How Microsoft is Reinventing Employee Experience for a Hybrid World
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Seth Patton to discuss how Microsoft is reinventing employee experience for a hybrid world, as well as how you can use technology to improve the employee experience, why a skills first mindset is the new currency for talent retention and the number one thing that makes employees want to return to the office.
Seth Patton is the GM, Microsoft 365 & Microsoft Viva Product Marketing at Microsoft. He leads the product marketing for Microsoft 365 employee experience and collaboration solutions, including Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, Yammer, OneDrive, Planner, Stream, Cortana, and more. Seth and his team are responsible for product management and programs that enable organisations to transform their employee experience for the digital era around the world.
Episode highlights
00:00 Intro
02:37 Seth Patton’s journey to GM at Microsoft 365 & Microsoft Viva
05:17 How Microsoft VIVA is revolutionising the workplace
07:20 Why a skill-first mindset is the currency for employee retention
13:15 How you can use technology to improve employee experience
15:12 How you can fight productivity paranoia
19:06 The power of leading with data
21:02 The highlights from the Microsoft Work Trend Index
25:02 Why people want to go back to the office
28:40 The data initiative Seth is most excited for
33:22 Outro
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