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WorkLab Forecast

A Whole New Way of Working

Next-generation AI will transform work for everyone

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Work Trend Index Annual Report

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Podcast

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Artificial Intelligence

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Work Trend Index Annual Report

Editor's Pick

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WorkLab Forecast

A Whole New Way of Working

Next-generation AI will transform work for everyone

A colorful illustration of a woman manipulating a representation of data. 

Quick Read

A computer chair with a single rollerblade at the base rolls through a changing backdrop that shifts from blue to yellow

Trending

Illustrated photo of WorkLab Podcast guest Gloria Mark

Podcast

An illustrated photo treatment Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott

Artificial Intelligence

Practical Guidance

How to Hybrid: The WorkLab Guides

In-Person Time

How to Make In-Person Time Count

Async Collaboration

How to Unlock Asynchronous Collaboration

Work-Life Balance

How to Regain Work-Life Balance in the Age of Hybrid

Better Meetings

How to Get Hybrid Meetings Right

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Annual Report

2022 Work Trend Index

New data shows a new “worth it” equation. From when to go to the office to why work in the first place, employees are defining their future, and there’s no going back.

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5% of people are likely to consider transitioning to hybrid in the year ahead.
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Leadership

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  1. Author Kate O’Neill on Why Leaders Should Embrace Optimism amid Uncertainty
  2. Satya Nadella Talks to Adam Grant about the Future of Work
  3. Why Hybrid Work Makes OKRs More Essential than Ever

Culture

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  1. What New Terms Like ‘Goblin Mode’ Reveal about Work in 2023
  2. Office Life Doesn’t Have to Go Back to How It Used to Be
  3. What People Want in a Job Right Now

Innovation

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  1. Four Ways Leaders Can Empower People for How Work Gets Done
  2. Chris Young on What Work Will Look Like in 2030
  3. Want People to Come Back Together In-Person? Reimagine the Space Itself

Collaboration

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  1. The Hidden Ways We Really Work Together
  2. In Hybrid Meetings, Conversations Can Be Chaotic. Science Can Help
  3. TikTok Star Corporate Natalie Wants You to Know a Few Things About Gen Z

Performance

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  1. Why Managers and Employees Can’t Agree on How Much Work Is Getting Done
  2. There Are 10,080 Minutes in a Week. Here’s How to Be the Boss of All of Them
  3. Arianna Huffington on How to Thrive at Work

Wellbeing

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  1. How I Hybrid: Meditation, the Perfect Pen, and Drawing Boundaries
  2. Yes, People Miss Their Work Friends
  3. Are You a Security Knight in Shining Armor? Or Do You Play the Fool?
WorkLab Around the Web
Sasha

Watch Satya Nadella's Microsoft Inspire 2022 keynote

Jared Spataro on empowering your workforce

Watch Jared Spataro on empowering your workforce

WorkLab in the News

Forbes

Microsoft's Latest Work Trend Index Urges To End Productivity Paranoia

Business Insider

85% of Managers Still Don't Trust That Their Employees Are Actually Working Remotely

Inc.

The 'Triple Peak Day' Is Here to Stay

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