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Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Take 5 With Jim Stratton: Solving Big Problems

After working to uncover the mysteries of our solar system’s planets for nearly 15 years, Jim Stratton brought his passion for problem solving to Workday. In this post, our CTO explores what he sees around the corner for Workday and our customers, the challenges we can help them solve, and how guitar playing improves his thinking process.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

Our Commitments to Support Equity: An Update on Workday's Progress

Our Chief Diversity Officer Carin Taylor reflects on the movement for equity and social justice, and provides an update on Workday’s progress to increase hiring and development of diverse talent, further cultivate a culture of belonging, build inclusive products and technologies, and strengthen our communities.

Carin Taylor
Workday News and Culture

Honoring Veterans Day and Supporting Our Veteran Community in Tech

Observed in the United States every year on Nov. 11, Veterans Day pays tribute to military veterans for their service. Workmates from our Veterans Employee Belonging Council share their thoughts on Veterans Day, how they’ve transitioned their skills and built community in the tech industry, and how military service shaped their perspective on belonging and diversity.

Jillian Ogawa
Workday News and Culture

Supporting Community and Fostering Positive Change for Oakland’s Youth

Stephen and Ayesha Curry, co-founders of the foundation Eat. Learn. Play., discuss how collaborative partnerships and aligned values are creating lasting change in the lives of underserved children.

Ellen Murphy
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises

With human resources playing a critical role in nearly every strategic business decision this past year, we’re honored to once again be recognized as a leader in the human capital management (HCM) market for our completeness of vision and ability to execute.

David Somers
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday Podcast: Shining a Light on Mental Health in the Workplace

Now more than ever, we understand how critical mental health is to our overall wellbeing. Two Workday leaders—Carin Taylor, chief diversity officer, and Ben Carter, vice president of total rewards—discuss the importance of destigmatizing conversations about mental health, what organizations can do to support their employees’ wellbeing, and the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, Mental Health in an Unequal World.

Julie Jares
Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Workday Innovation Outlook: Aneel Bhusri on How We’re Helping Customers Emerge Stronger

Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, co-CEO, and chairman at Workday, shared insights on Workday product innovation, how we’re empowering customers, and how we’re helping organizations develop paths for growth at our Conversations for a Changing World digital event.

Ellen Murphy
Workday News and Culture

How Workday Is Supporting Climate Action Through Policy

The United States must take action to reduce emissions now. Learn how Workday is playing an active role in this effort.

Erik Hansen
Workday News and Culture

Workday DevCon and Hackathon: Where Business and IT Meet

We recently closed out two events—Workday DevCon and Workday Hackathon—that demonstrated how our developer community is using Workday Extend to creatively address unique business needs.

Dave Sohigian
Workday News and Culture

Take 5 With Chano Fernandez: Finding Rhythm in Disruption

Chano Fernandez took on the role of co-CEO at Workday during a year marked by disruption and uncertainty. Read what he has to say about 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.

Workday Staff Writers
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Embrace What’s Possible: Join Us at Conversations for a Changing World

At our digital event September 28-29, we’ll connect you with global leaders and changemakers to discuss leading through uncertainty and how we can work together to create a brighter future for all. We’ll also provide an in-depth look at new Workday product features and innovations that will help you thrive in a continuously changing world.

Christine Cefalo
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Our Vision for Skills in a Changing World

We’ve designed our skills-based people strategy to target three primary personas—individual contributors, people leaders, and organization leaders—who we feel best represent the makeup of our workforce. Here’s how our vision will play out.

Chris Ernst
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Take 5 With Doug Robinson: A Solid Value System Makes Great Teams

While Doug Robinson didn’t reach his childhood dream of playing in the NFL, he brings his strong teamwork ethic to leading our global sales team here at Workday. Read how Robinson got his start in the business, what makes him excited about Workday’s future, and what he thinks makes our people so special.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

How Workday Is Supporting College Journeys for Underserved Students

The Workday VIBE Scholarship program provides financial support to students in our Black and Latinx communities who plan to start or continue their college educations.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

Clarifying Amazon’s Workday Deployment

At Workday, we’re hyper-focused on meeting the needs of our customer community and innovating to support the needs of their workforces. At times, however, customers have a unique set of needs that are different from what we’re delivering for our broader customer base. That's why more than a year and a half ago, both Workday and Amazon mutually agreed to discontinue Amazon’s Workday Human Capital Management deployment, with the potential to revisit it in the future.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

Take 5 With Pete Schlampp: Taking Advantage of Inflection Points

We sit down with Workday's leaders to learn more about what makes them tick and get their perspective on the industry—in five questions, give or take. Read what Pete Schlampp, executive vice president of product development, has to say about why he left medical school and the huge opportunity for finance software.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

4 Key Takeaways From Workday’s 2021 Global Impact Report

Carrie Varoquiers, our chief philanthropy officer, announces the availability of Workday’s 2021 Global Impact Report and shares key takeaways on our progress and goals, from environmental sustainability to social justice to the growing workforce development movement.

