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Workday Industry Insights Europe: Technology and Data Strategies for Financial Services

At our recent digital event, an IT leader at Netherlands-headquartered trading firm IMC spoke about how the ability to unlock data has served their customers, even while facing unprecedented business disruption.

Jillian Ogawa

Customers and Community

Global Study: The Digital Acceleration Imperative

As the world recovers from a pandemic, executives we surveyed are already reflecting on how to protect their companies from future crises. For many, accelerating digital growth is the number one change that will improve their organization’s resilience.

Josh Krist

Customers and Community

Collaborating With Innovative Change-Makers in Healthcare

At our first fully digital healthcare industry summit, we gathered our growing healthcare community for a day focused on innovation, collaboration, sharing lessons learned, and celebration.

Ellen Murphy

Customers and Community Finance

The Met Illustrates the Power of Partnerships

The COVID-19 pandemic hit right when The Metropolitan Museum of Art was in the midst of digitally transforming its procurement business. Two procurement leaders share their experience and lessons learned through this unexpected journey.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

How Sun Life Uses Workday Extend and People Experience to Engage Employees

Learn how the financial services company extended the power of Workday to make the employee experience smoother and more productive—especially as it looks ahead to bringing employees back to the office.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Finance

Equiniti and Netflix: Finance Transformation in the Age of Disruption

Finance leaders from Equiniti and Netflix share how they pivoted to virtually operating their company’s financials when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and how they’re better preparing for future disruption.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Human Resources

How First Advantage Is Creating an Anti-Bias Culture

With a greater spotlight on social injustice over the last year, organizations are re-examining how they can build greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Michael Pilnick, executive vice president of global human resources at First Advantage, discusses how the company is evolving its culture to create inclusivity for all.

Ghadeer Redler

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 Human Resources

Workday Industry Insights Europe: Building a Firm Foundation for Retail Human Capital Management

At our recent digital event, Harrods and Fielmann AG talked about how having a single system with Workday helps them achieve greater business insights, stay connected with their employees, and streamline business processes.

Jeremiah Barba

Customers and Community Human Resources

How Delivery Hero Scales Talent Alongside Fast Growth

The global senior director of people systems and operations at Delivery Hero discusses how the company has been able to improve its employee experience—even as the organization undergoes massive growth.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Human Resources

The Importance of Two-Way Trust During Times of Adversity

Trust in the workplace is built through actions, not words. Bob Saccullo, director of people operations at Blackbaud, shares how the company has been able to maintain two-way trust between leadership and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community

Taking Care of Healthcare Customers: Workday Once Again Named Best in KLAS

We’re delighted to announce that for the fourth year in a row, customer input shared with KLAS Research has earned us the recognition of Best in KLAS in ERP for Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management, and Workday Supply Chain Management solutions for healthcare, and Best in KLAS for Talent Management.

Keith Lohkamp

Customers and Community Human Resources

Workday Podcast: Why Uncertainty Doesn’t Have to Hurt Employee Engagement

Employee engagement remains a top priority for HR leaders throughout the pandemic, but managing that with a distributed workforce can be challenging. On this Workday Podcast episode, Deep Mahajan, senior director of people development and culture at technology company Nutanix, shares insight into how her organization is keeping up with employee engagement regardless of where they are.

Ghadeer Redler

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

Customers and Community

A Year of Firsts

It was a unique year for Workday and our customers, and a period of time when they needed us most. Our Chief Customer Officer Emily McEvilly shares how our community grew and learned together in 2020, and how we’ll take those lessons forward.

