{"id":230678,"date":"2018-04-19T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/?p=230678"},"modified":"2023-03-07T16:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T00:14:00","slug":"new-survey-explores-the-changing-landscape-of-teamwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2018\/04\/19\/new-survey-explores-the-changing-landscape-of-teamwork\/","title":{"rendered":"New survey explores the changing landscape of teamwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we\u2019re seeing a new culture of work take shape before our eyes. For many companies, the amount of time employees\u00a0spend\u00a0engaged in collaborative work\u2014in meetings, on phone calls, or answering emails\u2014has increased roughly 50 percent and takes up 80 percent or more of their time.1\u00a0<\/sup>We are on twice as many teams as we were five years ago.2<\/sup> New generations that have grown up with technology are entering the workforce, bringing new expectations and norms. Remote and freelance work are on the rise, and some experts even predict that by 2027 a majority of the U.S. workforce will be freelance.3<\/sup><\/p>\n

One of the central pursuits of any organization, especially in this environment, is how to assemble a high-performing team and set them up for success. It\u2019s more than simply bringing people together to focus on a project\u2014it\u2019s bringing coherence around ideas, goals, actions, and values. Just as every individual is different, so is every team and every project.\u00a0That\u2019s what makes teamwork<\/a> and collaboration such an art.<\/p>\n

Companies are thinking a lot about what these changes mean for their teams and the technology that empowers them. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, 72 percent of companies are adopting social tools, with the goal of achieving their full potential innovation and efficiency through highly collaborative teams.4<\/sup><\/p>\n

In this new culture of work<\/a>, Microsoft\u2019s mission is to give teams the tools they need to thrive. So earlier this year, we set out to more deeply understand the forces shaping teamwork today. We wanted to learn how forces like gender and generation shape collaboration preferences and habits, or if things like your remote office location make a larger impact. We surveyed more than 14,000 people from seven countries in various stages of their career\u2014from those who have been in the workforce a while, to those who are preparing to enter it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we found, and what we think it means for all of us navigating teamwork in the new culture of work.<\/p>\n