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Work Trend Index Annual Report

Will AI Fix Work?

The pace of work is outpacing our ability to keep up. AI is poised to create a whole new way of working.

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Work Trend Index Special Report

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Editor's Pick

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Quick Read

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Trending

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Podcast

An illustrated photo treatment Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott

Artificial Intelligence

Illustration of four people laying down a large puzzle piece, standing on a floor of other puzzle pieces. Two figures hold on to the blue side of the puzzle while another two hold on to the purple side.

Work Trend Index Special Report

A digital illustration of objects representing work and communication in the foreground leading to a figure moving past them and looking out on a peaceful landscape.

Editor's Pick

A digital illustration of objects representing work and communication in the foreground leading to a figure moving past them and looking out on a peaceful landscape.

Work Trend Index Annual Report

Will AI Fix Work?

The pace of work is outpacing our ability to keep up. AI is poised to create a whole new way of working.

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

Quick Read

A photo collage of desk and office components

Trending

A colorful photo illustration of WorkLab guest Jenny Lay-Flurrie

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

Read the Guides

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
  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. A Whole New Way of Working
  2. Four Ways Leaders Can Empower People for How Work Gets Done
  3. Chris Young on What Work Will Look Like in 2030

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. Where People Are Moving—and When They’re Going Into Work
  2. Why Managers and Employees Can’t Agree on How Much Work Is Getting Done
  3. It’s Not a Career Ladder, It’s a Career Playground

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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