Hospitality

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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
Human Resources Technology Innovation

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.

Jeremiah Barba January 06, 2020
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

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.

Workday Staff Writers December 30, 2019
Human Resources Technology Innovation

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.

Workday Staff Writers December 17, 2019
Customers and Community

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.

Steve Dunne August 23, 2019
Technology Innovation

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.

Josh Krist May 15, 2019
Customers and Community Human Resources

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.

Steve Dunne March 24, 2019
Customers and Community

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.

Workday Staff Writers October 26, 2017
Customers and Community

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."

Workday Staff Writers December 16, 2016
Finance

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.

Workday Staff Writers September 26, 2016
Human Resources

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.

Workday Staff Writers October 26, 2015
Workday News and Culture

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.

Workday Staff Writers August 06, 2015
Human Resources

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.

Workday Staff Writers April 16, 2015
Human Resources

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.

Leigh Dunn October 28, 2013
Human Resources

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.

Mary Sullivan October 04, 2012