Human Resources Edition
Q4 Highlights | Workday Rising Recap | Agentic AI | October Events
Q4 Highlights
Planning Customers
6,800+
5,925+
HCM Customers
3,625+
Talent Optimization Customers
For those that were able to join us in-person or virtually, thank you for spending time learning about the innovation we will be delivering in the next 12 months and beyond. I always leave so excited for what's to come and motivated to help you all prepare to intake what's coming and launch it to your business.
For those who were't able to join us, I also wanted to be sure you were plugged in for all of our key announcements, so I've provided the industry recaps and a few of my key takeaways below.
Workday is an AI company, we've long had AI embedded in the platform and now we are doubling down to deliver a best in-class agentic experience to you and your teams. Getting information into your hands quicker, so you can work more efficiently.
Rising Recap
Agentic AI for your Business
I continue to get asked by customers what we mean when we say “agent” or “agentic” and an example that came to me during Rising seemed to resonate with those I shared it with.
Here it is: Think of any agent as a Roomba…it’s role is to vacuum, it’s task is the space / room you put it in, it surveys surroundings to complete this task but then sometimes it gets stuck under the couch or in a small space and then human intervention is required.
That’s also what agents do. They have a specific role (managed like a people role in WDAY), they are trained for a specific task, and complete said task, but sometimes human intervention is required to better train them or course correct if not executing their tasks as you need.
Understanding this is important because we are doubling down on agents (contract and recruiting agents are GA today) and releasing the below agents for EA by end of year with GA slated for 2026.
They will be available through a flex credit model which I’m happy to speak more with you and your teams about if interested.
Christian’s Picks
My Top Events for October
with Workforce Planning AI Analytics
Thursday, October 16 at 12:00pm CST
It’s planning season, so if you haven’t started headcount planning for 2026 yet, it’s right around the corner. The process is typically manual and a sometimes not so graceful tango between your team and your peers in Finance. There is an alternative and in this session will dive into all things Workforce Planning including:
Achieving a holistic view of your workforce with the insights needed to get ahead of "hot spots" like unwanted attrition or declining employee engagement.
Optimizing the value your workforce delivers through data-driven planning with complete visibility to headcount and cost of workforce throughout the organization.
How workforce planning can provide seamless headcount reconciliation at the end of a planning periods.
Streamline your Plan to Hire Process
with AI
Thursday, Oct 9 at 12:00 PM CT
Join us as we dive into how teams can leverage our TA tools to incorporate the latest recruiting strategies and concepts. We’ll also discuss building exceptional teams from workforce planning to new hire onboarding, and how to gain comprehensive insights across your entire talent management lifecycle.
Automating + Optimizing Talent Acquisition
Guide to 2025R2
for HR and People Teams
Tuesday, Oct 21 at 12:00 PM CT
Join us for this exclusive webinar as we dive into the Workday 2025R2 release. We'll show you the newest features and demonstrate how they can help you achieve your goals.
Thanks for reading,
Christian
Let’s keep in touch!