2025 Federal Forum Highlights: Tackling Change Head-On
Discover the top takeaways from the third annual Workday Federal Forum, including thoughts on IT modernization, talent, efficiency, and artificial intelligence.
Human Resources
News, trends, and insights for HR leaders, HR professionals, and hiring managers.
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What Skills-Based Hiring Means in the Age of AI
Companies are rethinking how they hire by placing greater emphasis on skills to find the best talent. Learn how AI opens more doors for candidates and makes skills-based hiring more effective, fair, and scalable.
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Is Cloud ERP Right for Your SME?
With more and more services being hosted in the cloud, legacy ERP systems can no longer keep up. Read on to learn how Cloud ERP can ensure your SME continues to grow in the current marketplace.
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Why Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial for Today’s CFOs
Emotional intelligence is a necessity for today’s finance leaders. Understand its pivotal role in leadership and strategic business success.
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How HR Leaders Can Thrive in a Complicated Job Market
Workday metrics show that employers need to prioritize key talent retention, internal mobility, and clear communication of business goals to successfully navigate the evolving labor landscape.
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What Should Your Hiring Strategy Be in 2025?
The competition for top talent is fiercer than ever in 2025—and today’s prospective employees have drastically different priorities. Read on to learn how you can refocus your hiring strategy to win the war for talent.
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Key Skills-Based Strategies for Building a More Agile and Resilient Workforce
Skills-based strategies are transforming the workplace into a more dynamic, adaptable, and equitable environment. Learn why business leaders are focusing on skills, what strategies they’re adopting, and how AI is enabling this shift—based on insights from Workday research.
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Workday Global Study: Leaders Embrace Skills-Based Strategies to Guard Against Talent Shortages
Workday Chief Learning Officer Chris Ernst discusses new research from Workday about why leaders are organizing work around skills, not jobs, in the age of AI, how they’re preparing for a potential talent shortage, and the key strategies they’re adopting.
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Workday Podcast: The Rise of the CIO, from the Cloud to AI
From cloud adoption to AI integration, how are CIOs navigating and making decisions during this ever-evolving tech landscape? Rogerio Almeida, Workday group vice president of partner sales, discusses these ideas with seasoned executive Dave Smoley, winner of the Workday Customer Lifetime Achievement Award at our most recent Workday Rising.
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NRF 2025 Highlights: How Retail Is Evolving This Year and Beyond
Discover the top takeaways from NRF25 —including enhanced consumer experiences, AI innovation, frontline worker efficiency, and compliance regulations
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Workday Podcast: Tailgating and Talking Tech with LSU and Texas A&M
Both Texas A&M and LSU faced challenges with their legacy systems, including limitations in data accessibility and reporting capabilities. In a recent Workday podcast, representatives from the universities discussed their experiences transitioning to Workday.
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A Chief Marketing Officer’s Reflections on Davos and the Workforce of the Future
After an invigorating World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, our chief marketing officer shares her takeaways, including thoughts on the digital workforce of the future.
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What Are the Biggest HR Challenges of 2025?
This article outlines six of the biggest challenges facing HR leaders and teams in 2025 and strategies to overcome them. Challenges include AI adoption, upskilling, meaningful DEI, and retaining top talent.
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How AI Can Elevate Human Potential: A Chief People Officer’s Perspective
Workday Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith discusses new research from Workday on elevating uniquely human skills and what she’s most looking forward to as the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, kicks off.
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4 Projects That Are Top of Mind for Tech and Media Leaders
2024 has been a period of major change across all industries. As we look ahead to 2025, here are four projects that top tech and media leaders are already putting in motion, in their own words.
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What Are the Benefits of Employee Satisfaction?
Employees perform at their best when they are happy at work and feel like their feedback is being met with action and accountability. Learn about the benefits of employee satisfaction for both the business and the individual.
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Workday Podcast: Integrity’s People-First Approach to Large-Scale Growth
Dallas-based broker Integrity maintains a positive employee culture by focusing on its people—and employee-friendly technology is a big component of that. Integrity’s Chief People and Culture Officer Rachelle McReynolds shares insights.
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The 45 Questions Your Employee Engagement Survey Needs
Employee engagement surveys are about more than employee satisfaction. Our research has identified 14 drivers of employee engagement, each supported with a dedicated question set. Read on to learn more.
