Investing in First Impressions: Retail and Hospitality Frontline Workers
Frontline workers are the first impression in retail and hospitality. Here’s why it’s so important to make sure they’re well-trained and empowered.
Hospitality
News, trends, and insights about the hospitality industry.
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Top 10 Workday Podcasts of 2019
Here's a look at some of our favorite Workday Podcasts of the year. Topics include building a collaborative culture, managing risk, charting the future of artificial intelligence, and much more.
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The Changing World of Retail and Hospitality: Why Cloud Is Key
In an interview, Leslie Hand from IDC Retail Insights explains why harnessing the power of the cloud is essential to thriving in the changing worlds of retail and hospitality.
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Culture, Data, and Building a Business From the Basement
Former Just Eat CEO David Buttress discusses the London-based company's journey from a small operation to its expansion into 14 countries, and the importance of data and company culture in building a successful business.
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Chuck E. Cheese’s CIO on Talent, Communication, and Cloud Migration
Chuck E. Cheese's CIO Chris Boult shares insights for the retail and hospitality industry on moving to the cloud, educating business peers, and what to look for in IT talent.
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Workday Podcast: HR and Shifting to a Culture of Agility
Becky Woodmansee, HR director at Whitbread, the UK's largest operator of hotels and restaurants, talks about how Whitbread transformed HR and redefined its technology and culture to support 50,000 employees and a rapidly changing business model.
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Workday Rising: Three Customers Explain Business Benefits of Workday
At Workday Rising, Stan Swete, executive director of technology at Workday, led a panel of executives from Accuride, AstraZeneca, and Denny's. The three talked about why their companies chose Workday, and how they know they made the right choice.
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Tale of Two Companies: How Airbnb and Hitachi Embrace Change
Watch as Airbnb and Hitachi executives discuss how they embrace change in this video taken at Workday Rising. Here's a hint: "It starts with people."
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How Virgin Voyages is Setting a Course for the Future with Workday
Virgin Voyages, an innovative new cruise line, has selected Workday Financial Management, Workday HCM, and Workday Planning. CIO Andy Schwalb discusses why choosing the right technology platform is critical to the company's success.
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MGM Resorts International Shares HR Transformation Story at HR Technology Conference & Expo
Finding the right talent for the right jobs is a passion for Michelle DiTondo, senior vice president of Human Resources for MGM Resorts International. At the HR Technology Conference & Expo, she spoke about MGM’s unique workforce and a technology transformation to better manage and empower employees, gain greater visibility into talent, and streamline operations.
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Talking Vertical: Workday’s Approach to Industries
Workday VP John Webb discusses our industry strategy, and reveals what makes Workday—and our customers—unique in how we approach this effort.
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Workday Community Voices: Q&A with Karen Sykes, VP HR Services at Towne Park
For this post we talked to Karen Sykes, VP, HR Services at Towne Park, a national provider of hospitality staffing services and parking solutions.
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Engaged Employees Lead To Engaged Customers at MGM Resorts International
To consistently engage, entertain, and inspire guests, we talk a lot at MGM Resorts about the need to have one culture. An HR transformation strategy that includes the companywide rollout of a new shared services organization will nurture that one culture. Workday, which will go live at MGM Resorts on Dec. 30, is critical to that transformation strategy.
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Four Seasons’ Journey to a Single, Global HR Platform
In a few days I'll be in Chicago for the HR Technology Conference & Expo. I'm delighted to participate in a session on Monday, where I'll talk about an exciting development for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: our recent go-live on Workday for our global workforce.
