Podcast appearances and mentions of jared spataro

AI has crossed an important threshold, says Microsoft CMO of AI at Work Jared Spataro: it now has remarkable abilities to think and reason. What does that mean for organizations? Intelligence is on tap. “You can now buy intelligence like you would purchase a commodity like electricity,” he explains. Spataro joined the podcast to discuss what it means for business, how he already sees agents transforming workflows and team structures, and why leaders need to “hire their first digital employee” now. WorkLab Subscribe to the AI at Work newsletter

In this miniseries, we're exploring Depthfinding—an easy-to-grasp framework designed to help leaders and teams solve their gnarliest cross-functional challenges. This week, Rodney and Sam dive into the Midnight Zone—the deepest layer of organizational life, where the lived experiences, emotions, and unspoken reactions of individuals shape everything that happens above. While many organizations focus on surface-level solutions, ignoring the human realities of work leads to burnout, disengagement, and resistance to change. Leaders who acknowledge and engage with the Midnight Zone create organizations where people feel seen, supported, and empowered to contribute fully. Understanding the emotional undercurrents of work isn't just about empathy—it's about unlocking real, lasting transformation. Download the Depthfinding guide to get the template and examples of how to use it. Want to learn more about Depthfinding? Head here: theready.com/depthfinding -------------------------------- Want future of work insights and experiments you can try delivered to your inbox? Sign up here. Follow us on your favorite platforms for more org design nerdery: LinkedIn Instagram -------------------------------- Mentioned references: First depthfinding episode Conscious Leadership Group ACT Matrix Iceberg model "workers deriving identify from their job" "knowledge work is at peak inefficiency" - Jared Spataro from Microsoft at Charter's "Leading with AI" summit in Jan 2025. See his statements about 60% of a knowledge worker's time being spent on overhead Gareth's episode: BNW Ep. 5 with Dr. Gareth Holman This episode's theme music is Yaggadang by BG & Coyote Radio. Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of Coupe Studios.

Artificial intelligence is changing how we live and work in ways large and small. And it's why today we're sharing an episode of Harvard Business School's Managing the Future of Work podcast. In the episode “Microsoft's AI perspective: From chatbots to reengineering the organization” from February 21, 2024, HBS Professor Bill Kerr talks to Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President of Modern Work and Business Applications at Microsoft. They discuss how the tech giant is experimenting its way from AI assistants to autonomous agents as it engages with stakeholders. The conversation also touches on the company's relationship with OpenAI and ensuring the technology is employed responsibly.

Guest post by Jared Spataro, Microsoft CMO AI at Work Our ambition is to empower every employee with a Copilot and to transform every business process with agents. From Dow to Disney, companies are going big with Copilot and agents, uncovering key scenarios that deliver real ROI. Now, organisations of all sizes are looking to scale their AI transformation and realise the enterprise-wide ROI that comes with broad adoption. Today, we're introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers. Copilot Chat enables your entire workforce - from customer service representatives to marketing leads to frontline technicians - to start using Copilot and agents today. It includes: Free , secure AI chat powered by GPT-4o Agents accessible right in the chat and priced on a metered basis IT controls, including enterprise data protection and agent management Moving forward, every organisation will have a mix of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot - our best-in-class offering - to drive AI transformation at scale. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: the power of chat + agents Copilot is the UI for AI, and it all starts with Copilot Chat. It's the chat experience you'll use every day - powered by broad knowledge from the web, built on the latest AI models, and designed to be safe and secure for business use. It represents a foundational shift in how we work, enabling everyone to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively. It includes: Web-grounded chat with GPT-4o. You can use it to do market research, write a strategy document, or prepare for a meeting. File uploads allow you to add any document to the chat and ask Copilot to do things like summarise key points in a Word document, analyse data in an Excel spreadsheet, and suggest improvements to a PowerPoint presentation. With Copilot Pages, you can collaborate on content with people and AI in real time - adding content from Copilot, your files, and the web. And you can quickly create AI-generated images for campaigns, product launches, and social media posts. Agents. Using natural language, now anyone can easily create agents to automate repetitive tasks and business processes - directly in Copilot Chat. A customer service representative can ask a CRM agent for account details before a customer meeting, while field service agents can access step-by-step instructions and real-time product knowledge. Agents are priced on a metered basis, and IT stays in control. IT admins can also build org-wide agents and manage agent deployment, all powered by Copilot Studio. Copilot Control System. Copilot Chat includes foundational capabilities of the Copilot Control System, including enterprise data protection and agent management. IT can govern access and usage of Copilot and agents and provide visibility into agent status and lifecycle. Copilot Chat is a powerful new on-ramp for everyone in your organisation to build the AI habit with Copilot and agents. Microsoft 365 Copilot remains our best-in-class personal AI assistant at work. It includes everything in Copilot Chat, plus grounding in all your meetings, emails, chats, and documents. And it includes Copilot in the Microsoft 365 apps that millions of people rely on every day - Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. The Copilot Control System empowers every IT team to lead at scale and new Copilot Analytics help you measure the impact and ROI of your Copilot investment. And we continue to rapidly add new capabilities like Copilot Actions to tackle people's biggest pain points at work. Regardless of whether you have the free or paid Copilot license, getting started with Copilot is easy with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, an evolution of what used to be called the Microsoft 365 app. It has all the capabilities of the Microsoft 365 app, but now it's even better with Copilot at the forefront. You can find all your content ac...

