By Kathi Enderes, SVP Research and Global Industry Analyst with comments by Josh Bersin The Workday Innovation Summit 2025 was more than an analyst meeting: it was a signal that Workday is attempting a full-scale reinvention. Under CEO Carl Eschenbach and Board Chair Aneel Bhusri, Workday is shifting from a product-centric model to an ... Read more» The post The Workday Economy – A Bold New Strategy Emerges appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
Today we are making two momentous announcements about Galileo®, both focused on making Galileo available “in your flow of work.” First, we are announcing the deep integration of Galileo into the ServiceNow AI platform, known asNow Assist. This means any user of Now Assist can ask questions about HR, leadership, ... Read more» The post Galileo Now Embedded Into ServiceNow and HiBob appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
As AI Agents proliferate through our companies, Workday wants to make your life easier: the Workday Agent System of Record. This new toolset lets companies register, manage, provision, control, and train AI agents throughout the enterprise. It’s like a workforce management system for our “digital employees.” Consider how the landscape is changing. Companies are ... Read more» The post Workday Makes A Play To Manage Your AI Agents appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
This week SuccessFactors announced a vast array of new features, focused on taking the lead in the red hot HCM war against Workday, Oracle, and others. These capabilities fall into four areas, each of which bring SAP into a leading position in many areas of the global HCM market. (Product details here.) As ... Read more» The post SuccessFactors Leapfrogs HCM Capabilities: AI, Skills, Talent Intelligence, And More appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
This week Workday and Salesforce announced a major partnership, focused on integrating these two major enterprise systems to get ahead of the increasing demand for integrated AI. What did they announce? Two big things. First, the companies are going to integrate their data platforms. Salesforce holds vast amounts of sales and customer data (leads, ... Read more» The post Workday Salesforce Partnership: Teaming Up For Enterprise AI appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
This week UKG announced a layoff of approximately 2100 people (out of 15,000) in a strategic move to focus on even larger growth opportunities. As AI sweeps the technology industry, I think we’ll see more of this to come. And only a few days later, Intuit announced the layoff of 1,800 people, explaining the ... Read more» The post UKG 14% Reduction In Force: A Growth Move (And Intuit Update) appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
Workday unveils its AI architecture and moves from "product-led" to "market-led" growth. A transformation is taking place.| JOSH BERSIN
For many years companies with global employees have relied on “Employer of Record” (EOR) providers to help hire, manage, pay, and reward employees in remote countries. These EOR vendors, many of which started as service providers, set up business entities in different countries and enable companies to hire employees in these countries without ... Read more» The post EOR Provider Deel Expands Into HCM (and Payroll) appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.| JOSH BERSIN
SAP-SuccessFactors AI strategy is ahead of its competitors, enabling HCM customers to leverage AI in many functional areas.| JOSH BERSIN