As the Chief Strategy Officer at Workday, Pete Schlampp says that his “most important job is to look ahead and say, what’s the world gonna look like five years from now?” By listening to Workday employees and customers, Pete is helping to align the company’s products and services with what the market will demand in 2027 and beyond. Pete and Bob talk “the acceleration gap” customers are in right now, the rise of the employee voice, the power of co-creation, and more.
The Big Themes:
- The way business leaders think about their businesses is changing: the rise of the employee voice, remote work, AI and ML and automation, and many other factors are at play here.
- The acceleration gap: the gap between what customers tell Workday they need to do, and what they feel like they’re able to do with their existing systems.
- Looking to the future: by doing a “listening tour” and then synthesizing what he heard, