Last week, Microsoft announced an update to its flexible work guidelines. As Amy Coleman, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, explained: “We’ve looked at how our teams work best, and the data is clear: when people work together in person more often, they thrive – they are more energized, empowered, and they deliver stronger results.”

As such, I’m delighted that my guest on this week’s episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast is Dawn Klinghoffer, Global Head of People Analytics at Microsoft. As she explains in our conversation, Dawn and her team conducted the analysis that informed this decision - revealing a causal link between office presence and employee thriving.

In our conversation, Dawn and I discuss:

• What the data shows about the ideal balance between office presence and flexibility

• Why "moments that matter" are key to in-person collaboration and connection

• How Microsoft's people analytics team is evolving its composition and strategy in the age of AI

• The impact of deep vs. broad AI adoption on employee thriving

• How AI is transforming employee listening, from sentiment analysis to real-time feedback loops

• The creation of Microsoft’s new Analytics Innovation team—and what it signals about the future of HR

This episode is packed with data-backed insights, practical examples, and a forward-looking perspective on how HR can lead through complexity and change.

This episode is sponsored by HiBob.

HiBob is the all-in-one HCM platform built for HR leaders who need connected data, flexible workflows, and a user experience people actually want to use.

Learn more by visiting hibob.com/davidgreen2025.

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HR is standing at a defining inflection point. AI is transforming how work gets done, stakeholder capitalism is reshaping expectations, and the pressure to deliver tangible business value with less has never been higher.

So what does HR need to do now - not just to stay relevant, but to lead?

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with three of the profession’s most respected thinkers to discuss this very topic: Dave Ulrich, Co-Founder of the RBL Group; Dick Beatty, Professor at Rutgers and the University of Michigan; and Patrick Wright, Chair in Strategic HR at the University of South Carolina.

In their conversation, you’ll learn:

• Why HR is at a historic inflection point, and what makes this moment different

• How AI is forcing a rethink of jobs, value creation, and organisational design

• What it really means to move from HR activity to business impact

• How HR can better serve external stakeholders like customers, investors, and communities

• Why CHROs must lead from the outside in - or risk being left behind

• How a new leadership development initiative, the Global HR Leadership Experience, is preparing future-ready HR leaders

If you’re rethinking the role of HR in your organisation, navigating transformation, or preparing your team for what’s next, this is a must-listen conversation packed with wisdom, challenge, and practical insight.

This episode is sponsored by HiBob.

HiBob is the all-in-one HCM platform built for HR leaders who need connected data, flexible workflows, and a user experience people actually want to use.

Learn more by visiting hibob.com/davidgreen2025.

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bp is undergoing one of the most complex transformations in its more than 100-year history — powered by a focused strategy reset, a leaner operating model, and a global scale-up of digital and AI capabilities. But behind all of this is a fundamental reset of how people experience work - and what it means to lead through change.

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green sits down with the person leading this transformation, Kerry Dryburgh, Executive Vice President for People, Culture and Communications at bp.

In their conversation, you’ll learn:

• How bp is using AI and automation to simplify work and unlock capacity

• Why performance culture is being redefined to balance accountability and development

• What skills and mindsets are essential for the future of work

• How to keep people engaged and supported through uncertainty and change

• And why HR has a critical role to play in shaping transformation

If you’re leading transformation, scaling HR innovation, or simply curious about what the future of HR looks like at enterprise scale, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

This episode is sponsored by HiBob.

HiBob is the all-in-one HCM platform built for HR leaders who need connected data, flexible workflows, and a user experience people actually want to use.

Learn more by visiting hibob.com/davidgreen2025.

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