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HR Trends to Watch in 2025: Building the Human-Centric Workplace
Workday leaders predict the top HR trends for 2025, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, human skills, and upskilling to build a thriving, human-centric workplace.
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Strada Expert Explains How Payroll Can Be a Strategic Asset
David Hudson of Workday interviews Strada SVP of Global Payroll Frank Leistner to explore how payroll can be elevated from an operational necessity to a strategic asset, and the key role of AI in driving this evolution.
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Workday Podcast: How Washington University Evolved Into a Data-Driven Organization
Washington University’s Jason Burg discusses how the prestigious St. Louis institution empowered its people with data-driven insights, setting the stage for strategic change and transforming the student experience.
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10 Straightforward Ways to Improve Workplace Communication
Communication is a two-way process. If you want to improve overall communication in the workplace, you need to create space to listen to your employees.
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HR Happy Hour Podcast: Revolutionizing HR Tech With AI
How does AI technology help foster a more human-centric future of work? Workday leaders Dave Wachtel and Kathy Pham join Steve Boese and Trish Steed to discuss AI’s impact on HR on a special episode of the HR Happy Hour podcast series, recorded on the Workday Forever Forward bus.
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Workday Podcast: The Tech Talent War and the Secret Weapon
In an era of constant change, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. In this installment of the podcast series Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward, we talk with Circle’s chief people officer about the talent management challenges shaking up the financial services industry.
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How Manufacturing Can Attract—and Retain—Gen Z
The manufacturing industry faces a significant labor shortage, and attracting and retaining the next generation of workers, particularly Gen Z, is crucial for its future success. Here’s how.
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Workday Podcast: WSU’s Journey from “The Oregon Trail” to AI
Washington State University (WSU) wanted to better forecast grants to support its groundbreaking research. We talked with WSU’s Gerik Kimble and Christine Galbreath about how their modernization project helped streamline inefficient processes to project future expenses and remaining balances on grants.
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Workday Podcast: How AI Supercharges the Future of People and Skills
How can HR leaders ensure their people have the right skills for the future? In this episode, Sharon Wingfelder, CHRO at First American Financial, joined Emma Chalwin, CMO at Workday, to talk trends in HR, getting the most out of AI, and cultivating a positive workplace culture.
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Workday Podcast: Chevron's Approach to Employee Experience
Chevron is leveraging technology and a people-centric approach to create a supportive and engaging workplace. In this episode of the Workday Podcast, we explore how that’s ultimately driving both employee satisfaction and organizational growth across Chevron’s global workforce.
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Workday Recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises
Read more on how we’re helping our customers succeed with innovative HR technology.
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Transportation Industry Trends: Steering Toward a Tech-Driven Future
What keeps the transportation industry moving forward? Let’s dive into trends in this fast-paced industry to see what leaders are doing to stay flexible, innovative, and profitable.
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Workday Retail and Hospitality Innovation Award Winners 2024
We’re delighted to celebrate retail and hospitality customers who move their business forward by innovating on the Workday platform to create great experiences for their employees and customers. Read on to learn this year’s category winners for the Workday Industry Innovation Awards.
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Workday Technology and Media Innovation Award Winners 2024
We’re delighted to celebrate technology and media customers who consistently find solutions to problems and create great experiences for their employees and customers. Read on to learn this year’s category winners for the Workday Industry Innovation Awards.
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Video: Future Forward HR: How HR Leaders Can Elevate Their AI Strategy
How deeply should HR understand AI? Workday leaders discuss HR’s role in shaping AI strategy and its golden moment to build trust and solve complex problems across the business.
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Workday Podcast: Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in the Public Sector
Chandler Morse, vice president of public policy at Workday, chats with a leader at Opportunity@Work on the progress being made toward skills-based hiring in governments and agencies.
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Leveraging AI to Boost Talent Engagement and Internal Mobility
AI-driven talent orchestration revolutionizes talent management by actively aligning employees with career development opportunities. This empowers managers and HR leaders to enhance career mobility, boost employee engagement, and improve retention.
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Keeping the Best and Brightest in Tech During a Talent Shortage
In the current talent market, the tech industry requires an innovative strategy to attract and keep top talent. Learn some of the strategies that are on the rise to help build talent pipelines and keep a step ahead of competitors in attracting talent.