In this episode of the AI Applied podcast, Jaeden Schafer and Conor engage with Jared Spataro, Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft, discussing the transformative impact of AI on work. They explore the concept of an AI native mindset, the role of Copilot and autonomous agents in enhancing productivity, and address concerns about job security in the age of AI. Jared shares success stories from various industries, highlighting how AI is not just a tool but a catalyst for new opportunities and efficiencies in business processes. Get on the AI Box Waitlist: ⁠⁠https://AIBox.ai/⁠⁠ Conor's AI Course: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/courses Jaeden's Podcast Course: https://podcaststudio.com/courses/ Conor's AI Newsletter: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/ Jaeden's AI Hustle Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle/about 00:00 Introduction to AI and Work Transformation 02:39 The AI Native Mindset 05:37 Unveiling Copilot and Autonomous Agents 08:20 The Role of Agents in Workflows 11:23 Job Security and the Future of Work 14:15 Mindset Shift in the AI Era 16:54 Success Stories and Business Transformations

Jared Spataro, head of AI at Work at Microsoft, talks about the company's Copilot assistant, how generative AI compares to other recent technology and why managers might currently be the most effective users of AI tools. Then, Ayanna Howard, dean of Ohio State University's College of Engineering, discusses the future of computer science education and how to best prepare students for careers in the next iteration of the digital age. Conversations recorded on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

AI's revolutionary potential is best realized incrementally, according to Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President of Modern Work and Business Applications. How the tech giant is experimenting its way from AI assistants to autonomous agents while engaging with stakeholders. Also: the OpenAI connection, responsible AI, and upskilling.

In this episode, we sit down with Microsoft's Jared Spataro to discuss how artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the nature of work. Jared shares his insights on implementing responsible AI, redefining roles and responsibilities, and why this moment marks an exciting new era for those of us who have been in tech for a while. Get ready for an eye-opening discussion on how AI will shape the workplace of tomorrow.

Can AI fix work? Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jared Spataro and Colette Stallbaumer, general manager of Microsoft 365 and the Future of Work, discuss the latest Work Trend Index report and share their experiences using Microsoft 365 Copilot to transform work. This is Season 4 episode 7 of the WorkLab podcast, which features conversations with economists, psychologists, and technologists who explore why and how work is changing.  WorkLab 

