Unsafe Harbor: a podcast about Workday

In this episode, we’ll talk to the one and only, Dana Nairn. Dana is a Principal Advisor on Kognitiv's Implementation Services team. She’s been in the ecosystem for almost 11 years. Let’s be real, you have probably already heard of Dana or have seen one of her posts on LinkedIn. I mean, she’s the #WorkdayWoman after all.  

This was a really fun conversation. We cover some of the recent changes to the Workday Pro Certifications, Public GMS tenants going away, what it’s like working for a WD Partner versus a customer, and more. With all of that out of the way, here is my conversation with Dana Nairn

Dana's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dananairnworkdaywoman/

Christian's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiandelcid/

In this episode, we’ll be talking to Dani DeMaio. Dani is the Global Director of People Technology & Systems for a customer in the Tech industry. She has been in the ecosystem for almost 7 years and is a regular attendee at the Houston Regional User Group. 

Dani’s experience is really interesting. She’s definitely played a player-coach role within the ecosystem and she’s able to almost effortlessly go from talking about detailed Workday configuration to then talking about how to strategically deploy features. 

I think her perspective and experience has fully prepared her for navigating the world of Mergers & Acquisitions, which is a lot of what we cover in this conversation. Here's my conversation with Dani.

Dani's LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/danijdemaio/

Christian's LinkedIn -⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiandelcid/⁠

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Unsafe Harbor podcast! In this episode, we’ll be talking to Greg Higgins, Manager of HRIS Solutions & Analytics for a pretty big customer. He has been in the ecosystem for almost 10 years and is a regular speaker at Workday events like Rising and Regional User Groups. 

I’m super excited for this episode because we get to talk about one of my favorite things in Workday: Discovery Boards. We’ll cover the good, the bad, the ugly, and we even talk through how Discovery Boards could improve.

In this episode, we’ll be talking to Joshua Alexander. Joshua is an Account Executive at Syssero. I initially met Joshua while he was a recruiter for Syssero and he’s easily become one of my favorite people in the ecosystem. 

Since Joshua gets to connect with both hiring managers & candidates, he has such a fascinating perspective of the current state of the Workday world. On this episode, we talk recent shifts in the ecosystem, seasonal trends, and skills that are growing in demand. Here’s my conversation with Joshua. 

Connect with Joshua:

Joshua's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-l-alexander-a9a39123a/

Connect with Christian:

Christian's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiandelcid/

Christian's Twitter/X - https://x.com/cdelcid21

In this episode, we’ll be talking to Shannon Whitley. Shannon is a Director of People Operations & Systems in the Tech space. He has been in the ecosystem for 10+ years and has been part of multiple Workday implementations. 

I initially learned about Shannon through his Boomerang integration and WOW, am I glad that I found out about his LinkedIn & Github pages. Shannon might be one of the best when it comes to creating contributed solutions. Be sure to check out Shannon’s LinkedIn & Github pages. 

Just as a heads up, this conversation happened before Workday Rising this year. We do talk about technical tools and AI but obviously, we don’t cover anything that was announced at Rising.

Connect with Shannon:

Shannon's LinkedIn

Shannon's GitHub

Connect with Christian:

Christian's LinkedIn

Christian's Twitter

In this episode, we’ll be talking to Keith Bitikofer. Keith is a wealth of Workday knowledge and insight. He is the author of the book “Workday Gold: Software Support Model Edition”, he’s been a regular speaker at Workday Rising & DevCon, and he’s personally coached dozens of people across the ecosystem. 

With his 30+ years of IT experience and his experience being Early Adopters to functionality like Workday Learning, Prism, & Extend, Keith has a developed unique perspective on where the ecosystem has been and where it could potentially go. I’m so thrilled to share my conversation with Keith.

Be sure to connect with Keith:

Website

LinkedIn

Keith's Book

Keith's Presentations

Connect with Christian:

LinkedIn

Twitter/X

In this episode, we’ll be talking to Scott Lawrence, who is an HRIS Supervisor supporting a fast-growing customer in the waste management space. If you spend any time on LinkedIn, you’ve probably seen one of his posts or solutions ranging from topics like Workday Worksheets to Security Reports. Scott holds Workday Certifications in HCM & Security but he’s also a master documenter and teacher. 

Scott has quickly become one of my favorite follows on LinkedIn. If you haven’t yet connected with him on LinkedIn, I would highly, highly recommend it.

Connect with Scott:

Scott's LinkedIn

Scott's Website

Connect with Christian

Christian's LinkedIn

Christian's Twitter