Top 10 Workday Podcasts of 2019

We recently recapped 10 of our favorite Workday Blog posts of 2019, so it only seems fair to do the same for the Workday Podcast. Our podcast features thought leaders, industry experts, and executives discussing current and future business trends that are influencing the changing world. 

Here’s a roundup of our top picks for 2019 (in no particular order). You can find our complete podcast archive here. 

Workday Podcast: Why Great Culture Leads to Greater Business Success

Why is a strong culture better for your employees and your business? Michael C. Bush, CEO at Great Place to Work, has the answer. He speaks with Greg Pryor, senior vice president, leadership and organizational effectiveness at Workday, to share insights gleaned from years of employee feedback data and conversations with business leaders.

Workday Podcast: How to Think About Cybersecurity in 2019

Cybersecurity continues to be a strong focus area for companies after a number of high-profile global breaches. Workday expert Archana Ramamoorthy weighs in on the IT security threats facing businesses and how organizations can have a key role in fending off cybersecurity attacks.

Workday Podcast: Building the World’s Largest Collaborative Data Community

There’s power in using data wisely. Data.world CEO Brett Hurt talks with Leighanne Levensaler, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of corporate strategy at Workday, about how the smart use of data changes a company's culture, and how his company has created the world's largest collaborative data community.

Workday Podcast: HR and Shifting to a Culture of Agility

How can a company transform HR and redefine its technology and culture to support 50,000 employees and a rapidly changing business model? Becky Woodmansee, HR director at Whitbread, the UK's largest operator of hotels and restaurants, discusses how her organization did just that.

Workday Podcast: Opening Doors to Opportunity at Walmart

Walmart's Gayatri Agnew discusses how one of the world's largest companies is driving change through its philanthropic organization by opening up career growth opportunities for its associates.

Workday Podcast: Peeling Back the Layers of Diversity and Inclusion

What does diversity and inclusion mean? The answer looks different for every company. Carin Taylor, chief diversity officer at Workday, and Mike Dillon, chief diversity and inclusion leader at PwC, share their experiences and insights on what it means to each of them and their organizations.

Workday Podcast: Aon CFO on Global Risk, Smart M&As, and Data-Driven Insights

Aon’s CFO Christa Davies shares insights from her experience overseeing some of the company’s largest acquisitions, including the importance of cultural fit. She also discusses managing risk in today’s world and the data-driven insights gained by having finance and human resources data on a single cloud platform.

Workday Podcast: Charting a Smarter Future for AI in the Enterprise

Workday's Jason Albert and James Cross discuss why enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be used much differently than in the consumer space, how we can shape the future we want to see, and how companies can quickly ramp up their own AI efforts.

Workday Podcast: Getting in on the Act with Active Planning

Making a plan isn’t typically the hard part, but sticking to it is. Kerman Lau, director, finance , business finance & investor relations at Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, discusses active planning: what it is, why it matters, and what successful planning looks like.

Workday Podcast: Find, Engage, Retain: Building a Culture of Harmony at Warner Music Group

Finding and engaging talent at one of the world’s leading music companies might sound like a walk in the park, but what happens when that talent is the supporting workforce rather than its recording artists? Hear how Warner Music Group finds, engages, and retains its employees at a time when the battle for talent makes it really tough.