Workday Staff Writers

Finance

Understanding the Basics: What Is a Financial Management System?

Here’s a quick guide to the new demands of the finance function, what you need to know about financial management systems, and how the right financial system can help companies adapt to a changing world.

Workday Staff Writers June 01, 2020

Planning

Global Study: How Retail Companies Approach Organizational Agility

Retailers know they must stay agile and flexible to thrive now and into the future. Our global study digs into the importance of organizational agility for retailers.

Workday Staff Writers June 01, 2020

Customers and Community

Crisis Management and Recovery Tips for Professional Services Firms

Three professional services executives in the Asia-Pacific region share their strategies for remote workforce deployment, risk and scenario planning, and staying agile in the face of ambiguity.

Workday Staff Writers May 28, 2020

Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

The Safety of Our Community: Precautions We’re Taking at Workday

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Workday is taking precautions to ensure the safety of the Workday community, including our employees and their families, customers and prospective customers, partners, and visitors. You'll find regular updates on the steps we're taking here.

Workday Staff Writers May 27, 2020

Human Resources Technology Innovation

Behind the Cloud Episode 7: Creating Digital Identities for a Changing World of Work

James Cross talks with David Clarke about why the current state of credentialing is in dire need of an update, and what Workday is doing to improve how we share information about ourselves—such as our skills, degrees, and capabilities—in the future.

Workday Staff Writers May 15, 2020

Technology Innovation

CIO Leadership and COVID-19: Ensuring Critical Business Processes

In the second of our three-part series for CIOs, we look at specific steps technology leaders can take to maintain critical business processes during times of crisis or significant business upheaval.

Workday Staff Writers May 07, 2020

Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Using Enterprise Technology Expertise to Fight COVID-19

Here’s the story of three Workday employees who were inspired to develop solutions to help those suffering from the coronavirus, and lessen the spread of the disease in their communities.

Workday Staff Writers May 05, 2020

Customers and Community Human Resources

How Online Learning Helps Companies Adapt to Rapid Changes and Challenges

The pandemic has highlighted why you must be able to quickly share information with your workforce, adapt learning programs and delivery, and establish and expand virtual learning. Greg Pryor explains how Workday Learning is helping our customers during challenging times.

Workday Staff Writers May 01, 2020

Technology Innovation

CIO Leadership and COVID-19: Supporting a Suddenly Remote Workforce

The CIO plays a pivotal role in an organization’s ability to respond, recover, and return to growth following this global crisis. Read the first in our three-part series on technology leadership through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Workday Staff Writers April 23, 2020

Customers and Community Finance

Aon’s Controller on Delivering a Fully Remote Financial Close

In the midst of a global pandemic, Aon plc delivered its first-ever remote financial close. We spoke with Mike Neller, Aon’s controller, to learn more.

Workday Staff Writers April 22, 2020

Workday News and Culture

Workday Appoints New Board Member, Secures New Financing

We're excited to welcome Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, to our board of directors.

Workday Staff Writers April 06, 2020

Analytics and Insights Human Resources

Workday Podcast: Why the Spotlight Is on People Analytics

How do you measure the quality of the employee experience within your organization? Workday’s Phil Willburn, head of people analytics and insights, discusses how deeper insights into your own data can help improve that experience.

Workday Staff Writers March 17, 2020

Customers and Community Human Resources

How Upskilling Is Critical to the Changing World of Work

Businesses must adopt new skills within their workforces to keep up with frequent advances in technology. Three HR leaders share how companies can stay ahead of emerging tech developments through upskilling and reskilling.

Workday Staff Writers March 12, 2020

Planning

Organizational Agility and the CEO: Guiding the Business Through Digital Transformation

In our study on organizational agility, we identified a group of leading organizations who have embraced agility in order to successfully transform their business for digital revenue growth. See how the CEO can keep the C-suite inspired for better business results.

Workday Staff Writers March 06, 2020

Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday Recognized as a January 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises

We’re thrilled with this recognition from Gartner, and indebted to our customers for their honest feedback and high customer satisfaction rating.

Workday Staff Writers March 05, 2020

Finance Technology Innovation

In Good Company: The Future of Healthcare

In this episode, Viktor Reznicek from KPMG discusses big changes in the healthcare industry, the impact of new technologies, and how healthcare leaders can adapt and succeed.

Workday Staff Writers March 04, 2020

Customers and Community

Organizational Agility: Business Leaders Share Best Practices

A recent Workday study revealed that leaders in digital transformation exhibit high levels of performance across five key characteristics. Three executives share how companies can embed these behaviors into their businesses.

Workday Staff Writers February 27, 2020

Finance Planning

Organizational Agility and the CFO: Finance Leading From the Front

Our research uncovered what leading organizations do to embrace agility as part of their day-to-day operations. See how the CFO can drive meaningful change.

Workday Staff Writers February 20, 2020

Human Resources

In Good Company: The Changing World of Retail

Speed, convenience, and personalization are key to winning the hearts of today’s shoppers. But it’s not always easy. KPMG retail expert Mark Schmeling joined us to talk about the changing world of retail and what retailers need to do to get ahead of their competition.

Workday Staff Writers February 13, 2020

Workday News and Culture

Workday Ventures Advances with Investments, Leadership

As 2020 kicks into full gear, Workday Ventures now has 21 portfolio companies, and the team is expanding with the addition of Betsy Bland and Erin Yang, Workday veterans with diverse experience across strategy, product management, and marketing for enterprise applications and platform technology.

Workday Staff Writers February 12, 2020