna Huffington, CEO and founder of Thrive, shares her insights with guest host Colette Stallbaumer of Microsoft on how anyone can combat stress at work with intentionality—from taking productive …