Workday's new product head hopes he can make you like Workday

Today, I’m talking with Gerrit Kazmaier, the brand-new president of product and technology at Workday. Gerrit’s new on the job, maybe a little bit braver than most, and to his credit he came on the show and took the heat. We spent a lot of time talking about what enterprise software really is, what it does and why it has a reputation of being so deeply frustrating for so many people. 

Links: 

• Workday names Gerrit Kazmaier president of product and technology | Workday
• AI Index Report | Stanford HAI
• IBM AI Study | IBM
• How generative AI will impact the future of work | Workday
• Workday launches platform for companies to manage all of their AI agents | TechCrunch
• Everyone hates Workday | Business Insider
• Judge: Workday must face novel AI bias lawsuit | Reuters
• Workday lays off 1,750, 8.5% of employees, in AI push | Associated Press
• Why Workday's CEO made a layoff decision to invest in AI | FastCompany

Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/667538

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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