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Modern Work at Microsoft, discusses how artificial intelligence could create a whole new way of working.Hosts: Carol Massar and Jess Menton. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Modern Work at Microsoft, discusses how artificial intelligence could create a whole new way of working.Hosts: Carol Massar and Jess Menton. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fears of a potential debt default by the United States continue to rise as a deadline to get a deal done approaches. President Joe Biden is meeting with Republican lawmakers today to try to get the issue resolved. Joining us to discuss is Greg Valliere, chief US policy strategist at AGF Investments.  Also on today's show: Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center; Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President, Modern Work & Business Applications at Microsoft. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Microsoft leader Jared Spataro unpacks the key findings from the latest Work Trend Index report. In a nutshell: creating the culture and employee experience to meet the needs of today's distributed workforce requires a new leadership approach. Spataro is the first guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing.  WorkLab 

Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Modern Work, Jared Spataro, unpacks the key findings from the company's annual Work Trend Index, a survey of more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. In a nutshell: leaders need a new skill set to meet shifting employee expectations. Spataro is the fourth guest of Season 2 of the WorkLab podcast, in which host Elise Hu has conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore the data and insights into why and how work is changing.    WorkLab  Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work (microsoft.com) 

I had the great opportunity to talk with Corporate Vice President, Modern Work @ Microsoft, Jared Spataro on this epsidode and we had a wide ranging chat around Modern work, thought leadership and the great re shuffle. We also touched on the Metaverse and how that could change again the way we interact with each other moving forward. Jared joined Microsoft more than15 years ago now and he still wakes up every day excited by Microsoft's mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. He counts himself fortunate to have the opportunity to lead the Modern Work team. This includes efforts to research, predict and shape what the future of work will look like across industries, along with delivering new products and features across Microsoft 365 that enable everyone to thrive in the new era. Here are the topics that we covered and I no will resonate with you: We are witnessing the evolution of hybrid and modern work - Companies are adding job titles focused on remote or hybrid work experiences as the shift to work from home becomes a lasting phenomenon Increase in job titles related to the future of work 304% spike in job titles that contain the phrase “hybrid work” Are we now seeing a whole new career path? The changing landscape of work and careers as we continue transitioning into the world of hybrid work Technology needs to be used in the right way to be the ultimate key to enable more innovative Technology alone is not the answer. It needs to be implemented in the right way How does Microsoft see this and how is Microsoft empowering all types of workers Jared also shares his perspective on the key trends driving business transformation across industries: hybrid work, building hyper-connected businesses, increasing digital capabilities and end-to-end security. It was great chat with one of the try thought leaders in this space. Hope you enjoy.

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Microsoft 365, discusses the company's latest Work Trend Index report “Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work.” Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Microsoft 365, discusses the company's latest Work Trend Index report “Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work.” Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spataro is one of the leaders of Microsoft's ambitious research into the future of work, and he talks about how the tech giant thinks we'll be working in the years and decades ahead.

Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft 365, discusses the Work Trend Index Special Report on how tech can help unlock a new future for frontline workers. Hosts: Carol Massar and Katie Greifeld. Producer: Paul Brennan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft 365, discusses the Work Trend Index Special Report on how tech can help unlock a new future for frontline workers. Hosts: Carol Massar and Katie Greifeld. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At its re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services announced two new initiatives to make machine learning more accessible to anyone interested in learning and experimenting with the technology. The first is a $10 million scholarship programme to make AI and ML education accessible to poor students around the world. It will benefit 2000 students every year. Top 500 students, after a first Udacity nano degree, will get a shot at a second one and mentorship from experts at Amazon and Intel. The second initiative is about increasing access to machine learning through Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab, which gives everyone access to a no-cost version of Amazon SageMaker—an AWS service that helps customers build, train, and deploy machine learning models. “The two initiatives we are announcing today are designed to open up educational opportunities in machine learning to make it more widely accessible to anyone interested in the technology,” said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Amazon Machine Learning at AWS. US lawmakers have called executives of eight major cryptocurrency firms to testify before a congressional committee on December 8, BBC reports, as the government scrutinises the sector further. Coinbase's Alesia Haas, Circle's Jeremy Allaire and Bitfury's Brian Brooks are among the executives asked to testify, according to BBC. This will be the first time companies representing the controversial sector have been questioned in this way. Square, a fintech company co-founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, is changing its name to Block, the company said Wednesday. Dorsey quit Twitter earlier this week, where he was part-time CEO, while also being CEO of Square. “The change to Block acknowledges the company's growth,” the company said in a press release. “Since its start in 2009, the company has added Cash App, TIDAL, and TBD54566975 as businesses, and the name change creates room for further growth. Block is an overarching ecosystem of many businesses united by their purpose of economic empowerment, and serves many people—individuals, artists, fans, developers, and sellers.” Microsoft has released a cheaper, standalone version of its Teams collaboration software, Teams Essentials, aimed at smaller businesses. “We know how difficult the past 20 months have been for small businesses. They've had to demonstrate extreme flexibility to adapt, often with limited access to tools and technology,” Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, said in a blogpost. “Teams Essentials is built specifically to meet the unique needs of small businesses, enabling them to thrive in this new era of work. ”Teams Essentials includes group meetings for up to 30 hours, meetings with up to 300 people, and 10GB of cloud storage per user. A subscription will cost $4 in the US, and Rs. 100 in India, per person per month. CRED, a fintech company founded by entrepreneur Kunal Shah, is buying Happay, which provides corporate expense management in India. The acquisition is expected to be a cash and stock deal potentially valuing Happay at approximately $180 million, the company said in a press release. While Happay will operate as a separate entity, the team will work closely with CRED to tap its ecosystem, build distribution, add products and expand the business. Happay's 230-member team will get all the benefits extended to CRED team members, including its ESOP programme, the company said in the release.

