Latest Worklab Podcast Episodes
Regain Control of Your Focus and Attention with Researcher Gloria Mark
WorkLab - April 05, 2023 02:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsOur 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. ...
Stanford Professor Erik Brynjolfsson on How AI Will Transform Productivity
WorkLab - March 22, 2023 14:50 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsErik 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 o...
Best-selling Author Daniel Pink Says Having Regrets Is a Good Thing
WorkLab - January 04, 2023 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsBest-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 wh...
Best-selling Author Daniel Pink Says Having Regrets Is a Good Thing
WorkLab - January 04, 2023 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsBest-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 wh...
What’s Next for the Office? CBRE’S Julie Whelan Breaks It Down
WorkLab - December 14, 2022 03:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow 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 resea...
What’s Next for the Office? CBRE’S Julie Whelan Breaks It Down
WorkLab - December 14, 2022 03:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow 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 resea...
Harvard Business School’s Linda Hill on Practical Skills for Today’s Leaders
WorkLab - November 30, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsLinda 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 overc...
Harvard Business School’s Linda Hill on Practical Skills for Today’s Leaders
WorkLab - November 30, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsLinda 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 overc...
Microsoft’s Dawn Klinghoffer on How Leaders Can Tell if Employees Are Thriving
WorkLab - November 16, 2022 03:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft’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 en...
Microsoft’s Dawn Klinghoffer on How Leaders Can Tell if Employees Are Thriving
WorkLab - November 16, 2022 03:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft’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 en...
Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Versha Sharma on What Gen Z Wants Out of Work
WorkLab - November 02, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsVersha 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 o...
Microsoft’s Sarah Bond on What Play Can Teach Us About Work
WorkLab - October 19, 2022 02:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft 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, sp...
Microsoft’s Sarah Bond on What Play Can Teach Us About Work
WorkLab - October 19, 2022 02:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft 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, sp...
Chief Economist Nela Richardson Talks Labor Trends and the New Workforce
WorkLab - October 05, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNela 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. Richar...
Chief Economist Nela Richardson Talks Labor Trends and the New Workforce
WorkLab - October 05, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNela 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. Richar...
Microsoft’s Jared Spataro on How Leaders Can Help Employees Thrive
WorkLab - September 22, 2022 12:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft 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 WorkLa...
Welcome to Season 3 of WorkLab: The Podcast
WorkLab - September 07, 2022 01:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe’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 ...
The Future of Onboarding with Accenture’s Paul Daugherty
WorkLab - June 15, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA 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...
The Future of Onboarding with Accenture’s Paul Daugherty
WorkLab - June 15, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA 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...
Janice Omadeke Shares why Mentorship Is Critical in Hybrid Work
WorkLab - June 01, 2022 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTwo 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 ...
Microsoft’s Vetri Vellore on how to help employees see their impact
WorkLab - May 18, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWhat 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—espec...
Dr. Michael Gervais on What Business Can Learn from Sports
WorkLab - May 04, 2022 18:12 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsAs 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? Th...
Microsoft's Jared Spataro on the Employee Trends Leaders Need to Know
WorkLab - April 20, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsMicrosoft’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 nutshell: leaders need a new skill set to meet shifting employee expectations. Spataro is the fourth ...
Harvard Business School’s Frances Frei on Building Trust
WorkLab - April 06, 2022 01:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsFrances Frei, professor of technology and operations management at Harvard Business School and an advisor to executives embarking on large-scale change initiatives, discusses how leaders can build trust, speak authentically, and empower workers to do their best. Frei is a guest on the WorkLab po...
Arianna Huffington talks intentionality on and off the clock
WorkLab - March 23, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsArianna 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 breaks to leveraging technology to creating good sleep hygiene. Huffington is the second guest of...
LinkedIn’s chief economist on the work trends to watch—and the need for lifelong learning
WorkLab - March 09, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsLinkedIn’s chief economist, Karin Kimbrough, has the big-picture view on emerging trends, including what people want from work—and what skills employers will need in the coming years. Kimbrough is the first guest of Season 2 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Elise Hu has conversations with e...
Welcome to Season 2 of WorkLab: The Podcast
WorkLab - February 23, 2022 02:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThe world has never before had the chance to collectively reinvent the ways we work. Leaders are taking stock of how we’ve always done things, then imagining a new future. In Season 2 of the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft, we’re exploring that opportunity. What can we learn from leaders, thinker...
41%: Experts Discuss the Top Workplace Trends of 2021
WorkLab - December 15, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow did work change in 2021, and how will it continue to evolve next year? We know that the Great Reshuffle isn’t over: In a Microsoft survey, 41 percent of respondents said that they may leave their employer, and resignations did in fact reach record highs. WorkLab host Elise Hu is joined by co...
54%: New Strategies for Finding Balance at Work
WorkLab - December 01, 2021 17:49 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsAs companies move into hybrid work and embrace more flexibility, they’ll need to experiment. They’ll have to make space for employee feedback—and truly listen, says Anne Helen Petersen, co-author of the new book Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home. In this epis...
188%: The Rise of the Creator Economy
WorkLab - November 17, 2021 03:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWhy should business leaders pay attention to the creator economy? The latest episode of the WorkLab podcast features Daniel Roth, editor in chief at LinkedIn, who’s been tracking the power of creators’ content on the platform. Roth explains what the creator economy is and why it’s growing; CB In...
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