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AI is changing the way we work at an unprecedented speed. How can business leaders stay ahead of the curve and champion emerging technologies to benefit themselves and their teams? On WorkLab, we talk to experts about the work trends you need to know today—from how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in a digital age. Join host Molly Wood as she explores the science of work and ingenuity.
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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 hiring and recruiting. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at news.microsoft.com/podcasts.
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 more empathetic. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at news.microsoft.com/podcasts.
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 their managers, and let those managers invest the time that AI saves them into better supporting their teams. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter
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, technologists, and researchers to get the actionable insights you need to future-proof your organization. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter
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 well as AI, and it can even help you get clarity on how to best tackle challenges and seize opportunities. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter
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-proof your organization. New episodes available February 28. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at news.microsoft.com/podcasts.
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, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing. WorkLab Subscribe to the WorkLab newsletter Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at news.microsoft.com/podcasts
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 know today—from how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in our new world of work. WorkLab Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Follow the Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone.
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 what it takes to thrive in our new world of work. WorkLab: Hard Data, Compelling Stories, Vital Insights
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 need to know today—from how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in our new world of work. WorkLab Dentsu Creative
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 researchers who explore the data and insights about the work trends you need to know today—from how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in a digital age. WorkLab Molly Wood | LinkedIn Christina Wallace
1Sam 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, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing. WorkLab Molly Wood | LinkedIn [host] Sam Schillace | LinkedIn
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 economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing. WorkLab Molly Wood [host] Amy Webb [guest]
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 how to use AI effectively to what it takes to thrive in the digital age. WorkLab: Hard Data, Compelling Stories, Vital Insights Molly Wood Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts
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 with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing. WorkLab Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts here.
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 explore why and how work is changing. WorkLab
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 is changing. WorkLab
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 heads around how AI will transform the future of work. WorkLab
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 potential of AI to unleash creativity and reduce tedium and repetitive tasks. WorkLab Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.
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