Into the Hotseat: Why More CFOs Are Becoming CEOs
Finance leaders are ready for the top job, but what skills are needed for the transition?
Steve Dunne
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Steve Dunne
Steve Dunne is a Workday staff writer, covering finance and tech trends with a strong focus on the European market.
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To Build Trust in a Time of Data Insecurity, Embrace a Proactive Strategy
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Why the Future of Finance is Built on Value Creation
The world is changing, really, really fast — stop me if you’ve heard this one before. That means organisations need the finance function to step up from the role of business partner and become a value creation partner. At Workday Rising Europe in Stockholm, finance leaders from Kainos, Monex and Veolia joined Workday’s co-president Robynne Sisco to get to the heart of the finance function’s changing role and what being a value creator really means.
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Redefining Cloud Value in the Post-Pandemic World
Clare Hickie, CTO, EMEA at Workday, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic heightened business demand for a shift to the cloud, and how CIOs can prove the cloud’s value to their organisations.
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How N26 Is Delivering Digital Disruption Across Global Banking
On its journey to digital transformation, German neobank N26 is disrupting the banking market and paving the way for a new generation of financial services companies.
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Formula 1 Puts Pedal to the Metal on Digital Acceleration
Chris Roberts, head of IT infrastructure at Formula 1, shares the drivers for success in the racing organisation’s digital journey, and how it has led the pack as an “innovation machine.”
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How the C-Suite Shaped the PGA European Tour’s Digital Drive
The PGA European Tour’s chief financial officer, chief technology officer, and chief people officer discuss finance, IT, and HR transformation against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
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Hospitality Industry Finance Leader Discusses Managing Risk and Agility During the Pandemic
Neil Gribben, vice president of accounting and control at hospitality and leisure company Belmond, met with Workday’s Tim Wakeford to discuss how finance has pushed forward with digital acceleration during the pandemic.
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Webber Wentzel: Driving Innovation for South Africa’s Legal Sector
The CIO at Webber Wentzel, a prominent full-service law firm based in South Africa, talked to us about how the firm leveraged technology to navigate these unprecedented times, and its roadmap for the future.
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Preparing Financial Services Companies for the "Never Normal”
At Workday Industry Insights EMEA, experts, customers, and industry commentators discussed how financial services organisations are embracing digital to deal with a future that is anything but normal.
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Getting Digital: How the Pandemic Inspired the Next Chapter in Retail Transformation
At Workday Industry Insights EMEA, experts, customers, and industry commentators discussed retail’s digital acceleration and the trends that prevailed during the recent tumultuous period.
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Dopamine, Motivation, and the Science Behind Not Giving Up
At the Workday Elevate Digital Experience 2021 in the UK, Shivvy Jervis, a futurist, speaker, and broadcaster, discussed her research on human motivation and how business leaders can best engage an increasingly distributed workforce.
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3 Workday Customers Share Their Paths to Digital Acceleration
At our Workday Elevate Digital Experience 2021 in the UK, leaders in finance, HR, and technology discussed how they’re reducing complexity, engaging employees, and driving innovation through digital transformation efforts.
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Primark: Fashioning the Future of HR in the Retail Workplace
At our Workday Elevate Digital Experience 2021 in the UK, fashion retailer Primark shared how it brought together effective HR approaches and technology to move with agility, engage with employees, and prepare for the future.
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A CFO's Guide to Accelerating Digital Initiatives
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Workday Industry Insights Europe: How Professional Services Is Preparing for the Post-Pandemic World
At our recent digital event, finance executives and industry analysts discussed how the pandemic has impacted the pace of digital change in the professional services industry.
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CIO View: Pushing the Button on Digital Acceleration
Based in Germany with more than 670 subsidiaries globally, ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest steel producers. During our digital event, Conversations for a Changing World, ThyssenKrupp’s CIO shared how the company embarked on a transformation programme to accelerate its shift to digital in 2020.
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How Finance Must Rethink Skills to Thrive in the Digital Era
The post-pandemic world, when it arrives, will transform many aspects of business as usual. As a result, CEOs will turn to finance leaders who not only have accounting experience, but also wider operational backgrounds and a broader mix of business experience.
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How Intelligent Automation Will Transform the Finance Function
As businesses seek to rebound from the global pandemic, the rise of intelligent automation will change the way organizations operate forever. This article examines how technologies such as machine learning will reshape the office of the CFO.
