Here at the Workday Blog, members of our Workday community have shared their learnings and insights during a year filled with plenty of challenges, yet also amazing opportunities. Read on to discover our top 10 articles of 2021.
Throughout 2021, we’ve heard many inspiring stories across our Workday community about employees, leaders, customers, and partners. People and teams have graciously shared their learnings on how we can take better care of one another, move with greater agility when hit with the unexpected, and prepare our organizations for a successful future.
We’ve captured hundreds of these stories at the Workday Blog, making it very tough to choose our favorite articles of the year! Read on to discover our picks for top 10 Workday Blog articles of 2021:
The pandemic has required many employees to juggle online meetings with their roles as caregivers. Are businesses providing the support caregivers need? Our global report, leveraging data from Workday Peakon Employee Voice, revealed how employee expectations have evolved.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has risen to the top of the priority list for company executives everywhere. Increasingly, it’s the CFO who’s leading the effort. Finance leaders from Accenture, Cisco, Toyota North America, and Workday shared insights on how they’re thinking about the future of work, including ESG efforts and building stronger relationships with employees.
“We’re your partner in growth—growth for your company, your people, and your reputation. Let’s grow together this year.”
Aneel Bhusri
Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman
Workday
The pace of business is even faster now as companies plan for life after the pandemic. What's trending today becomes tomorrow’s disruption—and tomorrow’s disruption will eventually define a new way of working. Enter continuous calibration—the way of the future for business and financial planning.
A healthy and supportive culture requires that employees have a voice, and are able to build communities of shared interests while also serving as allies. Members of our People With Disabilities Employee Belonging Council discussed their diverse community, the unique challenges of caring for someone with a disability, and the support they get from each other.
The evolving role of the CFO means that rising finance leaders must now be fluent in technology and human relationships. Read what CFOs from Levi Strauss & Co., R/GA, Southwest Airlines, and WWE shared with us on this topic.
In today’s world, CIOs must think beyond a “lift and shift” of their current ERP system to the cloud. Instead, they must uplift and re-shift their systems and processes to align with achieving business goals in the digital age. In this article, we explained why Workday, as an enterprise management cloud solution, is different.
At Workday’s Conversations for a Changing World digital event in September, Aneel Bhusri, our co-founder, co-CEO, and chairman, shared insights on our product innovation, how we’re empowering customers, and how we’re helping organizations develop paths for growth.
Procurement teams have an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to their companies’ diversity and inclusion goals by consciously partnering with diverse businesses, defined as any company that is majority owned by persons identifying with underrepresented groups.
Chano Fernandez took on the role of co-CEO at Workday in 2020—a year marked by disruption and uncertainty. We sat down with him one year later, and he offered his take on the importance of nurturing company culture, inspiring a brighter work day for all, and how Latin ballroom dancing influences his moves as a co-CEO.
It’s almost 2022. What does the future hold for HR? Stacey Harris, chief research officer and managing partner at Sapient Insights Group, revealed how workforce trends are shaping strategic priorities for human resources professionals.
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We’re delighted to share how our professional and business services customers are planning with agility, finding efficiencies in finance, and improving the employee experience. Read on to learn this year’s category winners for the Workday Industry Innovation Awards.
Workday Chief Sustainability Officer Erik Hansen shares takeaways from Climate Week NYC with insights from Workday Chief Philanthropy Officer Carrie Varoquiers and other leaders who are making an impact on the climate crisis.
To recognize the importance of ethics in the workplace, Workday leaders share how integrity and ethical behavior impact how they show up as leaders and influence their approaches to innovation and transformation. We also celebrate Workday’s receipt of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies Award.
