Blog: From Consultant to Sales Leader: A Career Path More Workday Professionals Should Consider
Most Workday professionals assume the technical ladder only goes one direction: deeper specialization. But what if it doesn’t? In this episode of Workday Gold, I sat down with Chris Lennon, Regional Sales Director at Kainos, to talk about his journey from QA tester to consultant, to product owner, to sales leader. And here’s what stood […]
Blog: What 14 Years in the Workday Ecosystem Teaches You About What Really Matters
One of the things I love most about the Workday ecosystem is that no two careers look the same. In this episode of Workday Gold, I sat down with James Beattie, who has worked as a partner consultant, independent contractor, and internal product lead, and his journey highlights why that variety matters. One major takeaway […]
Blog: AI Isn’t Replacing Workday, It’s Changing How We Use It
There’s been a lot of noise lately about AI “killing” ERP systems. It makes for a good headline, but it misses what’s actually happening on the ground. In this episode of Workday Gold, Christian Delcid and I talked through a more realistic model. ERP systems are built on three layers: data, business logic, and the […]
Blog: You’re Probably Not Stuck, You Just Can’t See the Options Yet
One of the most common things I hear from Workday professionals is, “I feel stuck.” Stuck in a role. Stuck in a specialty. Stuck in one corner of the ecosystem with no clear next step. In this episode of Workday Gold, Christian Delcid and I talk about why that feeling is often misleading. The Workday […]
Blog: Why Visualizing Workday Solutions Early Changes Everything
One of the biggest challenges in Workday Extend projects isn’t configuration, it’s communication. Business leaders often know what they want to achieve, HR and finance teams understand the outcomes they need, and Workday experts know how to build it. The problem is that those groups don’t always speak the same language. Requirements documents, spreadsheets, and […]
Blog: You Don’t Need to Know Everything to Succeed in Workday
One of the most common myths in the Workday ecosystem is that great professionals know everything. Every module. Every edge case. Every release note. The reality is very different. In this episode of Workday Gold, I sat down with Stephen Timmons, a senior HRIS analyst whose career started in HR operations and evolved into deep […]
Blog: Extend, Agents, Sana, Flowise, Pipedream, and the Future of Workday
Workday customers are at an interesting crossroads. On one hand, the platform keeps expanding with powerful standard functionality. On the other, organizations are facing real-world problems that don’t always fit neatly into the box. In this episode of Workday Gold, I sat down with Rick Leunisse, co-founder of Incubane, to talk about what’s actually changing […]
Blog: From Ticket Closer to Architect: What It Really Takes to Grow in a Workday Career
Careers in the Workday ecosystem rarely follow a straight line. In my recent conversation with Michael Domingo, Senior Manager of HR Technology Engineering at CVS Health, we talked openly about what real growth looks like, and why some of the most valuable career moves don’t come with a bigger title. Michael started his career deep […]
Blog: The Future of Workday Consulting: Smaller Teams, Smarter Systems, Faster Outcomes
Workday customers want the same thing every software buyer wants today — faster results, lower costs, and less manual effort. But the consulting model many of us grew up with was built for long timelines, large teams, and highly manual configuration work. That reality is changing, and it is changing quickly. In this week’s episode, […]
Blog: Building Better Reporting in Workday: Lessons From the Trenches
Workday reporting is one of those areas where the learning curve is steep but incredibly rewarding. Many new report writers assume they can simply transfer their SQL, Excel, or Power BI skills into Workday and get the same results. What they quickly discover is that Workday has its own logic, its own rules, and a […]