Maria Valero
Maria Valero is the editorial strategist for HR topics on Workday’s thought leadership team. She loves to develop content that is helpful and relevant to people leaders' pain points, opportunities, and industry moments to help create a consistent drumbeat of conversation and connection.
Before joining Workday, Maria led global integrated marketing campaigns, where she discovered that thought leadership was her favorite part of that work.
She holds a bachelor's degree in business marketing from the University of Washington.
HR plays a pivotal role in the success of AI within its organizations. These three underrated focus areas will create a competitive edge in the race to realizing the full potential of this technology and position HR as the strategic orchestrator of collective intelligence.
Distinguishing between recruiting and talent acquisition unlocks both immediate hiring success and strategic workforce development. Master this balance to plug critical skill gaps and build the relationships that fuel tomorrow’s growth.
Strategic workforce planning turns uncertainty into opportunity by aligning your talent strategy with evolving business objectives. With a structured framework, companies can anticipate gaps and make data-driven workforce decisions with confidence.
In a world of constantly changing priorities and shifting business demands, it can be dizzying to determine what skills HR professionals need to acquire in order to strategically adapt. Before beginning to help employees, though, they first need to help themselves.
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Talent management synchronizes planning, recruitment, development, and evaluation to keep teams agile and engaged. Learn the key roles, frameworks, and metrics that power a robust talent lifecycle.
Five generations. One workplace. In today’s evolving workforce, engaging employees across age groups isn’t just possible—it’s essential for lasting performance and culture.
Hiring is more competitive, more complex, and more consequential in 2025. HR leaders need a clear, flexible, strategic hiring plan to recruit smarter and build a workforce that can stay adaptable.
Keeping your employees engaged is critical for productivity and growth, but without starting at the source, your goals are unreachable. Combatting declining manager engagement is critical to your employee engagement strategy and bottomline.