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Finance Planning

How Finance Must Rethink Skills to Thrive in a 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.

Steve Dunne

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Human Resources Planning

Why Integrated Resource Planning is Vital for Business Agility

The pandemic has created momentum for the remote workforce and there’s no going back, with one study predicting the total percentage of work from home employees will double in 2021. With this big change, one thing is for certain: Decades-old workforce planning processes will no longer work.

Workday Staff Writers
Customers and Community

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.

Steve Dunne
Customers and Community Technology Innovation

Asia-Pacific Leaders Share How Digital Agility Is Enabling Them to Emerge Stronger

While the pandemic has created many challenges, The Salvation Army Australia and City Developments Limited of Singapore have also found the disruption has led to new and better ways of working. Learn more from their talk during our digital event, Conversations for a Changing World.

Jillian Ogawa
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday to Acquire Peakon—Why Employee Engagement Matters

David Somers, Workday’s general manager for talent optimization, interviews Peakon's Phil Chambers on the value of analytics in continuous listening, and driving meaningful employee experiences.

David Somers
Workday News and Culture

Workday Welcomes Naomi Osaka as Newest Brand Ambassador

Naomi Osaka strives for excellence both on and off the tennis court, and has become a leading voice in the social justice movement. We’re proud to have her as a member of the Workday community.

Workday Staff Writers
Technology Innovation

Lessons from 2020: How Agility and Resilience Have Defined Successful Business Leadership

COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of digital transformation for many businesses. Carolyn Horne, our president, EMEA, looks at how a disruptive 2020 has acted as a catalyst for change—and how business leaders are increasing agility and building resilience within their organisations.

Carolyn Horne
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday Named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises

In a year when agility and resilience have been more important than ever, we’re particularly proud to once again be recognized as a Leader for our completeness of vision and ability to execute.

Barbry McGann
Finance Planning

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.

Steve Dunne
Customers and Community Finance

How Veolia Unlocked Finance Agility During a Global Crisis

Even during a pandemic, many forward-thinking businesses have continued with their digital transformation initiatives. Yael Leblanc, group finance transformation director at Veolia, a global environmental services company headquartered in France, discusses why the shift to a new finance system proceeded as planned despite the global lockdown.

Steve Dunne