In Microsoft Denmark, data and inclusion are key to navigating disruption
Like other organizations, Microsoft Denmark was not expecting to suddenly send its employees to work from home offices, kitchens, and living rooms earlier this year. But from that first, unexpected day of remote work, leaders knew that in order to support not only employees but also customers, they would have to learn what people and teams needed most to feel connected and collaborate effectively.Lessons from China: A return to the office, but not the old way of working
As parts of the world begin to reduce restrictions on movement and work, we have a unique opportunity to once again learn from our colleagues in China. In an earlier post, we chronicled the adjustments made by Microsoft employees in China as they shifted to remote work in early February. Recently, these colleagues have been transitioning again as part of a measured, staggered return to the office.Uncovering resilience: Measuring organizational networks during crisis
Resilient organizations not only weather crises: they emerge stronger. So there’s good reason, the word “resilience” is trending today. But can organizations measure resiliency and actively manage it, all while in the midst of disruption?The human side of business continuity
Using what this team learned from customers and their own experiences and measurements of remote work at Microsoft, a framework was created to guide leaders to the most critical insights that would enable them to rapidly respond with actions to maintain business continuity.Balancing work and life under one roof
As we adjust to working remotely, one challenge has been top of mind for many: With no physical separation between work and home, how do we strike a balance? Can we draw needed boundaries around our workdays, focusing and collaborating when we need to, and unplugging when the time comes? Are we working longer hours, and managing our days differently? Is our work spilling into the evenings?In China, managing people, relationships, and more meetings remotely
To start to understand how the shift to remote work could impact work in other parts of the world, we looked back to see what data could teach us from China. We set out with a wide-angle lens focused on workplace collaboration, looking to uncover patterns, stories that surprised us, and a sense of what this change felt like to employees.When office work shifts to remote, what will we learn?
What does a cross-functional team of engineers, data scientists, analysts, and marketers that lives in the space between workplace culture and data do when presented with the world’s largest work-from-home shift? It, well, does its homework. In this blog series, we’ll share real-time learnings as we measure the impact of this unprecedented shift on how one group of employees works, connects, and balances our lives. We hope these insights will teach us something about how work is changing and help us all get through this, together.