127 - New Future of Work: Staying productive and happy when our office is our home with Jaime Teevan and Sonia Jaffe

Microsoft researchers have been delving into the realm of reimagining work practices for quite some time now, but the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst, leading them to find immediate answers to pressing questions that arose as companies and their employees adapted to new working conditions. Under The New Future of Work initiative, teams across the organizational chart pooled their expertise to better support remote work and to help companies, including Microsoft, transition into a future of hybrid work.

In this episode of The New Future of Work podcast series, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior Research Economist Sonia Jaffe discuss the chapter on “Personal Productivity and Well-Being” in the report. They delve into the challenges of measuring productivity when it comes to remote work and how employees adjusted to working from home. They also explore the diversity of experiences among workers and how to be better colleagues to remote coworkers, regardless of our work location.

If you’re interested in staying productive and happy in the new remote work world, this podcast is a must-listen. With insights gleaned from Microsoft’s research, Teevan and Jaffe offer tips and strategies to maximize productivity while maintaining overall well-being in the new work paradigm.

Link to listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/21kndozRWl9Jn5LoR5sl16