Emily McEvilly

Customers and Community

The Skills Movement: Building a Sustainable and Equitable Future for Global Workers

Global events in 2020 have accelerated the need for new workforce skills. Leaders from Telstra and Mastercard share six strategies to maximize opportunities in a skills-based economy fueled by automation and AI.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

Workday Podcast: Driving Innovation in Healthcare IT

Sarah Richardson, vice president of IT change leadership at Optum, and Joe Wilson, chief technology officer for North America at Workday, discuss how healthcare IT is evolving, the importance of alignment across business functions, and how communication is key for effective digital transformation.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Top 10 Workday Podcasts of 2020

Let’s take a look back at our favorite Workday podcasts of 2020, with topics including the future of work, inspirational leadership, machine learning technologies, finance transformation, and more.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

How CrossCountry Is Partnering with Workday to Enable Transformation

The CFO, CHRO, and COO at CrossCountry Consulting discuss some of the challenges their organization faced and how Workday helped address them with our suite of human capital management and financial management solutions.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community Planning

For HelloFresh, Business Agility Is Always on the Menu

When Germany-based HelloFresh needed to ensure it could remain nimble and make informed decisions quickly, it turned to Workday Adaptive Planning. This agility has become especially important during a time when meal kits have emerged as a popular alternative to restaurant dining and grocery shopping.

Bob Hansen

Customers and Community Human Resources

Workday Podcast: VMware’s Holistic Approach to the Virtual Workplace

What does the future workplace look like at VMware? Amy Gannaway, vice president of global compensation, benefits, and HRIS, discusses how the company is supporting its employees’ productivity while prioritizing their overall well-being.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community

Launching the Workday Learning Center, Powered by Extended Enterprise

Starting this month, our customers will be able to access our training content using the Workday Learning Center, powered by Extended Enterprise. Jeff McClure, vice president of education at Workday, explains how this new solution benefits customers and partners.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Finance

The Power of Digital Acceleration in a Changing World

During our global digital event, Conversations for a Changing World, finance and technology leaders from Deloitte, John Muir Health, and Cushman & Wakefield discussed digital acceleration, adapting to change brought on by COVID-19, and how partnership between the CFO and CIO is essential for success.

Ellen Murphy

Customers and Community

Mastercard’s Commitment to Inclusive Growth and Economic Stability

Mastercard started the Center for Inclusive Growth to create equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion. Its president, Shamina Singh, talks about the center’s commitment to making this vision a reality for all.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community

Leading CEOs Share Key Learnings from 2020

CEOs from Cisco, Microsoft, and Nasdaq talk about a year of both tragedy and resilience, why digital technologies are critical to the health of our economy, and why companies must accelerate efforts around social justice and opportunity for all.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community

Workday Podcast: Global Media Giant Improves Business Insights

Media-insights company Kantar is connecting the dots among its workforce’s tools, processes, cultures, and skills across 77 countries. Nadia Hutchinson, an HR leader at Kantar, explains how.

Greg Thomas

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

Workday Ventures: Investing in Companies That Help All People Access Opportunities

At this week’s All Raise VC Summit 2020, female/non-binary investors are gathering virtually to discuss how to create a more equitable future for all. Betsy Bland, vice president and managing director of Workday Ventures, shares how our portfolio companies are helping to elevate people and reduce barriers to opportunity.

Betsy Bland

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

Workday Podcast: How Citrix Is Closing the Skills Gap With Machine Learning

During times of disruption, it’s critical for businesses to have the right skill sets to be able to quickly respond and adapt. Trenton Cycholl, vice president of business technology at Citrix, shares how machine learning can help companies close the skills gap.

Josh Krist

Customers and Community

4 Powerful Ways Companies Can Support Belonging and Diversity

Karen Carter, chief human resources officer and chief inclusion officer at Dow Chemical, and Ann-Marie Campbell, executive vice president, U.S. stores at The Home Depot, share insights on how to cultivate a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Ghadeer Redler

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

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

ChristianaCare: Embracing a Culture of Agility and Innovation

Kevin Kain, director of financial planning and operational analysis, and Kristen Raber, corporate director, Cloud Innovation Lab at ChristianaCare, share how the healthcare provider has rapidly adapted to change while continuing to drive digital transformation within the organization and provide affordable, high quality care for the communities it serves.

