Workday Podcasts

DevTalk: Enabling Business Agility through Cloud Technology

We all know the world has changed, and businesses need flexibility and interoperability to be able to respond. Matt Grippo, vice president of cloud platform at Workday, discusses the importance of using cloud technology to enable businesses to adapt, innovate, and thrive in a changing world. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-enabling-business-agility-through-cloud-technology.html

An Overview of The State of Engagement in 2022

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. Read the State of Engagement report here: https://www.workday.com/stateofengagement and read the blog post here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-reviewing-state-engagement-2022.html

Revenue Forecasting for Services Firms: A Key for Growth

More than half of professional services firms are unable to forecast revenue beyond six months. Yet project revenue is their largest revenue stream and most important metric. In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Workday’s Mark David and Justin Joseph share insights and best practices about how organizations can get revenue forecasting right, even when business is anything but usual. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-revenue-forecasting-services-firms-key-growth.html

CFO-CIO Partnership Powers a Bold Approach to Finance

Workday executives—Barbara Larson, CFO, and Ernesto Boada, interim CIO—join the Workday Podcast to explain how tech and finance leaders can partner to digitally transform the finance function. They also preview some of the findings from our upcoming global report “The CFO-CIO Relationship: The Path to ERP-Enabled Finance Transformation.” https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-cfo-cio-partnership-powers-bold-approach-finance.html

How Marymount University Transformed Their Student Experience

In this episode, Marymount University CFO Robin Whitfield and CIO Carl Whitman discuss how the school modernized its technology to improve operations and provide differentiated services for their students. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-marymount-university-transformed-student-experience.html

How Professional Services Firms Can Ignite M&A Success

There’s been a recent surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in professional services. But what’s behind the bustle of deal booms? And, most importantly, what are the key ingredients for M&A success? Michael Hemingway of Alight Solutions and industry expert Mark Turner share insights about trends and how companies can more easily and quickly integrate their M&As after the deal dust settles. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-professional-services-firms-ignite-ma-success.html

The A to Z of Quote-to-Cash for Tech and Media Companies

We all face dozens of choices every day when it comes to the technology we use and the media and entertainment we consume. Which streaming service subscription to keep and which to cancel? Is that app worth paying for or should I use the free version? While you may not realize it at the moment, companies are working hard to influence your decision through what is often called “quote-to-cash.” On this episode, Igor Stenmark from MGI Research and Justin Joseph from Workday talk about the essentials of quote-to-cash and why it’s so vital for the success of tech and media companies. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-a-z-quote-to-cash-tech-media-companies.html

Elevating the Employee Experience with Mobile

In order to deliver a positive employee experience, businesses must embrace an “anytime, anywhere” philosophy. On this episode of the Workday Podcast, Berea Schaffer, Workday’s VP of mobile, shares insights on how businesses can increase employee satisfaction by delivering an engaging end-to-end mobile app experience. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-elevating-employee-experience-with-mobile.html

Lessons in HR Transformation from AirAsia

Because of the pandemic, HR leaders have been forced to redefine their roles—and their workforces—from the inside out. In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Bilal Waris, head of HR Center of Excellence and operations at AirAsia, joins us to talk about this reexamination, and some of the findings from our recent global survey. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-lessons-in-hr-transformation-from-airasia.html

A European Perspective on How HR Leaders Became Change Champions

Ciara Lakhani, chief people officer at technology platform Dashlane, joins us to talk about the results of our latest global study and the multifaceted world of today’s HR function. She also draws on her experiences from Europe to discuss the latest in workforce transformation trends. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2022/workday-podcast-european-perspective-how-hr-leaders-became-change-champions.html