Workday Podcasts

The Forces Shaping Financial Services

As the pace of change in technology and business continues to increase, the financial services industry must evolve to keep up. Dan Sundt, principal, and Dave Zager, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP, took the time to talk with us about technology trends in finserv. They also shared their 30-second elevator pitches from their respective HR and finance perspectives on what today’s finserv leaders need to do to stay innovative.

HR and Shifting to a Culture of Agility

There’s a lot of talk about businesses becoming agile and embracing digital transformation, but how does that shift take place? Becky Woodmansee, HR director at Whitbread, the UK’s largest operator of hotels and restaurants, spoke to us about how the organization transformed HR and redefined its technology and culture to support a rapidly changing business model.

How Healthcare Leaders Can Thrive in Uncertain Times

Walter Porter, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP specializing in healthcare, talked with us about what’s driving healthcare providers to innovate, why culture and back-office systems matter when attracting talent, and how some providers are investing in the future.

How CFOs Can Forge an Analytics-Driven Culture

As a CFO, how can you create an analytics-driven culture? What barriers are standing in the way? We talked to Matt Schwenderman, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, to get his take on these questions. One of Schwenderman’s most important points is that as a CFO, you can't be a catalyst for your organization unless you're able to take information and turn it into action.

Tapping Human Potential at Work

How can you increase employee engagement and collaboration to get the best from your teams? Building community can help, even though it’s easy to say but much harder to do. We talked to Matthew Hanwell, Director of HR Process and Operational Development at Fiskars Group, to get his advice.

Peeling Back the Layers of Diversity and Inclusion

What does diversity and inclusion mean to you and your organization? Carin Taylor, chief diversity officer at Workday, and Mike Dillon, chief diversity and inclusion leader at PwC, joined us to share their experiences and inspiring insights in a podcast.

Uncovering the Keys to Growth for Medium Enterprises

Jason Averbook, author, analyst, and CEO and cofounder of Leapgen, talks about how medium enterprises can lay the foundation for growth (hint: data is important).

Why Great Culture Leads to Greater Business Success

Michael Bush, CEO, Great Place to Work, talks with host Greg Pryor, senior vice president, people and performance evangelist, Workday, about why a great work environment and culture is better for your employees, and better for business

Aon CFO on Global Risks, Smart M&As, and Data-Driven Insights

Christa Davies, executive vice president and CFO at Aon, has overseen some of Aon’s largest acquisitions since joining the company in 2007. During a podcast recorded at Workday Rising, Davies shared some things she’s learned through acquisitions, including the importance of cultural fit. Davies also discussed managing risk in today’s world, and the data-driven insights gained by having your global finance and human resources data on a single cloud platform.

Redefining Engagement at Work

Dan Schawbel, research director at Future Workplace and author of the leadership book, “Back to Human,” and Erin Yang, vice president of platform technology product and strategy, Workday, talk about how the technology-enabled workplace can be lonely, the role of leadership in addressing this, and how millennials are redefining engagement at work to focus more on social connections.