Ellen Murphy

Customers and Community

PGA European Tour: Getting Golf Back on Course

Due to the pandemic, the PGA European Tour has had to adapt to multiple regulations and protocols in order to bring the sport back. Michael Cole, CTO, shares the role technology played in the return to golf—and what’s likely to change in the future.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community

Workday Podcast: Radical Cooperation in Higher Learning

Ravi Ravishanker, CIO at Wellesley College, and Derek Wolf, vice president of customer success at Alchemy, a Workday services partner, tell us how three colleges worked together to better adopt a new technology platform.

Josh Krist

Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Join Us for Conversations You Won’t Want to Miss

During Conversations for a Changing World, a global digital event on Oct. 20, we’ll discuss some of the most difficult challenges we face in both business and society, with speakers that include Trevor Noah, Serena Williams, Reese Witherspoon, CEOs and other executives from leading global companies, and Workday’s leadership team.

Christine Cefalo

Customers and Community

Workday Podcast: Manufacturing Success Starts with Employees

Due to the acceleration of automation, manufacturing organizations are facing rapidly changing skills requirements. Tina Seashore, leader of global rewards at Oshkosh Corp., and Jeff Riccono, customer success lead at Mercer, discuss how digitization is presenting both opportunities and challenges for the manufacturing workforce.

Greg Thomas

Customers and Community

University of Mississippi Medical Center: Deploying Workday Supply Chain Management Virtually

Al Faulk, senior director of information technology at University of Mississippi Medical Center, discusses UMMC’s digital transformation journey, its recent virtual deployment, and the importance of effective partnership.

Ellen Murphy

Customers and Community Human Resources

Workday Podcast: The British Heart Foundation Pumps Efficiency Into Workflows

Human resources workflows are the lifeblood of organizations. Kerry Smith, director of people and organizational development at the British Heart Foundation—and recipient of HR Magazine’s Most Influential Practitioners award—shares how her organization improved the health of its culture.

Julie Jares

Customers and Community Human Resources

How Prudential Is Delivering a World-Class Employee Experience

By prioritizing the wellbeing of its customers and employees, Prudential plc helps people get the most out of life. Jolene Chen, group head of HR, shares how the company is able to deliver on its value and purpose through a time of change and disruption.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Human Resources

How Zynga Uses Data to Support Remote Workers and Create Personalized Experiences

HR leaders at the creator of the popular social games “Farmville” and “Words with Friends” discuss how they’re engaging their newly remote workforce—and why data makes a big difference.

Workday Staff Writers

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

Customers and Community Technology Innovation

CEO Perspective: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Businesses

Artificial intelligence (AI) enables business leaders to focus their time on the challenges that really matter. Workday Co-Founder and Co-CEO Aneel Bhusri, Nasdaq President and CEO Adena Friedman, and Fortune President and CEO Alan Murray share their thoughts on how AI will further shape the future of business.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Finance

Workday Podcast: Why Data Matters to Tech and Media CFOs

CFOs are always looking for new ways to mine value, and data is often an untapped treasure chest. Eric Noren from Accenture shares how CFOs in the technology and media industries can gain better insights from data—including some innovative examples.

Mary Hayes Weier

Customers and Community Human Resources

How the Atlanta Braves Are Elevating Inclusion for All

The Atlanta Braves are focused on more than just winning. They’re also determined to elevate diversity and inclusion among the team’s fans, staff, and community. Hear from the woman driving these initiatives, DeRetta Rhodes, senior vice president of human resources for the Atlanta Braves.

Workday Staff Writers

Customers and Community Human Resources

Enabling Institutional Agility at Flinders University

As colleges and universities begin a new school year, IT leaders are focused on expanding business continuity plans to support remote work and more distance learning offerings. Kerrie Campbell, CIO at Flinders University, shares why agility is key for assisting staff and students.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community Finance

How Equiniti Reshaped Finance and HR with Workday

As businesses rebound from the outbreak of COVID-19, the need for agility intensifies. Robert Bloor, group financial controller at Equiniti, describes how his organisation transformed its finance and HR systems to support continuous change.