Carrie Varoquiers
Workday News and Culture

Workday Welcomes Larry Fitzgerald and Peyton Manning as Brand Ambassadors

Larry Fitzgerald and Peyton Manning are world-class leaders both on and off the football field, and align to our core values here at Workday including putting people first, having an innovative mindset, and leading with integrity.

Workday Staff Writers
Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Workday CIO: What We’re Doing to Respond to a Changing World

Workday CIO Sheri Rhodes recently talked with Miriam McLemore, AWS enterprise strategist, as a guest on AWS’s Conversation with Leaders series. Rhodes discussed how the pandemic increased collaboration, why we shifted to a product-focused IT operating model, and how our Workday on Workday approach benefits customers.

Sheri Rhodes
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

How Business Leaders Can Pave a Path for Belonging and Inclusion

James Vaughn, vice president of community and language services at Workday, shares insights he’s gained throughout his career journey that help him model inclusion and connection from the top.

Jillian Ogawa
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

New Approach, Same Goal: Staying Dedicated to Workday Customer Satisfaction

The results from Workday’s 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey are in. While we’re proud to have consistently earned high marks on our surveys, learn what we’ll do differently going forward to gain even more insight into customer satisfaction.

Emily McEvilly
Workday News and Culture

The Strength of Community: Uniting for Climate Action

At Workday, we’re proud to announce our participation as a founding member of a new alliance called the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions (BASCS), where we’ll work together to scale corporate climate funding to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Erik Hansen
Workday News and Culture

How We Plan to Grow Workday’s Workforce by More Than 20 Percent

Great talent is core to our success at Workday, which is why we’re rapidly hiring for new roles across North America, Europe, and Asia. Our Co-CEOs Aneel Bhusri and Chano Fernandez share more, including our commitment to increasing representation of our Black and Latinx employees, where we'll expand office locations to open up new talent pools, and how we’re investing in recruitment programs and technologies.

Aneel Bhusri and Chano Fernandez
Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Dopamine, Motivation, and the Science Behind Not Giving Up

At the Workday Elevate Digital Experience 2021 in the UK, Shivvy Jervis, a futurist, speaker, and broadcaster, discussed her research on human motivation and how business leaders can best engage an increasingly distributed workforce.

Steve Dunne
Workday News and Culture

Workday Named One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies

We’ve been chosen by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies — reflecting our commitment to integrity, and how we care for our employees and communities.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

How Small Moments Can Lead to Lasting Change

Lindsey Peterka, co-lead of the Amsterdam chapter of the Women at Workday Employee Belonging Council, discusses the value of speaking up about bias and stereotyping, even in seemingly casual conversations.

Workday Staff Writers
Analytics and Insights Workday News and Culture

Announcing the Winners of the Workday Partner Industry Innovation Awards

The Workday Partner Industry Innovation Awards honor industry-specific solutions from our services partners built on top of Workday Prism Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

Standing Against Anti-Asian Violence

Leaders of employee belonging councils representing Asian communities at Workday discuss the impact of the rise in anti-Asian violence and harassment, and what we can do to be allies.

Jillian Ogawa
Workday News and Culture

Why We Celebrate Resilience: In Honor of Black History Month

February in the U.S. is Black History Month, a celebration that pays tribute to the contributions, achievements, and impact of Black heritage and culture. Members of Workday’s Black @ Workday Employee Belonging Council share how they’re honoring the annual commemoration.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

3 New Ways Workday Is Taking Action Against Climate Change

Erik Hansen, senior director, environmental sustainability, shares our commitment to a zero carbon footprint, committing to 1.5℃ science-based target, and investing $1 million in carbon removal projects.

Erik Hansen
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

How Core Principles Won the Day Amidst Uncertainty

After a year like no other, it turns out that as a company, we were focused on many of the right things all along: employee experience, belonging and diversity, and agility. Read more from Workday Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith.

Ashley Goldsmith
Workday News and Culture

Why I Volunteer to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Tatiana Ware, a customer support analyst at Workday, shares how ending the cycle of poverty won’t happen with just funding and donations—it requires sharing our time, resources, and skills, and building relationships through volunteerism.

