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News, trends, and insights for HR leaders, HR professionals, and hiring managers.
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Workday Podcast: COVID-19 and Retail—Finding the Way Forward
Retail may never be the same after COVID-19. Accenture’s global retail consulting lead joins us to discuss how the industry is finding a way forward through disruption.
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Global Study: How Media Companies Lead in Organizational Agility
The streaming wars rage on with renewed urgency as people seek solace, escape, or understanding from the comfort of their homes. In the middle of this, organizational agility is more important than ever.
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How the Pandemic Amplifies Demand for Finance and HR Collaboration
The pandemic has accelerated long-standing business trends and forced leaders to take a hard look at priorities. Here’s how the partnerships between finance and HR are playing out amid the coronavirus crisis.
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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.
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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.
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Workday Podcast: Media and Entertainment: Lessons From Adversity
Mike Chapman, managing director of media and entertainment at Accenture, joins us to talk about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on media and entertainment companies and how the industry is looking to the future.
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Workforce Wellness: Always Critical, But Now Even More So
Betsy Bland, vice president and managing director of Workday Ventures, shares insights on how companies can improve employee well-being, prepare for a return to the workplace, and unlock workforce potential.
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Workday Podcast: Building A Culture for the Greater Good at Motel 6
Motel 6’s hospitality doesn’t end with their hotel guests. Sherry Vidal-Brown, CHRO at G6 Hospitality, shares how the company is extending hospitality to its employees and communities as well.
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John Lewis Partnership: How to Enable Digital Disruption During Crisis
Lesley Ballantyne, director of people operations for the John Lewis Partnership, connected with Peter Gamble, Workday regional vice president and country leader for the UK and Ireland, at this year’s Workday Elevate Digital Experience, to discuss how one of the UK’s best-loved retail groups has been facing digital disruption head on.
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Workday Podcast: Slack’s VP of People on the Future of Work
The traditional work environment may never return. In this two-part podcast, Slack’s head of people, Dawn Sharifan, joined us to discuss remote workforce management in a crisis and the new world of work.
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Bringing Out the Best in Your Workforce
Workday’s Greg Pryor recently chatted with Marcus Erb, vice president of data science and innovation and Matt Bush, culture coaching lead at Great Place to Work, to discuss the data science behind being a great place to work for all, under all circumstances.
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The Growth of Workforce Week, and Why It Matters Most Now
These difficult times have brought greater exposure to widespread social inequality, and in the working world, a huge opportunity divide. Learn how programs such as Workforce Week are making a difference.
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How to Be an Ally and Elevate Marginalized People
Activists from Black and LGBTQ+ communities offer their guidance on how to be a true ally both within and outside the workplace, which includes advocacy and amplifying voices that often go unheard.
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How Year Up Is Bridging the Opportunity Gap
Talent in the U.S. is spread evenly, but opportunity is not. Discover how Year Up, a Workday Partner, is closing the opportunity divide by helping young adults gain the skills and job experience they need.
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Workday Podcast: Creating New Opportunities Through Disruption
The global pandemic has presented businesses with extensive new challenges, but it’s also pushed them to find new and different ways of working. Joel MacCharles, vice president of learning and innovation at Bill Gosling Outsourcing, explains how his company uncovered new business opportunities through uncertainty.
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Our Guiding Principles for Belonging and Diversity at Workday
Our Chief Diversity Officer, Carin Taylor, outlines the four principles that will guide us in our efforts to drive greater belonging and diversity at Workday.
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Workday Podcast: How Coca-Cola Is Trailblazing the Skills Movement
Consumer packaged goods companies are under enormous pressure to innovate at a fast pace. Max Just, global director of business intelligence at Coca-Cola, discusses how the company is using machine learning to connect the future of work to new opportunities for its internal talent pool.
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A Candid Conversation About Equality, Workplace Diversity, and Committing to Change
Aneel Bhusri, Michael C. Bush, and Ashley Goldsmith discuss the importance of listening, learning, and driving measurable change to build diverse, inclusive workforces.
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The Changing Workplace, Part 2: Creating New Workplace Safety Policies
The pace of policy change affecting workplace safety is at an all-time high. Claire Deason, an attorney at Littler Law, offers insight on designing policies and protocols that align with constantly evolving government guidelines and legislation.
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Reimagining Talent, Work, and Workplaces in a COVID-19 World
Mark Peek talks with Frida Polli, CEO of pymetrics, a Workday Ventures company, about the impact of recent events on hiring, redeployment, and skills.
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The Changing Workplace, Part 1: Why Remote Work Is Gaining Permanence
From perk to permanent? The shift to remote work could be the new normal of office life. Claire Deason, an attorney at Littler Law, shares legal considerations for companies that are formalizing their work-from-home policies in a post-pandemic workplace.
