HR at Microsoft
The intersection of people, culture, and technology
Our mission
In HR at Microsoft, our mission is to empower the people who are empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
People Talk with Kathleen Hogan
Episode 16: Frances Frei Â
Kathleen talks with best-selling author and Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei about empowerment leadership.
Addressing the human energy crisis
Learn how to address the social, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to decreasing levels of energy among workers.
LinkedIn
Why leaders can't ignore the human energy crisis
By Kathleen Hogan
Fast Company
Microsoft’s Chief People Officer: here’s how workers can get the most out of AI
By Kathleen Hogan
Harvard Business Review
A new way to measure thriving employees
Why Microsoft measures employee thriving, not engagement
HR BREW
Numbers Game: Making the Data Work for You
By Dawn Klinghoffer
More from HR at Microsoft
Culture & employee experience
Here you’ll find resources for building and maintaining company culture, as well as topics related to employee experience, D&I, and performance, recognition, and development.
Hybrid/flexible work
Hybrid work is here to stay, and it’s imperative to design and deploy an environment where employees feel connected and empowered to work in ways that are best for their lives.
Digital HR
A glimpse into the ways Microsoft uses technology to empower its HR professionals.
Diversity & Inclusion
We believe in the transformative power of engaging many different perspectives. Each of us—no matter what our level, role or function is—play an active role in creating environments where people of a diverse range of backgrounds are excited to bring all of who they are and do their best work.
Talent & people practices
Here, you’ll find information on holistic wellbeing, career, learning and development, leader and manager excellence, people analytics and insights, and talent acquisition and management.
Holistic wellbeing
Holistic wellbeing is the practice of embedding employee wellbeing into the way work gets done. From physical to mental health to financial planning and more, we believe health isn’t extra, it’s essential.
Career, learning & development
We believe a career is more than a job. It’s about who each person is and who they want to become. Read on for more about our P&D approach to teamwork, feedback, and rewarding contributions to business impact.
People analytics & insights
Employees are the greatest source of ideas, feedback, and ways to adapt to the changing nature of the workplace. Management response to this feedback is critical. Learn more about Microsoft’s listening systems.
Talent acquisition & management
We can only realize our vision if our global employee network reflects our mission to empower everyone on the planet to achieve more.
Other resources
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Microsoft WorkLab
Microsoft global diversity and inclusion
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