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The State of Industries: Top 3 Findings from New IDC Research
Mickey North Rizza, group vice president at IDC, shares findings of a 2024 study conducted on behalf of Workday to better understand the needs and plans for business technology across more than 10 industries. Learn how industries are taking on AI, digital transformation, staffing challenges, and more.
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Why Psychological Safety at Work Is Important
In order for workplaces to thrive, survive, and push the needle forward, employees must feel safe and included. Learn why psychological safety is so important in the modern workplace.
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UNTAPPED: Workday-Developed Documentary Explores Skills as the Modern Currency of Work
Our bold new documentary, UNTAPPED: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap, examines why business leaders must embrace skills-based hiring versus traditional methods that focus on standard degree attainment. Learn more in our discussion with Carrie Varoquiers, the film’s executive producer.
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Workday Podcast: How Werner Enterprises Keeps America Moving With Workday
The transportation industry keeps shelves stocked and homes filled with the goods necessary for everyday life. In this episode, Daragh Mahon, EVP and CIO at Werner Enterprises, sits down with Kalan Comba, Workday CTO of Americas, to talk trends in the transportation industry and how Workday helps Werner move confidently into the future while keeping its employees at the forefront.
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How to Manage High-Volume Recruiting With Your Vendor Management System
Utilizing a vendor management system (VMS) to help your business during periods of high-volume hiring is key to an efficient recruiting strategy.
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5 Strategic Moves for Modernizing Public Sector Payroll
How can government leaders be better prepared to transform their organizations? We share five distinct but connected strategies that can help these leaders modernize their payroll.
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Workday Podcast: How Allstate Created a Consumer-Grade Employee Experience
Embracing technology to adapt and grow is essential for insurance companies, but how can they prepare for the big change that comes with it? Bob Toohey, EVP & CHRO at Allstate, shares how AI can help build a better employee experience—and how leaders can help their organizations and people transform.
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Workday Podcast: The Benefits of Skills-Based Hiring for Businesses and Employees
How is skills-based hiring reshaping the way we think about talent? Carrie Varoquiers, chief philanthropy officer at Workday, chatted about this with the founder of Grads of Life and a Workday program manager who is also an alum from Year Up.
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3 Key Takeaways From the Vendor Management Systems (VMS) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024
Streamline and improve efficiency with these key global contingent workforce management takeaways from Everest Group’s Vendor Management Systems (VMS) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024—Global.
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Workday Research: Unlocking the Strategic Potential of Payroll Through Automation and Integration
A global survey of 1,300 senior decision-makers reveals that payroll departments are sitting on an untapped gold mine of valuable workforce data. Executive buy-in, clear strategic priorities, and better alignment across different departments are the key to turning that data into business outcomes.
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Healthcare Payors: Effective Management Tips for Your Contingent Workforce
Integrating a vendor management system can revolutionize the management of the contingent workforce for healthcare payors, ensuring efficiency and reliable data.
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Retail Report: Why Digital Transformation Is Non-Negotiable
In a new survey from Coresight and Workday, 45% of retail leaders said they believe AI and machine learning (ML) will help them make better business decisions. Read the new report for a deep-dive into why digital transformation is essential for retail growth and sustainability.
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3 Ways to Accelerate Your Skills Journey: What We’re Learning in Our Transformation
Chris Ernst, chief learning officer at Workday, shares insights gained through the move toward a skills-based talent strategy at Workday.
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Hospitality Industry Report: Optimize Operations for Sustainable Progress
In a new hospitality report from Coresight and Workday, 50% of leaders said training their frontline workers was a big challenge in times of fluctuating demand. Download the new report to learn why optimizing operations is essential for building a foundation for long-term growth.
Manufacturing Industry Outlook: 4 Ways to Improve Skills, Supply Chains, and Visibility
After the roller-coaster ride of the last few years, manufacturers are eager to shore up supply chain volatility, retain and upskill talent, and lean on technology to be better prepared for transformative events.
Rewire the DNA of Your Business for Speed and Agility
We talked to two McKinsey experts about the helix organizational model, and how it can help cultivate a workforce that adapts to the dynamic demands of the business.
