Workday Podcasts

As organizations continue to navigate the shift towards hybrid work models, creating a sense of belonging among remote and in-office employees has become more important than ever. That's why we spoke with Erica Dhawan, author of "Digital Body Language, How to Build Trust and Connection No Matter the Distance", to get her insights on how companies can foster a culture of inclusion and collaboration...

Workday has a long history in Dublin—and its future in the city is brighter than ever. The Dublin team has been an engine of innovation and global product development since the company opened its first office in Ireland in 2008. Workday now has more than 1,800 employees in Dublin, some of whom recently moved into a new space in the Dockline Building in Dublin 1. In this episode we speak to Graham...

Established in 1963, LeasePlan has evolved into one of the world’s largest fleet management service companies and currently operates in 32 countries around the world. With such a large global presence, the company needed to digitally transform to get a clear picture of talent and performance across the business. Elena Zara, HR technology director at Leaseplan joins Patrick Evenden to share her tho...

Managing a global workforce was a challenge for businesses, even before the pandemic. As new business requirements and challenges emerge, tools and systems require new flexibility to meet the needs of the organization. How do you get this new functionality while maintaining the same technology, security, and infrastructure? Zuzana Rozkošná, HR global project manager and Charlotte Okosun, head of H...

As businesses continue to navigate uncertainty, unlocking the potential of people remains a major priority. Understanding the future of work, how to support employees in the new hybrid world, and unlocking the right skills to support future growth are just three things on the priority list of HR leaders. Tim Good, senior managing director of European talent & organization and human potential l...

Companies around the world are facing major challenges such as the "Great Resignation" or the profound transformation of the world of work. D&I initiatives that promote diversity, belonging and inclusion are a solution strategy for these challenges. A study by Workday and Sapio shows that companies in Germany are investing in D&I initiatives, but not learning enough from the programs and a...

Improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) within an organization is the right thing to do. But it is also the smart thing to do. We talked with Scott McMillion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Workday’s Carin Taylor to learn more about building a successful DEIA strategy that improves an entire organization. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast...

Chris Bledsoe, head of developer relations at Workday, chats with Eric Chung, director of HR systems at Sun Life, about best practices for enabling agility and building business value with Workday. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast-sun-life-enables-digital-resiliency.html

Any organisation is only as strong as its most valuable asset - its people. And as macro trends including hybrid working and skills continue to dominate the HR agenda, making data-driven decisions with real-time data becomes all the more important. Making sense of all the data can be overwhelming for HR teams and business leaders. It’s not enough to simply gather data—leaders need actionable insig...

Moving to Workday’s modern cloud-based solution empowered the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) to be more strategic and support its mission of academics and research. We talked with UPenn’s Chris Blickley to learn how they enacted large-scale change across its 30,000 employees. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast-driving-university-pennsylvanias-big-transformation.html

It has been a challenging time for the UK property market. For Hyde Group, a not-for-profit provider of homes, the responsibility to step up for its 95,000 customers across London and the South East has intensified in the post-pandemic world. On this episode of the Workday Podcast, Anna Brennan, finance system implementation director of Hyde Group, joined Patrick Evenden to talk about how technolo...

Urban mobility, the way that we travel around towns and cities, is undergoing a significant transformation. At the forefront of that change is Bolt, which is helping people move around more than 500 cities around the world and, in doing so, helping to reshape urban spaces for people not cars. In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Andy Turnbull, head of people technology at Bolt joined Patrick Ev...

Finance has often been seen as the department of “yes” or “no,” the financial steward keeping the books balanced. And, while much of this traditional role remains, the business needs more from CFOs and their teams in today’s uncertain world. From ESG to continuous planning and delivering real-time data to empower fast decisions, finance’s role is shifting. In this episode, Magda Gonzalez, CFO at M...

Nole Walkingshaw, chief innovation officer at Salt Lake City, discusses how the city’s innovation team approaches digital transformation, and why updating and modernizing decades-old technology needs a people-first strategy for lasting change. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast-taking-people-first-approach-digital-transformation-government.html

Healthcare companies must provide the infrastructure, technology, and equipment their medical teams need so that staff can keep their focus on patient care. We spoke to Danielle Sullivan, manager of revenue analytics at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, about how technology has helped her organization better manage its capital projects. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast-h...

With a tangle of siloed systems and inefficient paper-based processes, Gladstone Institutes was looking to modernize its technology to better sustain its mission of overcoming unsolved diseases of the brain, heart, and immune system. We talked with Scott Pegg, Gladstone’s CIO, and Derek Sharp at Avaap, to learn more. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-podcast-gladstones-journey-frankenste...

In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Ben Eubanks, chief research officer at Lighthouse Research and Advisory, discusses what frontline workers need for an employee experience that fosters belonging and retention. His insights are part of a Workday-sponsored report, “Frontline Workers: How to Connect, Enable, and Support Them in the Modern Workplace.” https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2023/workday-...

Learn more about the psychology that underpins a successful employee engagement strategy with Deborah Kuness, Senior Business Psychologist for Workday Peakon Employee Voice. We'll be discussing the best practices of highly engaged organizations, digging deeper into the psychology behind different aspects of the employee experience, and sharing a few ideas on how keep employees aligned to your miss...

In the healthcare industry, the need to evolve and adopt new solutions to solve the complex challenges of retaining clinical talent, effectively managing supply chain challenges, and overall providing excellent patient care are mission critical for healthcare organizations. Steve Seykora, principal at Deloitte, and Mike Price, senior director of IT strategy and planning at Sentara Healthcare, conn...

In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Brittany Kruse of Spectrum Health talks about the digital transformation process that helped the organization unlock efficiencies, improve employee experience, and better position itself for the future. Learn more: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-how-finance-transformation-helped-spectrum-health-meet-growth-opportunities.html

Making change happen can be difficult, especially within large organizations like the U.S. federal government. We talked with Marina Nitze, former CTO of the Department of Veterans Affairs and advocate for foster care reform, about how she helped solve seemingly impossible challenges in both government and private organizations to create lasting change. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-...

People—perhaps the most important elements of ESG transformation—are often overlooked. In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Andrea Walsh, global ESG and sustainability leader at consulting firm Korn Ferry, talks about how business leaders can help enable successful ESG initiatives. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-how-people-culture-drive-organizations-esg-success.html

From robots that make burgers and coffee to ordering with apps and QR codes, innovation in the restaurant industry is fast and furious. While the pandemic accelerated the pace of this innovation, much of it was already in motion, and there’s no going back. What should restaurant leaders be focusing on to thrive in this time of rapid change, and what will the restaurant experience be like a few yea...

Washington State University recently launched a modernization project with Workday to update its outdated and disjointed legacy systems. We talked with WSU’s Gerik Kimble and Jennifer Klein about how the project helped them make data-driven decisions, improve transparency, and streamline inefficient processes. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-modernizing-washington-state-univers...

In an industry going through as much disruption as retail, how do you make sure transformation is more than just a buzzword on the first slide of a presentation? In this episode, Sam Ganga, partner and national consulting leader at KPMG, talks about the essence of retail transformation and why data, analytics, and insights are essential for success. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podc...