WorkLab

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 economi...

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...

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 t...

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 C opilot is tra nsforming work flows and enh ancing creativity for his teams. Thomas is t he latest guest on Micr osoft's  WorkLab  podcast, where host Molly Wood explores the data and insights about the work tr...

Aneesh Raman, a vice president at LinkedIn, explains how  generative AI  is changing work and expanding opp ortunities for people withou t 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 wo...

Christina Wallace is a Harvard Business School instructor, serial entrepreneur, and author of the book  The Portfolio Life . In this episode of  WorkLab , Walla ce di scusses how leaders and individuals need to rethink careers and personal growth in AI-powered work. She is the third guest for season 5 o f the  WorkLab  podcast, in wh ich host Molly Wood has conversations with economists, technolog...

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 disc usses his exper iences 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...

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...

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...

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 conversatio...

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 wh...

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...

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   

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 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 po...

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...

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 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

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  

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 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...

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,...

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...

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 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...