Workday Podcasts

The British Heart Foundation Pumps Efficiency Into Workflows

Human resources workflows are the lifeblood of organizations. Kerry Smith, director of people and organizational development at the British Heart Foundation—and recipient of HR Magazine’s Most Influential Practitioners award—shares how her organization improved the health of its culture. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-the-british-heart-foundation-pumps-efficiency-into-workflows.html

The Power of Planning in Today’s Businesses

Ethan Carlson, vice president at Alight Solutions, discusses the strong correlation between continuous planning and business agility, how technology enables planning, and why organizations are empowering people beyond the finance team with planning capabilities. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-power-planning-todays-businesses.html

Payroll Is Evolving to Deliver Greater Impact and Business Value

The payroll function today is adapting to be a more strategic business partner in order to provide more impact and increase business value. We spoke to Colin Brennan, an executive at Alight Solutions, about this shift and what it means for organizations and their employees. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-payroll-is-evolving-deliver-greater-impact-business-value.html

Why Data Matters to Tech and Media CFOs

Most companies have more data than they know what to do with, and therein lies the problem. There’s treasure to be mined, but too often it goes unfound. Tech and media companies are no exception, and their CFOs are especially concerned with uncovering insights from their data. Eric Noren, a managing director of communications, media, and technology at Accenture, joined me on the Workday Podcast to dig deeper into the role of the tech and media CFO, and why data makes a difference. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-why-data-matters-tech-media-CFOs.html

The Top 3 Attributes of a Trustworthy Leader

The world’s most successful companies are led by those who’ve gained the trust of their workforces. Leadership experts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss discuss how to develop trustworthiness, and steps businesses can take to bring more women and people of color into leadership roles. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-top-3-attributes-trustworthy-leader.html

Navigating Change Management in Banking

In a world where speed and convenience rule all, the banking industry is under pressure to enable more digital processes and systems in order to remain competitive. But how do you make that shift in an industry that's steeped in traditional processes and regulated systems? In this episode of the Workday Podcast, we talk to Heather Effron and Andy Secrest from Huntington National Bank about how to navigate change management in banking. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-navigating-change-management-banking.html

A Smarter, More Ethical Future with Machine Learning

We examine the role AI and ML play in economics and the intricate relationship between human, machine, and society at large. Ajay Agarwal, co-author of “Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence,” joins Workday Executive Vice President of Technology Sayan Chakraborty to discuss the AI landscape today and how it has changed since the book’s publication. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-smarter-more-ethical-future-machine-learning.html

COVID-19 and Retail: Finding the Way Forward

Retail may never be the same after the effects of the global pandemic. On this episode, Jill Standish, Accenture’s global retail consulting lead, joins us to talk about how the industry is finding a way forward through disruption. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-COVID-19-retail-finding-way-forward.html

COVID-19 and Tech Companies: Making a Positive Impact

COVID-19 forced many businesses to make fast adjustments to their business models to survive. Tech companies were right in the middle of it all, and as they made changes, many invested time and resources in the fight against the pandemic. Eric Noren, a managing director of communications, media, and technology at Accenture, joined the Workday Podcast to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on tech companies, and how they’re using their resources and expertise to help fight the pandemic. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-covid-tech-companies-making-positive-impact.html

Schnuck Markets Models Agility in Crisis

As the global pandemic closed down many businesses, the pressure was on for grocery retailers to make fast changes so they could continue to serve their communities. On this episode of the Workday Podcast, Becky Fitzpatrick, director of HCM at Schnuck Markets, shares how the company quickly pivoted to respond to the crisis. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here:https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-schnuck-markets-models-agility-in-crisis.html