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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 October 29, 2020
Finance Workday News and Culture

How Workday’s CFO and CIO Collaborate

Workday’s President and CFO Robynne Sisco and CIO Sheri Rhodes share insights on why the finance and IT partnership is more crucial than ever, including how they collaborated in the early days of COVID-19.

Workday Staff Writers October 28, 2020
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 October 26, 2020
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 October 23, 2020
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 September 10, 2020
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 September 03, 2020
Technology Innovation

Schrems II: The Path Forward

Following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) decision in the “Schrems II” case, some wondered what it would mean for cross-border data transfers and whether they remained valid. Upon more analysis, they remain intact—with some caveats.

Jason Albert September 01, 2020
Human Resources Planning

Workday Podcast: COVID-19 and Tech Companies: Making a Positive Impact

As the global pandemic unfolded, tech companies made quick changes to business models, and invested time and resources in the fight against COVID-19. We talk to a tech and media expert from Accenture about how the industry is playing a key role in this critical time.

Jeremiah Barba August 14, 2020
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

How to Start Conversations, Foster Connections, and Work Toward Racial Justice

Three Workday employees discuss how to support Black people within our communities and workplaces.

Workday Staff Writers August 10, 2020
Human Resources Planning

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.

Jeremiah Barba July 10, 2020
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

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.

Carrie Varoquiers July 09, 2020
Workday News and Culture

Uniting at Workday for Social Justice

At Workday, we’re taking action to examine how we value inclusion, belonging, and equity (VIBE) for all. That includes steps to accelerate progress within our own company, and $10 million in donations we’re making to support social justice causes.

Carin Taylor June 16, 2020
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Workday Elevate Digital Experience for Europe: Rising to Today’s Challenges with Confidence

We invite business leaders throughout Europe to join us for the Workday Elevate Digital Experience, where you’ll hear from Workday and our customers on how to gain insights, navigate change, and keep your organizations moving forward.

Workday Staff Writers June 10, 2020
Technology Innovation

CIO Leadership and COVID-19: Ensuring Critical Business Processes

In the second of our three-part series for CIOs, we look at specific steps technology leaders can take to maintain critical business processes during times of crisis or significant business upheaval.

Workday Staff Writers May 07, 2020
Planning

Global Study: How Tech Companies Are Building Organizational Agility

Technology companies have many of the right pieces in place for organizational agility. How can they break through the most common barriers to achieving it?

Jeremiah Barba March 13, 2020
Human Resources

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.

Jeremiah Barba March 10, 2020
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

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.

Mary Hayes Weier March 06, 2020
Human Resources

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.

Jeremiah Barba March 02, 2020
Finance Planning

Workday Podcast: How New Technologies Are Improving Business Planning

New technologies and the power of machine learning are disrupting the way businesses plan. Bhaskar Himatsingka, senior vice president of technology at Workday, discusses what it all means for organizations.

Greg Thomas February 26, 2020
Analytics and Insights Technology Innovation

8 Ways to Help Ensure Your Company’s AI Is Ethical

Based on our experiences, here are eight lessons for technology companies looking to champion a commitment to ethical artificial intelligence (AI) across their organization.

Barbara Cosgrove January 16, 2020
Technology Innovation

How the Platform Effect Is Changing Tech and Media (And Beyond)

The platform effect, when enterprises create innovative ways for buyers and sellers to match supply to demand, is rewriting the rules of how companies operate and how business gets done. At the heart of the platform effect are technology and media companies.

Jeremiah Barba November 22, 2019
Technology Innovation

How Nasdaq’s Digital Transformation Is Paying Dividends

Nasdaq finance and technology leaders discuss technology shifts the company is making to ensure its enterprise systems can scale with the global complexity and breadth of its businesses.

Workday Staff Writers October 03, 2019
Technology Innovation

What Tech and Media Can Learn From Each Other

Every company wants to be a tech company to a certain degree. More than most industries, tech and media's goals are often next-door neighbors, and these two powerful industries are embracing opportunities to learn from each other.

