{"id":7968,"date":"2022-04-05T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:30:30","slug":"windows-11-boosts-employee-engagement-at-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/windows-11-boosts-employee-engagement-at-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 boosts employee engagement at Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MicrosoftWe periodically update our stories, but we can’t verify that they represent the full picture of our current situation at Microsoft. We leave them on the site so you can see what our thinking and experience was at the time.<\/em><\/p>\n

The importance of employee engagement can\u2019t be overstated.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the pandemic, the world saw an unprecedented shift in employee behavior and loyalty resulting in a record number of people leaving their jobs. Initially coined as \u201cThe Great Resignation\u201d or \u201cBig Quit,\u201d these voluntary resignations were first believed to be a result of companies not meeting tangible employee engagement demands such as wages or working conditions. When leaders took a deeper look, they soon realized that “The Great Reshuffle”<\/a> was more about employees rethinking how and if the employee experience aligns with their individual goals and core values.<\/p>\n

Now, more than ever, the employee experience is top of mind for business leaders. Employees are one of an organization\u2019s most significant competitive advantages, and today they are cautiously choosing the level of engagement they want to have with their employer.<\/p>\n

We are stewards of the employee experience, so we have to obsess over every detail of the online and in-person experience for our employees.<\/p>\n

\u2014Nathalie D\u2019Hers, corporate vice president, Microsoft Digital Employee Experience<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Meet the author: Sean MacDonald leads the Microsoft Digital Employee Experience team that deployed Windows 11 internally at Microsoft. MacDonald is a partner director of program management.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like any other company, at Microsoft, we keep learning, adapting, and adopting new ways to approach employee engagement. This includes a laser focus on the tools and technology available to ensure an empowering workplace experience, all while navigating the ongoing challenges of the pandemic and the new normal that hybrid work presents.<\/p>\n

Windows 11\u2014with its redesigned experience that puts users at its center\u2014is just one way we\u2019re transforming how we engage with our employees.<\/p>\n

Nathalie D\u2019Hers, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Digital Employee Experience team, says it\u2019s about empowering everyone to do their best work. As she puts it, \u201cWe are stewards of the employee experience, so we have to obsess over every detail of the online and in-person experience for our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obsessing means enabling a secure, collaborative, and personalized work environment both at the individual and collective level. On October 7, 2021, we deployed Windows 11 to 190,000 employee devices worldwide to lead the hybrid work transformation and inspire both employees and customers.<\/p>\n

Check out the entire Moving Microsoft to Windows 11 series:<\/strong>
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