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The world of work hasn’t just changed; it’s being radically redefined. Between the surge of AI, shifting workforce expectations, and the dawn of human-machine collaboration, the old leadership playbooks are obsolete. The Future of Work Podcast moves beyond the buzzwords to deliver insights from the architects of the new work day. Each episode, we sit down with C-suite executives, AI innovators, and industry pioneers to expose the friction between legacy thinking and the future of business. We ignore the tech specs to focus on what matters: the industry trends, cultural shifts, and leadership opportunities required to thrive in an unpredictable landscape. This isn't a conversation about tools—it's a conversation about the future of your organization. Stop guessing and start leading.

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The End of Walled Gardens: Future-Proofing AI for CIOs

2026/10/06

The walled garden model built double-digit-billion-dollar software companies, but it won't survive the shift from human users to AI agents. Rogerio Almeida and Tod Sacerdoti explain why traditional walled gardens fall short in an agentic world and how open standards like MCP redefine the future of enterprise ERP platforms.

Beyond the Rules: AI Governance, Human Judgement, and the Future of Work

2026/09/29

Workday Chief Responsible AI Officer Kelly Trindel and SAS VP of AI Ethics, Governance, and Social Impact Reggie Townsend explore how the choices organizations make about AI today will shape how people work tomorrow. From preserving human judgment and developing future leaders to translating organizational values into practice, they discuss why responsible AI governance requires looking beyond what technology can do—or regulation allows—to what kind of workplace we want AI to help create.

Why AI Adoption Is Failing at the Point of Work

2026/09/22

AI usage is up across the enterprise—but according to Workday's Global Research, 82% of employees say their AI tools still feel disconnected from their actual, day-to-day work, creating the very friction AI was supposed to remove. In this episode of Future of Work, Nancy Weitl, VP of HCM Products at Workday, is joined by Stacey Harris, HR Industry Analyst and Chief Research Officer at Sapient Insights, to unpack why "busy with AI" isn't the same as productive, why most companies are tracking the wrong AI metrics entirely, and what it actually takes to close the value gap.

What Happens When HR Leads AI Transformation?

2026/09/15

Most companies leave HR out of AI strategy until the big decisions are made, and then wonder why their tech investments yield minimal enterprise returns. Atlassian’s Avani Prabhakar joins Workday’s Ashley Goldsmith to explain why traditional HR models are becoming obsolete, and how human-first leadership is the only way to unlock AI value.

Why 90% of AI's Value Has Nothing to Do With the Model

2026/09/08

Most enterprise AI strategies chase the newest frontier model. Author and analyst Jon Reed says that's backwards. In this episode, Reed sits down with Workday's Jon Lexa to deconstruct why 90% of AI's real value comes from the system you build around the model, not the model itself, and what it takes to ground that system in real-time organizational truth.

How Agents are Redefining the Developer Experience

2026/09/01

In this episode, Workday leaders Dean Arnold and Jay Wieczorkowski reveal how a new era of agentic AI allows anyone to build custom, production-ready enterprise workflows using simple, natural-language prompts. Discover how open standards finally eliminate the trade-off between lightning-fast AI innovation and ironclad enterprise trust.

Paradigm CEO on Governing AI Before It Governs You

2026/08/25

Paradigm CEO Joelle Emerson joins Workday SVP of Product Max Wessel to explain why treating AI as a budget-cutting tool is a mistake, and how governing AI intent turns adoption into real growth instead of headcount reduction.

Why Boardroom AI Strategies Fail Frontline Workers

2026/08/18

Are you deploying new enterprise technology, only to realize the teams you intended to help are left drowning in bureaucracy? Join Adam Godson, General Manager of Talent Acquisition at Workday, to dismantle the friction of legacy workflows. While standard tools focus purely on volume efficiency, true enterprise value requires building from real user behavior, not boardroom assumptions.

Is Legacy Workforce Planning Sabotaging the AI Enterprise?

2026/08/11

In this episode, Workday Chief Learning Officer Chris Ernst and Censia Executive Intelligence President Monica Bua discuss how AI has democratized information, shifting the corporate premium from data management to human judgment. They argue that organizations must pivot from legacy workforce planning to capability planning to effectively redesign work for an AI-native future.

AI Regulation Is At Your Doorstep: Is Your Business Ready?

2026/08/04

AI regulation is moving at breakneck speed, and for many organizations, the default response has been to wait, watch, and react. But in an era where trust is the ultimate currency, standing on the sidelines isn’t just passive—it’s a competitive disadvantage. In this episode, Workday’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chandler Morse, and Aine Lyons, SVP & Deputy General Counsel cut through the regulatory noise. They move beyond the anxiety surrounding AI to explore how industry leaders can transform compliance from a burden into a strategic advantage.

How to Fix AI Overload & Copy-Paste Chaos with Ray Wang

2026/07/28

Evisort Co-Founder Jerry Ting and Constellation Research Chairman Ray Wang unpack the hidden chaos of the "copy and paste economy" stealing time from modern teams. Learn why adding more tools isn't the answer and how to map processes, fix data silos, and achieve AI ROI.

How Do You Build AI That Preserves Human Dignity?

2026/07/21

Workday’s Chief Responsible AI Officer Kelly Trindel and Data Nutrition Project founder Kasia Chmielinski explore how to design and deploy AI in ways that protect human dignity rather than erode it. They dig into practical questions leaders face right now: how to keep humans truly “in the loop,” avoid blindly trusting AI, set meaningful guardrails, and use data responsibly while we shift from managing teams of people to teams of people and AI.

What Are the Hiring Rules for "The Great Stay"?

2026/07/14

Workday’s Josh Secrest and Chad Moutray, Head of Research at the National Restaurant Association, dive into a new report uncovering the real financial impact of understaffing, and how technology empowers frontline managers. Together, they explore game-changing frontline metrics and explain how empowering managers with automated technology drives true operational growth.

Why AI is Legal’s New Competitive Advantage

2026/07/07

Workday's Aine Lyons sits down with legal ops pioneer Mary O'Carroll to dive into the balance of innovation and risk in the legal profession. Together, they tackle what's really holding legal teams back, why bad data is the biggest barrier to ROI, and how the most forward-thinking legal leaders are building their competitive edge right now.

A Conversation with Workday’s New Chief AI Officer

2026/06/30

Michelle Dawkins sat down with Joel Hellermark to explore why simply putting an AI assistant on every desk won't deliver true transformation, and how organizations can escape the "copy-paste economy" that currently drains over seven hours of employee productivity every week.

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savvy_entrepreneur 2021/08/31

Not just business

This is a podcast where you think it will be all "business-y", and yes, it is. But so much of what they cover can be applied to your personal life. Th...

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