Twitter chat: 'A Flexible Work Future: How Companies and Workers Can Thrive From Anywhere'

MIT Sloan’s Bob Pozen discusses the essential skills for remote workers and managers with Jared Spataro, MIT Sloan alum and Microsoft 365 Corporate Vice President

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In this upcoming Twitter Chat, MIT Sloan Lecturer Bob Pozen (@Pozen) dissects the essentials of remote work and hybrid work alongside Jared Spataro (@jared_spataro), MIT Sloan alum (MBA '03) and Microsoft 365 Corporate Vice President. Together they will discuss how the pandemic has affected company culture and driven a need for flexible work. As some parts of the world begin to approach a post-pandemic workplace, the pressure is on for companies to adapt to hybrid workplaces while maintaining productivity and collaboration.

Pozen is the author of the recently released Remote, Inc. How to Thrive at Work...Wherever You Are (Harper Business), a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. In 2012, he won acclaim for a popular book entitled Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours. In 2004, Bob became the executive chairman of MFS Investment Management, which now manages over $400 billion for mutual funds and pension plans.

In his current role at Microsoft, Jared Spataro is responsible for Microsoft 365, including business management, product and partner marketing, and go-to-market programs. And most recently, amidst the rapidly changing world we now live in, Jared has taken a lead role in developing Microsoft’s global approach to the future of work.  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.  

Join MIT Sloan Experts (@MITSloanExperts) and Microsoft 365 (@Microsoft365) for this Twitter Chat to learn more about the ways in which work is changing and how we can adapt to do better business. Join the conversation by following and using the hashtags #RemoteInc and #WorkLab.