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Understanding the Basics: What Is Human Capital Management Software?
In this blog post, we discuss human capital management and its value to organizations. We also answer common questions about HCM, and explore how technology improves HCM and business performance.
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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.
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Workday Podcast: Higher Education and the Future of Skills Development After COVID-19
How will a wounded economy change expectations around upskilling or new skills development? And how will those changing expectations affect higher education? Our two guests on the Workday Podcast share their insights into the impact of COVID-19 on colleges and universities.
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Remote Workforce Management: How to Adapt and Succeed
The increased shift to remote work that we thought would happen over time has instead happened almost overnight. As companies grapple with the resulting challenges, we share ideas for navigating this new territory.
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Navigating Process and Policy Changes Related to COVID-19
HR professionals must consider policies for scenarios that weren’t fathomable a year ago. Here’s how our customers are navigating the evolving regulatory environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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Workday Partner Tips: How to Build Operational Resilience to Strengthen Business Continuity
We're sharing guidance from some of our strategic partners—Accenture, Collaborative Solutions, KPMG, Mercer, OneSource Virtual, and PwC—on how to strengthen operational resilience during times of crisis.
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Using Data and Analytics to Enable the Employee Experience
Like Rome, high-performing teams aren’t built in a day. But, they are built from data. Greg Pryor, senior vice president of leadership and organizational effectiveness at Workday, shares how data can enable employees to do their best work.
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Working Together to Manage Continuity During COVID-19
How can HR, accounting, and financial planning and analysis teams work together efficiently during times of uncertainty? In a recent webinar, four of our leaders shared their experiences using Workday during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Workday Partner Tips: The Remote Workforce and COVID-19
We’re sharing guidance from two of our strategic partners, Accenture and PwC, on how companies can meet the needs of a remote workforce during COVID-19 and beyond.
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The Power of Emotional Resiliency on Workforce Performance
How can we best take care of our mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how can business leaders support the emotional wellbeing of their employees? Harvard clinical psychologist Luana Marques and wellbeing and performance leader Bill Duane offered some solutions in a recent CNBC@Work livestream.
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3 Lessons Companies Are Learning (So Far) with Remote Work
Business executives Jason Fried and Laszlo Bock offer advice on managing a remote workforce and fostering strong employee engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent CNBC@Work livestream.
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Managing During Crisis: 4 Key Takeaways
Business executive John Chambers and author Daniel Pink share guidance on workforce communications and business planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent CNBC@Work livestream.
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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.
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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.
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Tech, Media, and the Gig Economy
The gig economy is having a big impact on businesses. Here's what it means for tech and media companies.
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Shaping the Future of HR in the Decade Ahead
How will your organization maintain a competitive advantage in HR? Workday Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith says it requires making the most of data-driven insights, understanding and expanding employee skill sets, and developing an inclusive pipeline of leaders.
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Workday Podcast: Creating More Inroads for Women in Technology
How can women grow their careers in technology, and how can companies draw more women into tech careers and, ultimately, leadership roles? Chris Byrne, senior vice president of global operations at Workday, shares her views on these topics and more.
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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.
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Workday Podcast: The Battle for Retail Talent
Frontline workers are a vital part of retail operations. But competition for retail talent is intense, and it’s even harder to retain employees once they’re on board. In this podcast, Greg Thomas talks with retail expert Chris Cameron about how retailers can attract and retain the best of the best.
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Workday Podcast: Future-Proofing the Professional Services Workforce
How can professional service firms prepare for the jobs of tomorrow? By upskilling and reskilling their current workforce to meet changing market needs.
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Winning the Tech Talent War in 2020
When it comes to talent, the tech industry is notoriously competitive. Here’s how you can attract and retain the best of the best.
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The Financial Services Skills Gap: Are Baby Boomers the Answer?
The baby boomer generation is the fastest-growing workforce demographic in financial services. Here’s how the industry can do a better job of leveraging the generation’s wealth of knowledge and experience.
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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.
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Workday Podcast: What Pairs Well with Digital Transformation? Organizational Agility
Bob Evans, founder of Cloud Wars Media Network, shares his thoughts on why companies struggle with digital transformation, and what it means to enable organizational agility across your enterprise.
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Organizational Agility and the CHRO: Leading the Future Workforce
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 CHRO can foster an environment that supports agility.
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Aligning Business and IT: FedEx’s Digital Transformation Journey
When it comes to digital transformation, aligning IT and HR initiatives up front is key to success. Learn how FedEx brought them together to gain internal agility and unlock innovation.
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Workday Podcast: How the Cloud Helps Government CIOs and CFOs Improve Operations
When government agencies modernize their ERP systems, CFOs gain better visibility into agency spend and processes, and CIOs are able to shift resources to more strategic priorities.
