Workday Podcasts

How JOANN Helped Address PPE Shortage

Since the start of the global pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) has been in high demand, and JOANN fabric store saw an opportunity to help people get the materials they needed to stay safe. Janet Duliga, chief administrative officer at JOANN, talks about how the retail chain quickly responded to meet PPE demands during this crisis. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-how-joann-helped-address-ppe-shortage.html

Media and Entertainment: Lessons from Adversity

With so many people working from home and looking for their next show to binge watch instead of heading out to a movie theater or a concert, media and entertainment companies found themselves in a unique place during the pandemic. Mike Chapman, managing director of media and entertainment at Accenture, joined us to talk about the effects of COVID-19 on these businesses, and how the industry is looking to the future. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-media-entertainment-lessons-from-adversity.html

Building a Culture for the Greater Good

Motel 6 does more than just provide guests with an affordable and welcoming place to stay. It changes people’s lives. On this episode of the Workday Podcast, Sherry Vidal-Brown, CHRO at G6 Hospitality, discusses how the hotel franchise is making an impact across the country with its corporate social responsibility efforts. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-building-culture-for-greater-good-Motel-6.html

Tips for a Virtual Deployment

Deploying new solutions usually requires sufficient planning to integrate the technology into current operations. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and suddenly that planning has to shift to accommodate new remote conditions. On the Workday Podcast, Scott Palzkill, vice president of IT at Alight Solutions, shares his best practices and lessons learned from undergoing a virtual deployment. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-tips-for-a-virtual-deployment.html

The New World of Work: Looking to the Future

Dawn Sharifan, vice president of people at Slack, joined us to talk about the future of work, what the modern workplace could look like, and how HR leaders should approach this time of disruption and transformation. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-slacks-vp-of-people-on-the-future-of-work.html

Engaging at a Distance: Remote Workforce Management in a Crisis

Dawn Sharifan, vice president of people at Slack, joined us to talk about how Slack is staying engaged with its remote workforce during the global pandemic, why culture is more important than ever, and how the company is moving forward. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-slacks-vp-of-people-on-the-future-of-work.html

Creating New Opportunities Through Disruption

Due to global disruption, organizations have had to completely transform their operating models, and chances are they won’t ever look like they did before. However, this new world of work also presents new opportunities. On the Workday Podcast, Joel MacCharles, vice president of learning and innovation at Bill Gosling Outsourcing, talks about how his company uncovered new business opportunities amidst the adversity.

How Coca-Cola Is Trailblazing the Skills Movement

Consumer packaged goods companies are under enormous pressure to innovate at a fast pace, forcing businesses to rethink how they do work now and in the future. Max Just, global director of business intelligence at Coca-Cola, discusses how the company is using machine learning to connect the future of work to new opportunities for its internal talent pool. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-how-coca-cola-is-trailblazing-skills-movement.html

To Deal With Disruption, Businesses Are Changing How They Plan

In the age of urgency, traditional ways of planning have become more of a burden than a blessing. Digital transformation, aided by the disruptive forces of cloud computing, has rendered obsolete the static plan-execute-repeat model of annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting. In its place has emerged a more continuous, comprehensive, and collaborative approach that allows organizations to course-correct quickly to respond to market shocks, competitive moves, and even disasters. Rob Hull, founder of Adaptive Insights (now Workday Adaptive Planning), was a recent guest on the Workday Podcast to share his thoughts on how the need for agility is changing the way businesses plan. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-deal-with-disruption-businesses-changing-how-they-plan.html

Building a Culture Fit for Agility

Achieving hypergrowth is a goal for most mid-sized companies. However, those that don’t have the ability to expand and scale to meet this rate of growth can get wiped out. On the Workday Podcast, Chris Skinner, CEO of TopBloc, shares how his professional services firm was able to keep up with hypergrowth while also remaining agile. To learn more, visit the original podcast blog here: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2020/workday-podcast-building-culture-fit-agility.html