Steve Dunne

Customers and Community

Workday Podcast: Navigating Change Management in Banking

Your organization can’t transform without change management, but rolling out such an initiative can be overwhelming. Two senior leaders from Huntington National Bank share best practices on how financial organizations can build a business case and framework for change management.

Greg Thomas

Customers and Community

H&R Block and Workday: The Power of Partnership

Read highlights from my conversation with H&R Block CIO Alan Lowden, which took place during our virtual Workday Innovation Summit, about the company’s digital transformation experience and how he defines a true partnership.

Emily McEvilly

Customers and Community Human Resources

Workday Podcast: Schnuck Markets Models Agility in Crisis

Like other essential businesses, Schnuck Markets had to become more agile during the global pandemic. Becky Fitzpatrick, director of human capital management, explains how the supermarket chain was able to quickly ramp up hiring and use technology to increase communications with customers.

Jeremiah Barba

Customers and Community Human Resources

Workday Podcast: How JOANN Helped Address PPE Shortage

Janet Duliga, chief administrative officer at the fabric and craft retailer, discusses how the business quickly shifted its operating model to meet the demand for do-it-yourself personal protective equipment.

Ghadeer Redler

Customers and Community

At our recent digital event, an IT leader at Netherlands-headquartered trading firm IMC spoke about how the ability to unlock data has served their customers, even while facing unprecedented business disruption.

As the world recovers from a pandemic, executives we surveyed are already reflecting on how to protect their companies from future crises. For many, accelerating digital growth is the number one change that will improve their organization’s resilience.

At our first fully digital healthcare industry summit, we gathered our growing healthcare community for a day focused on innovation, collaboration, sharing lessons learned, and celebration.

The COVID-19 pandemic hit right when The Metropolitan Museum of Art was in the midst of digitally transforming its procurement business. Two procurement leaders share their experience and lessons learned through this unexpected journey.

Learn how the financial services company extended the power of Workday to make the employee experience smoother and more productive—especially as it looks ahead to bringing employees back to the office.

Finance leaders from Equiniti and Netflix share how they pivoted to virtually operating their company’s financials when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and how they’re better preparing for future disruption.

At our recent digital event, Harrods and Fielmann AG talked about how having a single system with Workday helps them achieve greater business insights, stay connected with their employees, and streamline business processes.

The global senior director of people systems and operations at Delivery Hero discusses how the company has been able to improve its employee experience—even as the organization undergoes massive growth.

Trust in the workplace is built through actions, not words. Bob Saccullo, director of people operations at Blackbaud, shares how the company has been able to maintain two-way trust between leadership and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

It was a unique year for Workday and our customers, and a period of time when they needed us most. Our Chief Customer Officer Emily McEvilly shares how our community grew and learned together in 2020, and how we’ll take those lessons forward.

Global events in 2020 have accelerated the need for new workforce skills. Leaders from Telstra and Mastercard share six strategies to maximize opportunities in a skills-based economy fueled by automation and AI.

Sarah Richardson, vice president of IT change leadership at Optum, and Joe Wilson, chief technology officer for North America at Workday, discuss how healthcare IT is evolving, the importance of alignment across business functions, and how communication is key for effective digital transformation.

Let’s take a look back at our favorite Workday podcasts of 2020, with topics including the future of work, inspirational leadership, machine learning technologies, finance transformation, and more.

Oh, 2020. It’s been a tough year—yet also a year that’s taught us we have more capacity for resilience than we may have realized. Read 10 stories we captured and shared in 2020 that highlight our inspirational community of Workday customers, employees, and partners.

The CFO, CHRO, and COO at CrossCountry Consulting discuss some of the challenges their organization faced and how Workday helped address them with our suite of human capital management and financial management solutions.

What does the future workplace look like at VMware? Amy Gannaway, vice president of global compensation, benefits, and HRIS, discusses how the company is supporting its employees’ productivity while prioritizing their overall well-being.

