Episodes

  • How Signify’s Approach to HR Makes Progress With Process

    How Signify’s Approach to HR Makes Progress With Process
    Jul 18 2024
    In a world used to flicking a switch, it’s easy to take something as simple as light for granted. We often overlook its potential for making people’s lives safer and more comfortable, businesses more productive and urban spaces more livable. On this episode of the Workday Podcast, we’re joined by Jacqueline Van Gerwen, Global Head of HR Systems at Signify – a world leader when it comes to professional and consumer lighting. We explore how Signify creates a unified experience for more than 35,000 employees around the world, the ways it’s innovating to meet the demands of a carbon neutral world, and its commitment to making everyone’s lives a little brighter.
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    8 mins
  • Fosway Group’s David Wilson on Where HR is and Where it’s Going

    Fosway Group’s David Wilson on Where HR is and Where it’s Going
    Jul 18 2024
    Persistent talent gaps, shifting post-pandemic workplace norms and the need to foster business agility are driving rapid change within the HR realm. The strategic transformation of the HR function is now a “non-negotiable requirement” for businesses. In this episode of the Workday podcast, we speak to David Wilson, Founder and CEO of Fosway Group. His UK-based HR industry research and consulting organization has been conducting independent research on the HR and talent landscape for more than 25 years. We discuss what the future holds for the HR function and how it can prove its strategic value and evolve to drive greater success.
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    18 mins
  • AI Horizons: Strategies for Building Trust in the Workplace

    AI Horizons: Strategies for Building Trust in the Workplace
    Jul 16 2024
    In this inaugural episode of AI Horizons, Kathy Pham, vice president of AI at Workday, sits down with Nancy Gibbs, director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Public Policy, and Politics, and former editor-in-chief of Time magazine. The two explore the intricate journey toward building a culture of trust in the workplace, especially amidst the growing integration of AI and technology. They also discuss practical strategies for fostering collaboration, enhancing transparency, and addressing interdisciplinary challenges.
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    28 mins
  • Why Future CFOs Must Embrace Generative AI in Finance

    Why Future CFOs Must Embrace Generative AI in Finance
    Jul 15 2024
    Making the most of generative AI will require finance leaders to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls—and taking a hands-on approach can help. Riyaz Kasmani, senior director of data science at Workday, discusses how his team evaluates use cases, as well as other considerations for CFOs. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-future-cfos-must-embrace-generative-ai-finance.html
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    20 mins
  • Everest and Beyond: What Businesses Leaders Need to Know about Gen Z

    Everest and Beyond: What Businesses Leaders Need to Know about Gen Z
    Jul 12 2024
    At the age of 20, Adriana Brownlee achieved her childhood ambition of climbing Everest. Four years later, she’s climbed 13 of the world’s 14 highest mountains and could become the youngest woman to climb them all when she takes on Shisha Pangma later this year. On this episode of the Workday podcast, Adriana joins Patrick Evenden to talk about reaching the roof of the world, what motivates climbers to keep returning to the world’s most dangerous summits, misconceptions about Gen Z, and what business leaders can expect from the next generation.
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    40 mins
  • Elevating MSP Contingent Workforce Programs with Strategic Partnerships

    Elevating MSP Contingent Workforce Programs with Strategic Partnerships
    Jun 25 2024
    On this episode, Workday’s Jess Richter hosts a Q&A with two managed service provider (MSP) experts as they discuss the benefits of partnering with a vendor management system (VMS) on contingent workforce programs. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-elevating-msp-contingent-workforce-programs-with-strategic-partnerships.html
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    23 mins
  • AI for Financial Services: Beyond the Comfort Zone

    AI for Financial Services: Beyond the Comfort Zone
    Jun 24 2024
    While other industries are starting to explore the potential of AI, financial services has been using this technology for years. In many ways, they’re ahead of the curve, since game-changing applications for AI and machine learning in fraud detection and BSA/AML are already broadly in use. In this installment of the podcast series, Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward, we ask what’s next for AI in financial services, what’s possible, and how do we get ahead of the curve again? Vikas Agarwal, financial services risk and regulatory partner at PwC, and Nicole Carrillo, managing director for financial services at Workday, discuss how firms can apply AI to their organization, address the trust gap, and drive revenue streams. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/ai-for-financial-services-beyond-the-comfort-zone.html
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    28 mins