News, trends, and insights for HR leaders, HR professionals, and hiring managers.
Employee experience has been a global business priority for several years, but its scope is constantly evolving. Learn the fundamentals of employee experience and how to develop a successful companywide strategy.
Learn why the connection between retail’s front and back office is essential for solid decision-making.
Making the business case for moving to the cloud is often about developing strong partnerships across the C-Suite and establishing internal trust in an organization. Christoph Frank, head of process and technology solutions and strategy at LGI, talks about his organisation’s shift to the cloud, and how companies should think about its return on investment.
Finance and HR leaders in midmarket companies say landing key talent and improving operational efficiency are critical for success, according to a new AchieveNEXT survey.
Each year we analyze changes in employee engagement to help identify focus areas for organizations in the year ahead. Learn more about the key areas we’ve identified for 17 industries based on changes in the employee experience throughout 2021.
The terms “employee retention” and “employee engagement” share far more than a first word. In this article, we explore why employee retention is such a top-level concern for companies and how the right engagement strategy can make a massive difference.
What can businesses do to ensure their approach to Pride Month is sincere and sustainable, especially in fraught times with growing polarisation among communities? We spoke with Rogerio Almeida, vice president of global field alliances at Workday, for his personal insight into the LGBTQ+ community.
There’s been an upward trend in employees posting negative reviews about their employers on public sites. Workday’s Lauryn Bissell, senior business psychologist, and Gabriel Dizon, manager of customer success, joined a podcast with Nick Ciavatta at Argyle Insider to discuss what’s motivating this movement and how businesses can respond.
Learn why skills management is different from a skills-based approach, and why both are necessary for an organization to effectively engage, upskill, and retain employees.
In order to deliver a positive employee experience, businesses must embrace an “anytime, anywhere” philosophy. Berea Schaffer, Workday’s vice president of mobile, shares insights on how businesses can increase employee satisfaction by delivering an engaging end-to-end mobile app experience.
Companies are asking more of their CFOs than ever before. They’re expected to lead environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, oversee digital transformation projects, and ensure their teams have the right skills for the future. That’s why finance leaders need the right technology.
For successful workforce planning, organizations must rethink their talent strategies to minimize skills gaps, maximize hiring investments, and better align talent with corporate objectives.
Traditional categories in media and entertainment are quickly melting away. How can leaders in these industries thrive when everything is changing all the time?
Self-identification is essential when prioritizing belonging and diversity, but how do you make it work across a global team? Discover how Thomson Reuters expanded belonging and diversity self-identification capabilities to 68 countries.
Successful business transformation initiatives can be difficult to manage, especially when employees aren’t aligned with leadership. The best way to close that stakeholder gap is by empowering the employee voice.
The term “employee engagement” is a popular HR topic, but what does it actually mean? In this article we’ll cover the essentials, including the relationship between employee engagement and employee experience, and how people leaders can measure engagement.
How have employee expectations evolved? Learn what our research reveals following an analysis of 19 million comments submitted in Workday Peakon Employee Voice throughout 2021 by nearly 1.8 million employees.
In the final event of our CHRO Connect series, we spoke with Adam Grant about how businesses can plan for unanticipated circumstances, and how to enable people leaders to schedule in unstructured time.
Our global survey on digital acceleration finds that business leaders took a more measured approach in 2021 compared with the previous year. Read on to learn more about what respondents ranked as the top barriers to digital transformation.
The pandemic and Great Resignation have made employee experience a business imperative for companies everywhere. Pete Schlampp discusses how we’re striving to better meet employees’ evolving needs, including using data and technology to personalize experiences and ensure people feel supported in moments that matter.
Work is more remote, decentralised, and digitised than ever before and employers are under great pressure to attract and retain top talent. Penelope Prett, CIO of Accenture, shared her insights on how technology can help create a vibrant new type of employee experience and keep workers energised.
Learn more about how the pandemic has impacted the risk of employee attrition in different industries and regions based on a sample of over 1 million employees across 250 organizations worldwide.