Workday Podcast: Elevating MSP Contingent Workforce Programs with Strategic Partnerships
Managing contingent workforce programs becomes simpler when managed service providers (MSPs) partner with the right vendor management system. In this podcast, we talk with two MSP experts about how to form strong partnerships to better utilize the extended workforce.
Workday Voice of the Employee Report: Burnout “Doom Loop” Undermines Engagement and Loyalty
The latest insights from Workday Peakon Employee Voice reveal that on average, 27% of employees within an organization are at high risk of burnout. We examine the top drivers for burnout and provide the blueprint for how organizations can avoid the burnout “doom loop” and retain top talent.
Vendor Management System (VMS) Buyer’s Guide: Streamlining Stakeholder Evaluation
Discover an easy way to determine which stakeholders can help you identify the right VMS for your business.
Creating a Modern Insurance Organization
How can insurers take advantage of AI, and why is data quality so important? We explore key takeaways from a new report from Celent, including what companies can do to create a modern insurance enterprise.
Video: Future Forward HR: Middle Managers Are Key Players in HR’s AI Evolution
Workday leaders Neil Jensen, vice president of global product vision and strategy, and Kathy Pham, vice president of AI and machine learning, delve into HR’s AI evolution and the pivotal role of middle managers. Their discussion includes insights into how CHROs can navigate this dynamic field.
The Surprising Ways Your HCM Could Be Holding Your Business Back
Not all cloud-based platforms offer the same level of flexibility and scalability, which affects whether leaders can enable their teams to unlock innovation and drive growth. It can mean the difference between companies that transform and those that stay stagnant.
Why HR Needs an AI-First Mentality
Every large organization seems to be going through an HR transformation. But what has the constant refrain of transformation achieved, and has it really fixed anything?
How AdventHealth Uses AI to Improve Hiring and Talent Retention
Tom Nesteruk, an HR leader at AdventHealth, shares how his team transformed its HR operating model and leverages AI to take on one of healthcare’s biggest challenges—recruitment and retention of nurses and other critical roles.
Retail Survey: Efficient Growth Requires Finance Transformation
In a new survey, 46% of retail leaders said improving finance through transformation projects is a top priority. Read the Workday and KPMG report to learn what this means for retail CFOs.
Workday VNDLY Named a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s Vendor Management System (VMS) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024
The 2024 PEAK Matrix® report from Everest Group paints a bright future for vendor management systems.
3 Ways to Align HR and Procurement on the External Workforce
HR and procurement make powerful allies when it comes to the external workforce. See how to foster a strong partnership between these teams to benefit both your business and your contingent workers.
Introducing Launch for Government: A New Way to Deploy Workday
Built for small and midsize local governments, Launch for Government is a new, data-driven approach to deploying Workday that results in an accelerated, more affordable, and lower-risk approach to digital transformation.
What’s Trending in the Grocery Industry
The next generation of grocers are constantly adapting to their customers’ needs. Value pricing, smart planning, and leveraging technologies such as AI are all key to an incredible consumer experience.
Government Industry Outlook: 3 Ways Technology Will Enable Mission
From tight staffing levels to the public’s expectations for digital experiences, government agencies are dealing with a lot. That’s why they’re embracing new technologies and approaches, such as AI for productivity improvements and skills-based talent management.
Higher Education Industry Outlook: 3 Strategies to Navigate the Hurdles Ahead
Transformative trends promise to impact higher education over the next few years. From AI and digital experiences to the power of data, here’s how higher ed leaders can prepare now for what’s next.
Transfer Credits: Supporting Student Mobility in Higher Education
Students on average lose 43% of their credits upon transferring from one institution to another. Learn how higher education leaders can make the credit process more transparent, efficient, and clear so students can more easily complete their degrees.
Introducing Accelerate with Workday
Accelerate with Workday makes it easier than ever for companies to get started and see results with Workday—realizing 42% faster time to value. Learn how this new program helps keep organizations moving forever forward.
Workday Hiring Trends Report: The “Big Stay” Is Poised to Become the “Big Leave”
Metrics from Workday customers indicate the hiring slowdown may be coming to an end. We explore how that impacts organizations’ talent strategies and why that makes “retaining” the new “recruiting.”