Starting this month, our customers will be able to access our training content using the Workday Learning Center, powered by Extended Enterprise. Jeff McClure, vice president of education at Workday, explains how this new solution benefits customers and partners.

Mastercard started the Center for Inclusive Growth to create equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion. Its president, Shamina Singh, talks about the center’s commitment to making this vision a reality for all.

CEOs from Cisco, Microsoft, and Nasdaq talk about a year of both tragedy and resilience, why digital technologies are critical to the health of our economy, and why companies must accelerate efforts around social justice and opportunity for all.

Media-insights company Kantar is connecting the dots among its workforce’s tools, processes, cultures, and skills across 77 countries. Nadia Hutchinson, an HR leader at Kantar, explains how.

During times of disruption, it’s critical for businesses to have the right skill sets to be able to quickly respond and adapt. Trenton Cycholl, vice president of business technology at Citrix, shares how machine learning can help companies close the skills gap.

Karen Carter, chief human resources officer and chief inclusion officer at Dow Chemical, and Ann-Marie Campbell, executive vice president, U.S. stores at The Home Depot, share insights on how to cultivate a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Due to the pandemic, the PGA European Tour has had to adapt to multiple regulations and protocols in order to bring the sport back. Michael Cole, CTO, shares the role technology played in the return to golf—and what’s likely to change in the future.

Ravi Ravishanker, CIO at Wellesley College, and Derek Wolf, vice president of customer success at Alchemy, a Workday services partner, tell us how three colleges worked together to better adopt a new technology platform.

Al Faulk, senior director of information technology at University of Mississippi Medical Center, discusses UMMC’s digital transformation journey, its recent virtual deployment, and the importance of effective partnership.

Human resources workflows are the lifeblood of organizations. Kerry Smith, director of people and organizational development at the British Heart Foundation—and recipient of HR Magazine’s Most Influential Practitioners award—shares how her organization improved the health of its culture.

By prioritizing the wellbeing of its customers and employees, Prudential plc helps people get the most out of life. Jolene Chen, group head of HR, shares how the company is able to deliver on its value and purpose through a time of change and disruption.

HR leaders at the creator of the popular social games “Farmville” and “Words with Friends” discuss how they’re engaging their newly remote workforce—and why data makes a big difference.

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.

CFOs are always looking for new ways to mine value, and data is often an untapped treasure chest. Eric Noren from Accenture shares how CFOs in the technology and media industries can gain better insights from data—including some innovative examples.

The Atlanta Braves are focused on more than just winning. They’re also determined to elevate diversity and inclusion among the team’s fans, staff, and community. Hear from the woman driving these initiatives, DeRetta Rhodes, senior vice president of human resources for the Atlanta Braves.

As colleges and universities begin a new school year, IT leaders are focused on expanding business continuity plans to support remote work and more distance learning offerings. Kerrie Campbell, CIO at Flinders University, shares why agility is key for assisting staff and students.

As businesses rebound from the outbreak of COVID-19, the need for agility intensifies. Robert Bloor, group financial controller at Equiniti, describes how his organisation transformed its finance and HR systems to support continuous change.

Your organization can’t transform without change management, but rolling out such an initiative can be overwhelming. Two senior leaders from Huntington National Bank share best practices on how financial organizations can build a business case and framework for change management.

Read highlights from my conversation with H&R Block CIO Alan Lowden, which took place during our virtual Workday Innovation Summit, about the company’s digital transformation experience and how he defines a true partnership.

Like other essential businesses, Schnuck Markets had to become more agile during the global pandemic. Becky Fitzpatrick, director of human capital management, explains how the supermarket chain was able to quickly ramp up hiring and use technology to increase communications with customers.

Janet Duliga, chief administrative officer at the fabric and craft retailer, discusses how the business quickly shifted its operating model to meet the demand for do-it-yourself personal protective equipment.