Performance

To boost and sustain performance, take lessons from the sports world

We asked 31,000 people around the world about work, AI, and the new skills we’ll need in the future. Take our quiz to find out how you stack up.

New LinkedIn and Work Trend Index data reveals which pandemic-era work patterns are persisting—and the surprising trends that are transforming urban areas

The era of hybrid, flexible work has opened up a new kind of career path, one where the climb isn’t necessarily to the top

Advice from experts like Anne Helen Petersen, Alan Henry, Laura Vanderkam, and more on how to approach the day efficiently—and meaningfully

WorkLab spoke with elite Nike trainer Ryan Flaherty about how the mental techniques used by the likes of LeBron James and Serena Williams can help all of us get into a better headspace.

Digital distractions make it hard to get our best work done. But technology can also be part of the answer.

AI is moving too fast for any organization to figure out alone. That’s why we convened 250 business leaders on the forefront of transformation. Their take: decisions matter more than technology. 

A foreword to the 2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report by Harvard Business School professor Karim Lakhani

More than before, but different than expected. How Frontier Professionals turn domain expertise into AI-driven impact.

Many see that as a crisis. I see it as an opportunity. When the ground shifts beneath us, we can stand still and react or step forward and shape what comes next. 

Frontier Firms are setting the pace and rules in the AI era, with profound impact for business and beyond.

Lessons for all leaders from a landmark UK government experiment.

Our new research shows that Copilot not only reduces the mental effort for difficult tasks but also enhances the quality of work.

Don’t stop with the low-hanging fruit—and other ways to get more out of AI.

How to spend wisely in uncertain times.

New Microsoft research shows how one organization used Copilot—along with targeted guidance—to supercharge a complex task.

If you’re not grounding the technology in your work data, you’re leaving value on the table.

IT leaders can set their organizations on a course for AI-powered success—if they take the right approach.

As leaders look to blaze a new path with AI, they can all take a page from Supernatural AI’s playbook. 

One of the largest studies of Copilot usage—at nearly 60 companies—reveals how AI is changing the way we work.

We asked people across professions for their most innovative uses of AI.

A new approach to help tame your inbox.

EY’s Marna Ricker explains why the technology is a game changer for all data-driven fields.

Our new research reveals how to build an AI habit.

Author Charles Duhigg on how leaders can use AI to practice negotiating, rehearse tough conversations—and even gain self-awareness.

A mental model can help you see the new structure of your workday.

Let Copilot outline meeting action items—plus more of our favorite quick tips from 2023

New research shows the value of investing in the challenging, yet important, conditions that impact performance—and AI can help

From ‘What are our top challenges?’ to ‘Summarize this email thread,’ Microsoft executives share their favorite AI prompts

Sometimes Copilot is right, and sometimes it’s usefully wrong. Either way, it puts you further ahead

And helps you find the needle in the data haystack

Four takeaways from the 2023 Work Trend Index research report

Productivity paranoia is real. Here’s how to end it.

A technique called timeboxing changed this executive’s life. And it can work for anyone

Step 1: Use crisis as a catalyst for change