Jeremiah Barba September 28, 2019
Planning

Workday Podcast: Managing Growth and Planning for Change at Ivanti

Mark Chamberlain, vice president of global sales operations at software company Ivanti, shares what he's learned about growing through acquisitions, the importance of planning, and what it's like to spend time on both the finance and sales sides of the house.

Greg Thomas July 27, 2019
Technology Innovation

Entering a New Frontier: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning, promises to transform the enterprise as we know it. But just how close is AI to widespread adoption? Read this discussion about AI and machine learning with Workday's Joe Korngiebel and tech leaders from two U.K.-based companies, AstraZeneca and Global Radio.

Steve Dunne February 22, 2019
Workday News and Culture

Workday Ventures: Partnering to Drive Enterprise Innovation

In early 2018, we launched the $250 million Workday Ventures fund. As we reflect on the past year, we want to share several broad themes related to our investments in portfolio companies. Here's one: they support a strong, inclusive future.

Leighanne Levensaler December 28, 2018
Technology Innovation

In Good Company: Women Who Build

There’s a gender imbalance in technology product design, development, and management. What can companies do to recruit and retain more women? How can women grow their careers in tech products? Watch and learn from product leaders at Intuit, New Enterprise Associates, and Workday.

Mary Hayes Weier March 08, 2018
Workday News and Culture

David Clarke: Driving Technology Development at Workday

David Clarke is a technology visionary, with a keen ability to see future opportunities and the confidence in his vision to convince others. Yet he is also a scholar of the past. Read our profile of Senior Vice President David Clarke, who leads the team responsible for driving the foundational technology decisions that power and support all Workday applications.

Mary Hayes Weier February 21, 2018
Workday News and Culture

Three Paths to Innovation: Learnings from a Girl Geek Dinner

At a recent Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner hosted by Workday, Lynn Christensen, senior vice president of product development, led a conversation on how to innovate and find creative solutions to work problems.

Workday Staff Writers January 10, 2018
Technology Innovation

Building Star Teams, Not Star Players

Success comes from building a star team, not a team of individual star players, writes Workday CIO Diana McKenzie. This begins with understanding the strengths of each individual on your team and making sure there's a good mix of attributes each player brings to the table.

Diana McKenzie October 16, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Q&A: Developing Women Engineers Through Girls Who Code

This summer, 20 high school girls have joined Workday for 300 hours of instruction in software design and development. Leah Gilliam, vice president at Girls Who Code, discusses what the girls and participating companies find most rewarding about the summer mentoring program.

Workday Staff Writers July 13, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Why It’s Time to Open Up the Workday Cloud Platform

Workday is taking a big step forward by opening up our platform to customers and a broader ecosystem of partners, independent software vendors, and developers. Read more from Workday Co-Founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri.

Aneel Bhusri July 11, 2017
Technology Innovation

Behind the Cloud Episode 2: Defining the Real Cloud with Holger Mueller

Holger Mueller, vice president and principal analyst at Constellation Research, talks with host David Clarke, senior vice president of technology development at Workday, about characteristics of the cloud that are most critical for the enterprise, why CFOs are embracing the cloud, and why data benchmarking is important for businesses.

Workday Staff Writers June 07, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Workday’s Workforce Week: Helping Others Find Good Jobs in Tech

Income inequality continues to grow, and California’s Bay Area serves as the poster child for this problem. During Workforce Week May 15-19, Workday employees volunteer their time to mentor others seeking roles in the tech sector that offer thriving wage careers, rather than survival wage jobs.

Carrie Varoquiers May 15, 2017
Technology Innovation

The Walkman, the iPhone, and Innovation’s Perfect Storm for Convergence

The iPod and eventually the iPhone made the Walkman obsolete, and consumers have shifted from personal productivity software to the Internet. Yet these innovations didn’t drive change—they resulted from a convergence of changes including new customer demands. Now we’re seeing a similar pattern in the world of enterprise software.

Dan Beck April 27, 2017
Technology Innovation

How to Become a Transformational CIO: Be Brilliant at the Basics

While many CIOs can have all of the passion, eloquence, and skills to be a transformational CIO, the first and most important step is to show how well they're delivering on the core elements of the job. Workday CIO Diana McKenzie explains what it means to be brilliant at the basics.