Workday Staff Writers
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday to Acquire Peakon: Why Employee Engagement Matters

David Somers, Workday’s general manager for talent optimization, interviews Peakon's Phil Chambers on the value of analytics in continuous listening, and driving meaningful employee experiences.

David Somers
Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

How Resilience Became A Powerful Enabler for Business Continuity—and Ingenuity

Leighanne Levensaler, executive vice president of corporate strategy at Workday and managing director and co-head of Workday Ventures, discusses how the pandemic has accelerated key business initiatives such as cloud computing, worker reskilling, and inclusive company cultures.

Leighanne Levensaler
Workday News and Culture

Workday Welcomes Naomi Osaka as Newest Brand Ambassador

Naomi Osaka strives for excellence both on and off the tennis court, and has become a leading voice in the social justice movement. We’re proud to have her as a member of the Workday community.

Workday Staff Writers
Technology Innovation Workday News and Culture

Discovering the Power of Agility, Collaboration, and Employee Engagement

Workday CIO Sheri Rhodes reflects on a year that was challenging but not without silver linings—including a greater understanding of how to adapt to rapid and unexpected change.

Sheri Rhodes
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Achieving Lasting Change in 2021

All of the crises our world has endured in the past year have caused disproportionate hardship for our Black and Brown communities. Workday Chief Diversity Officer Carin Taylor shares her thoughts on achieving lasting change and more inclusive workplaces.

Carin Taylor
Workday News and Culture

Finding Hope in a Challenging Year: A Conversation With Trevor Noah

For many of us, comedy helped make 2020 a bit easier. At our recent digital event, Comedian Trevor Noah shared a few takeaways from 2020 and his hopes for the future.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

The Road Ahead for Technology Policy

Even as we recover from a difficult 2020, the world will never be the same. Jim Shaughnessy shares thoughts on five key technology policy challenges and opportunities in 2021 and beyond, ranging from workforce development to social justice.

Jim Shaughnessy
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Top 10 Workday Podcasts of 2020

Let’s take a look back at our favorite Workday podcasts of 2020, with topics including the future of work, inspirational leadership, machine learning technologies, finance transformation, and more.

Workday Staff Writers
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Employee Resource Groups Are a Must-Have to Drive Greater Diversity and Lasting Change

Employee resource groups are affinity groups aimed at creating a sense of community in the workplace, but they can be utilized for so much more—especially as strategic partners in advancing corporate social responsibility and deepening cultural competency.

Jillian Ogawa
Customers and Community Workday News and Culture

Top 10 Workday Blog Articles of 2020

Oh, 2020. It’s been a tough year—yet also a year that’s taught us we have more capacity for resilience than we may have realized. Read 10 stories we captured and shared in 2020 that highlight our inspirational community of Workday customers, employees, and partners.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

How Business Leaders Can Make a Difference: A Conversation With David Cameron

It’s a challenging time to be a leader, but there are also opportunities to make a difference. Here are three takeaways from a conversation between David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune.

Jeremiah Barba
Procurement Workday News and Culture

Accelerating a New Era of Strategic Sourcing

It’s been one year since Scout RFP joined Workday. Alex Yakubovich reflects on what we've accomplished together, including customer adoption, product innovation, and moving forward as Workday Strategic Sourcing.

Alex Yakubovich
Workday News and Culture

Serena Williams, Reese Witherspoon Share Lessons Learned as Women Entrepreneurs

Tennis and acting made them famous, yet Serena Williams and Reese Witherspoon have also built businesses that advocate diversity and inclusion—and at times faced adversity in the process. Learn more from their conversation on purpose-driven entrepreneurialism.

Mary Hayes Weier
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Workday Named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises

In a year when agility and resilience have been more important than ever, we’re particularly proud to once again be recognized as a Leader for our completeness of vision and ability to execute.

Barbry McGann
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
Human Resources Workday News and Culture

Coming Out Day 2020: Creating Safe, Supportive Workplaces for the LGBTQ+ Community

People around the world recently celebrated International Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. Workday employees and customers discuss the significance of this annual event, and what companies can do to be better allies for the LGBTQ+ community.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

How a Newly Single Mom Found Her Way Back to a Career

As a mother and military spouse, Jessica Mercado left the corporate world for seven years to take care of her family. Now a senior associate graphic designer at Workday, Mercado shares how she started a new life as a single mom and discovered a new career opportunity.

Workday Staff Writers
Workday News and Culture

Workday’s European Headquarters: Leading Technology Innovation in Ireland

Today marks the five-year anniversary of the opening of our state-of-the-art European headquarters in Dublin. Chris Byrne, senior vice president of global operations at Workday, reflects on the journey so far and why Ireland continues to play a crucial role in the Workday story.

Chris Byrne