Jared Spataro, Microsoft's CVP of Modern Work, shares insights from the Work Index Research study and opportunities for creating a better hybrid work envrionment. You can follow Jared at @jared_spataro and follow him on LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredspa/

Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long has back-to-back conversations with Jared Spataro, Microsoft's corporate vice president of modern work, and Heather Boushey, member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, on hybrid work models and the current state of the labor market.

Companies are facing yet another big test: the seismic shift to hybrid work. In the debut episode of WorkLab's new podcast, Microsoft 365 leader Jared Spataro talks to host Elise Hu about an emerging paradox. Three quarters of people worldwide—73 percent—say they want flexible remote work options to continue. But nearly the same percentage want more in-person time with colleagues, too. In short: People want it both ways. And companies have to figure out how to give it to them.  WorkLab “Beyond the Binary: Solving the Hybrid Work Paradox” by Jared Spataro  Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365 | LinkedIn | Twitter  Jaime Teevan | LinkedIn | Twitter  Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts

The Two Guys are joined to today by Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President of Hybrid Workplace at Microsoft.  Jared and the Guys engage in a really insightful discussion comparing how we work today has changed from the pre- to post- corona world, including how the remote and hybrid worker psyche has also changed over this time, including some really great insights and findings from research on the subject of hybrid work and remote workers.   You will not want to miss this exciting and thought provoking episode.  Enjoy!

More companies are deploying hybrid models for employees as COVID-19 cases decline. Tune in to hear about extensive Microsoft research on the issue — and get advice to successfully implement a hybrid workspace.

Back to work expectations? Flexibility and a healthy and balanced return are a must. Microsoft's Chief People Officer, Kathleen Hogan and Corporate Vice President Jared Spataro share insights from the company's 2021 Work Trend Index. They reveal ways to incorporate both flexibility and innovation, growth and company culture. Plus, their warning for companies and managers who do not evolve.

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Microsoft 365, talks about the Great Disruption of Hybrid Work. He points out the importance of vision and leadership. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Doni Holloway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jared Spataro is a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. This conversation starts fast and is packed full of insights and research that Microsoft is reviewing as they design for the future. Here, we specifically look at how we humanize the workplace of the future. In his current role, Jared is responsible for Microsoft 365, including business management, product and partner marketing, and go-to-market programs. He joined Microsoft in 2006 and has focused on productivity in various marketing, product management, and business roles at the company over the last 13 years. Prior to Microsoft, Jared worked in a number of small- and mid-sized technology companies in a variety of roles, including engineering, product management, product marketing, business management, and sales.  

Jared Spataro, Corporate VP of Microsoft 365, discusses the “State of the American Worker" during the pandemic. Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Doni Holloway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com