What are the biggest risks CFOs face? What should they be optimistic about? Ian Bremmer, political scientist, author, and frequent news and talk show guest, shared his insights at our CFO dinner in Washington D.C. Read his thoughts on the rise of China, the G7 and Trump-Kim summits, technology innovation, and how CFOs can best prepare—and make a difference—in today’s turbulent world.
Designit, a Copenhagen-based design firm, knew that a single, unified system for both finance and HR was critical to support its global growth. And given its area of expertise, user experience and design were particularly important attributes. Rasmus Moller Sorensen, executive director at Designit, discusses the company’s deployment of Workday and its journey toward digital transformation.
Attracting and retaining the best talent can be particularly challenging in the professional services industry, where firms are looking for people with unique skills and even security clearances. In this interview, Sarah St. Clair, vice president of people services at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the firm’s people-focused culture and how Workday helps support it.
The Wall Street Journal CFO Network annual meeting in Washington D.C. came at an interesting time. U.S. President Donald Trump was meeting with North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, and the G7 Summit had wrapped up just days before. Learn what CFOs and private and public sector panelists discussed around these topics, in addition to accounting standards, blockchain technologies, cybersecurity, and more.
Focus, precision, and perseverance are essential in golf, and those who create golf equipment must apply the same principles to their innovations. Laura Garrett, SVP of global HR at TaylorMade, shares how the company takes an innovative approach to everything it creates—from great products to employee experiences.
Effectively handling growth means thoughtfully approaching scaling, which is about more than just piling on more people and resources. That can actually slow your professional services’ firm down if you don’t create sustainable business practices and processes that revolve around consistent, reliable data.
The world of work is evolving, and the skills needed in today’s workforce have changed. With this new reality, Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University (ASU), is guiding the institution’s transformation into one of the nation’s most innovative research universities. In this interview, he shares his views on the future of higher education, the importance of lifelong learning, and the role that technology plays.
Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Adaptive Insights, a leading cloud-based platform for modernizing business planning. With this incredible team and their industry-leading technology unified with Workday, we will accelerate customers’ finance and business transformations across the organization through a powerful combination of integrated planning and a complete finance suite of products.
Innovation is critical to the success of our customers and our company, which is why Workday invests big in innovation, recently announcing a $250 million fund for Workday Ventures. Brittany Skoda, who just joined our team as vice president of investments, shares her thoughts on Workday Ventures, the need for diversity in the venture capital community, and why you’d better bring your game if you get the opportunity to golf with her.
We’re excited to announce another step in Workday’s efforts to continually invest in machine learning with the acquisition of Rallyteam!
It’s no longer a question of whether to adopt cloud applications, but how to migrate to them from on-premise systems. In a global study conducted by CIO.com, IT leaders from midsized to enterprise-level companies reveal the benefits gained from migrating to the cloud, practical steps for the migration, and best practices. Read the report to learn more.
There’s an “upskilling movement” underway in the U.S., involving thousands of companies and organizations. Jaime Fall explains what’s behind the movement, the return-on-investment companies have seen by upskilling their workers, and how businesses and educators can work together more closely to develop upskilling partnerships and programs that work.
We’re excited to announce that once again, Workday has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises. We believe this reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering a financial management system that helps our customers manage risk, identify new opportunities, and keep pace with change.