Diana McKenzie March 28, 2017
Human Resources

In Good Company: Supporting Women in Technology Careers

Gender inequality continues to be a problem in the tech industry. Yet change can happen, and businesses are responsible for helping drive that change. In Good Company guests share best practices for supporting women in tech, discuss how companies can address a gender inequality problem, and share their own strategies for career growth.

Mary Hayes Weier March 08, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Workday CFO: Why Workday Is Among the First to Adopt the New Revenue Recognition Standard

Workday has adopted the new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 a full year before required, and believe we are the first software company to do so. Here's how we did it, and what we learned along the way.

Robynne Sisco February 27, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Highlights of Workday at Lesbians Who Tech and Women Transforming Technology Events

Patty Dingle discusses Workday's participation in two Bay Area events that cultivate a sense of belonging and help women build broader networks within the tech industry.

Patty Dingle February 22, 2017
Technology Innovation

Behind the Cloud Episode 1: What Metadata Means to Development

Workday Chief Architect Jon Ruggiero gives the inside scoop on the benefits of a metadata-focused development strategy in a conversation with Behind the Cloud Host David Clarke.

Workday Staff Writers January 30, 2017
Workday News and Culture

Workday CIO: 4 Tips for Women Building Careers in Technology

Workday CIO Diana McKenzie, along with 70 Workday colleagues, recently attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. McKenzie shares takeaways from the event on how women can build fulfilling careers in technology.

Diana McKenzie November 08, 2016
Technology Innovation

The 4 Key Requirements for CIOs of the Future

CIOs will continue to have a much broader and more strategic role at their companies in the years to come. Based on current research and input from CIOs, here are four key requirements for future CIOs.

Workday Staff Writers September 14, 2016
Finance

The CFO and CIO: Digital’s Dynamic Duo

Many successes can be attributed to CFO-CIO teamwork, yet there's still room for improvement in the way these two roles collaborate. Deloitte Partner Matt Schwenderman provides valuable advice for a stronger partnership between the CFO and CIO.

Matthew Schwenderman September 01, 2016
Technology Innovation

Video: David Clarke and Jason Fried on Technology, Innovation, and Work

How do you create a culture that promotes innovation? How do you drive greater focus around elegance in design? Watch Workday SVP David Clarke and Basecamp CEO Jason Fried, who discuss these topics and more in a four-part video series.

Workday Staff Writers August 24, 2016
Analytics and Insights

4 Essential Tips for Leading a Smart Data Strategy

The CIO has an incredible opportunity to take the lead on developing a data strategy that results in the best decisions for customers and the business. Workday CIO Diana McKenzie shares lessons learned about guiding a successful data strategy.

Diana McKenzie August 18, 2016
Technology Innovation

How CIOs Can Help CEOs Drive Innovative Growth Strategies

Recent research highlights the CEO’s dependency on the CIO, and shows how technology factors like digital disruption are critical to strategy.

Workday Staff Writers August 05, 2016
Finance

Workday Community Voices: Supporting Rapid Growth at Ensono with a Single System

After its split from marketing technology and services company Acxiom, Ensono is going at it alone—with the help of a single financial management and HR system. Vice President and Controller Alan Cole talks about rapid growth and Ensono's future plans.

Workday Staff Writers July 14, 2016
Technology Innovation

Planning and Supporting Growth: Scalability at Workday, Part 2

Two of Workday’s leading technology experts discuss the role of scalability in meeting customer needs, and how Workday keeps up with different types of customer demands.

Workday Staff Writers June 30, 2016
Technology Innovation

Planning and Supporting Growth: Scalability at Workday, Part 1

In the first of a two-part series, two of Workday's leading technology experts share how a cloud-based enterprise applications provider took a modern approach to scalability.

Workday Staff Writers June 28, 2016
Human Resources

3 Tips for Building a Great Workforce in a Competitive Market

We're honored to be ranked #1 among Bay Area workplaces. Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith shares what we've learned about hiring to build a phenomenal workforce in the Bay Area and beyond.

Ashley Goldsmith June 26, 2016