WorkLab

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.

The Estée Lauder Companies’ VP Kalindi Mehta on Leveraging AI Agents for Consumer Insights
May 30, 2025 – 20:16
Cassie Kozyrkov on How AI Can Be a Leadership Partner
May 14, 2025 – 23:37
Intelligence on Tap Is a “Big Deal for Business,” says Microsoft’s Jared Spataro
Apr 30, 2025 – 27:53
DJ Patil on Using AI to Move Fast and Fix Things
Apr 16, 2025 – 26:36
AI Is Lowering the Cost of Expertise. What Does That Mean for Business?
Apr 2, 2025 – 26:13
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff Says We All Need to Rethink How We Set Goals
Mar 19, 2025 – 27:59
Azeem Azhar on How AI Agents Are Transforming Work
Mar 5, 2025 – 23:53
Future-Proofing Your Business—and Yourself—for the AI Era
Feb 26, 2025 – 02:28
Conor Grennan on Moving Beyond the “Search Engine Mindset”
Jan 8, 2025 – 26:50
An AI-First Data Scientist on the Technology's Current Limits and Future Potential
Dec 4, 2024 – 21:26
Microsoft’s Chief Scientist on AI’s Untapped Potential
Nov 20, 2024 – 29:31
Want Real AI Transformation? Focus on Your People and Processes
Nov 6, 2024 – 25:01
Tackling the World’s Toughest Problems with AI
Oct 23, 2024 – 24:52
How Can Leaders Invest the Time That AI Gives Back?
Oct 9, 2024 – 22:46
Timm Chiusano on AI and “Winning the Week”
Sep 25, 2024 – 23:06
Lumen CEO Kate Johnson Says Leaders Should Be Catalysts
Sep 12, 2024 – 25:16
How to Keep Up with the AI Transformation
Sep 4, 2024 – 02:04
Khan Academy founder Sal Khan on the Future of Learning
Jun 5, 2024 – 25:55
Charles Lamanna on AI’s Next Big Role
May 22, 2024 – 25:03
How AI Can Reveal the Neural Secrets Behind Great Leadership
May 8, 2024 – 25:31
Inside Accenture’s AI Journey with CEO Julie Sweet
Apr 24, 2024 – 24:52
What All Leaders Can Learn from How AI is Revolutionizing Medicine
Apr 10, 2024 – 27:26
Are Managers the Key to Unlocking AI’s True Potential?
Mar 27, 2024 – 23:15
How Do You Solve a Problem That’s Never Been Solved Before?
Mar 13, 2024 – 20:03
Charles Duhigg on How to Build New Habits for the AI Era
Feb 28, 2024 – 25:44
How to Become an AI-Powered Organization
Feb 21, 2024 – 01:19
Nir Eyal on how to defeat distraction in an always-on world
Jan 3, 2024 – 21:56
Will AI Make Work More Human?
Dec 13, 2023 – 19:18
Eric Horvitz on the Possibilities of Generative AI for Human Thriving
Nov 29, 2023 – 20:15
How Copilot Is Transforming One Global Creative Agency
Nov 15, 2023 – 17:57
LinkedIn VP Aneesh Raman on Why Adaptability is the Skill of the Moment
Nov 1, 2023 – 24:55
Harvard Business School’s Christina Wallace on How AI Can Help Us Rebalance Our Lives
Oct 18, 2023 – 22:44
Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace on How AI Will Shift Our Productivity Paradigm
Oct 4, 2023 – 20:24
Futurist Amy Webb Shares the Most Plausible Outcomes for AI and Work
Sep 20, 2023 – 22:48
WorkLab Season 5 Will Explore How to Tap the Full Potential of AI
Sep 13, 2023 – 01:19
Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick on the Urgency of Getting in Front of AI
Jun 28, 2023 – 21:35
Why You’re Overwhelmed at Work
Jun 14, 2023 – 23:11
Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie On Why Inclusivity Benefits Everyone
May 31, 2023 – 22:47
‘The Happiness Project’ Author Gretchen Rubin on Wellbeing at Work
May 17, 2023 – 19:47
How AI Will Change the Way You Work
May 3, 2023 – 17:02
John Maeda on How Leaders Will Use AI to Unleash Creativity
Apr 19, 2023 – 20:42
Regain Control of Your Focus and Attention with Researcher Gloria Mark
Apr 5, 2023 – 22:33
Stanford Professor Erik Brynjolfsson on How AI Will Transform Productivity
Mar 22, 2023 – 25:17
Best-selling Author Daniel Pink Says Having Regrets Is a Good Thing
Jan 4, 2023 – 25:15
What’s Next for the Office? CBRE’S Julie Whelan Breaks It Down
Dec 14, 2022 – 18:40
Harvard Business School’s Linda Hill on Practical Skills for Today’s Leaders
Nov 30, 2022 – 26:58
Microsoft’s Dawn Klinghoffer on How Leaders Can Tell if Employees Are Thriving
Nov 16, 2022 – 21:03
Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Versha Sharma on What Gen Z Wants Out of Work
Nov 2, 2022 – 23:53
Microsoft’s Sarah Bond on What Play Can Teach Us About Work
Oct 19, 2022 – 20:23
Chief Economist Nela Richardson Talks Labor Trends and the New Workforce
Oct 5, 2022 – 26:30

Recent Reviews

Seattle Dog

Interesting and pragmatic

Super interesting topics that are unfolding in an easy to digest way. I always walk away smarter and with a few things I can immediately apply.
almennur

Hit or miss

A good measure of corporate cringe about AI slop.
hoju77

A must-listen for the new world of work

The pandemic changed the way we work forever, and now AI has entered the conversation as another new way to work. This podcast guides you through hybrid and remote work, and the amazing guests that are on each episode have taught me that AI isn’t something to be afraid of but rather something that can make us all more productive and happier at our jobs. Love the insights!
Choid2k

Insightful information for business leaders in the modern work environment

Really helpful information based on facts, not conjecture.
GrandPoobah2000

Interesting insights

Somewhat surprisingly, Microsoft continues to make some of the more interesting and insightful podcasts out there. Their data backed findings are second to none. Two episodes in and I’m hooked.
TXRiderXTRM

Facts not Guessing

I just listened to episode one of the podcast and I really appreciate the research and data driven approach to the discussion. I also like that Jared admits that there’s a lot we just don’t know and that continues to evolve. Great first episode!