Jillian Ogawa

Human Resources

How Midsize Companies Can Turn Talent and Technology Challenges Into Transformative Change

In many ways, medium-sized companies are more vulnerable to the disruption caused by the pandemic than large corporations. However, they can chart a path to recovery by infusing agility into their talent management and technology.

Jillian Ogawa August 18, 2020

Finance Human Resources

How the Pandemic Amplifies Demand for Finance and HR Collaboration

The pandemic has accelerated long-standing business trends and forced leaders to take a hard look at priorities. Here’s how the partnerships between finance and HR are playing out amid the coronavirus crisis.

Jillian Ogawa July 31, 2020

Human Resources

The Changing Workplace, Part 2: Creating New Workplace Safety Policies

The pace of policy change affecting workplace safety is at an all-time high. Claire Deason, an attorney at Littler Law, offers insight on designing policies and protocols that align with constantly evolving government guidelines and legislation.

Jillian Ogawa June 24, 2020

Human Resources

The Changing Workplace, Part 1: Why Remote Work Is Gaining Permanence

From perk to permanent? The shift to remote work could be the new normal of office life. Claire Deason, an attorney at Littler Law, shares legal considerations for companies that are formalizing their work-from-home policies in a post-pandemic workplace.

Jillian Ogawa June 23, 2020

Planning

Global Study: Are Financial Services Firms Doing Enough to Build Organizational Agility?

The future belongs to financial services firms that are agile, from the business planning process to the ability to adjust to new market conditions.

Jillian Ogawa June 22, 2020

Customers and Community Human Resources

Navigating Process and Policy Changes Related to COVID-19

HR professionals must consider policies for scenarios that weren’t fathomable a year ago. Here’s how our customers are navigating the evolving regulatory environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jillian Ogawa May 05, 2020

Human Resources Planning

Workday Partner Tips: How to Build Operational Resilience to Strengthen Business Continuity

We're sharing guidance from some of our strategic partners—Accenture, Collaborative Solutions, KPMG, Mercer, OneSource Virtual, and PwC—on how to strengthen operational resilience during times of crisis.

Jillian Ogawa April 28, 2020

Human Resources

3 Lessons Companies Are Learning (So Far) with Remote Work

Business executives Jason Fried and Laszlo Bock offer advice on managing a remote workforce and fostering strong employee engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent CNBC@Work livestream.

Jillian Ogawa April 14, 2020

Human Resources

The Financial Services Skills Gap: Are Baby Boomers the Answer?

The baby boomer generation is the fastest-growing workforce demographic in financial services. Here’s how the industry can do a better job of leveraging the generation’s wealth of knowledge and experience.

Jillian Ogawa February 25, 2020

Analytics and Insights Technology Innovation

Why a Midsize Company’s Best Employee Could Be the ‘Citizen Data Scientist’

You don't necessarily need formally trained experts to gain data-driven insights—others can put their (analytical) minds to it. Here's how to cultivate citizen data scientists in your midsize company.

Jillian Ogawa December 06, 2019

Technology Innovation

Global Survey: Outdated Technology Is the No. 1 Threat to Insurers

For years, insurers were squeezing the life out of their legacy systems as a way to avoid high replacement costs. Now, new survey results indicate, insurers realize technology underpins much of their business.

Jillian Ogawa September 12, 2019

Technology Innovation

How Banking Leaders Use Digital Transformation to Drive Agility

In banking, leaders across the business must take a collaborative approach toward digital transformation by starting wherever they are and meeting the front office, where customers interact, in the middle.

Jillian Ogawa September 04, 2019

Human Resources

3 Ways Financial Services Companies Can Win the Battle for Talent

To win the battle for talent, the finserv industry must adopt an age-old adage: If you can’t beat them, join them. Finserv companies will gain an edge by leveraging the same attributes that draw talent to the technology industry.

Jillian Ogawa July 30, 2019