Leena Nair, chief human resources officer at multinational company Unilever, spoke with Ashley Goldsmith, chief people officer at Workday, about the opportunities ahead to pioneer the needs of a changing workforce.
We spoke to David Somers, Workday’s group general manager of product for the office of the CHRO, and Phil Chambers, general manager for Peakon, to hear about Peakon’s new name, our vision for it, and why listening to your employees has become so critical.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the skills businesses will need to thrive in the future? This article looks at how organisations across Europe must embrace the skills imperative and provide continuous development of their workforce to be successful in the post-pandemic world.
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.
Companies 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. That’s why Workday, as an enterprise management cloud solution, is different.
Our report on organizational agility and digital acceleration showed how leading organizations can better position themselves for success—even in the face of extraordinary pandemic-related challenges. With skills and culture cited as key challenges to achieving digital revenue goals, CHROs play a critical role.
Skills are the currency of the modern organization, and companies have the opportunity to add value and objectivity to every practice that involves skills data. Guest author and HR thought leader Ben Eubanks shares his insights.
By taking a skills-first approach to job roles, organizations can unlock much more agility, ingenuity, and performance in their workforces and create more inclusive job and career advancement opportunities.
Business leaders have become increasingly focused on belonging and diversity across their companies in the past 18 months. In this conversation with Nicole Knott, managing director, Accenture, and an HR expert based in the UK, she discusses the importance of keeping the momentum going.
A new report finds that while employees appreciate the job security many employers have been able to provide during the pandemic, they’re now concentrating on their future career opportunities. Organizations are recognizing that employee growth and development will remain crucial in 2021 and beyond.
Findings from our Employee Expectations Report 2021 show that the proportion of employee comments on the topic of DE&I has increased substantially. This signals that employees increasingly expect their employers to take a clear stance on DE&I, communicate new initiatives, and listen to every voice at every level.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many employees on the verge of burnout as the lines between their work and personal lives have blurred even more. Our research shows that organizations’ response to employee burnout varies across the world.
Organizations need greater understanding about their employees’ complete experience—their needs and how they’re feeling—in order to meet them where they are.
A survey of 17,000 workers in nine European markets reveals interesting insights about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their careers. Learn what they said, and how organisations can take steps to improve the employee experience.
The pandemic has required many employees to juggle online meetings with their roles as caregivers. Are businesses providing the support caregivers need? A recent global report reveals how employee expectations have evolved.
Every person should feel valued for the work they do and the unique perspectives they bring. With the VIBE Index, we want to help equip organizations with the tools they need to build stronger, more inclusive workforces.
The pandemic has created momentum for the remote workforce and there’s no going back, with one study predicting the total percentage of work from home employees will double in 2021. With this big change, one thing is for certain: Decades-old workforce planning processes will no longer work.
At our recent digital event, Harrods and Fielmann AG talked about how having a single system with Workday helps them achieve greater business insights, stay connected with their employees, and streamline business processes.
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.
In this blog, we give an overview of what is talent management, why it’s a key aspect of human resources, and how talent management systems help companies develop an engaged, skilled, and productive workforce.
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.
South Korea is one of few countries that’s been able to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections. Mira Lee, chief human resources officer at GE Korea, shares how the organization navigated uncertainty and safely returned their employees to the office.
By prioritizing the wellbeing of its customers and employees, Prudential plc helps people get the most out of life. Jolene Chen, group head of HR, shares how the company is able to deliver on its value and purpose through a time of change and disruption.
Our Chief Diversity Officer, Carin Taylor, shares more details on our plans to increase hiring and development of diverse talent at Workday, further cultivate a culture of belonging, build inclusive products and technologies, and strengthen our communities.
In many ways, medium-sized companies are more vulnerable to the disruption caused by the pandemic than large corporations. However, they can chart a path to recovery by infusing agility into their talent management and technology.
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.
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.
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.
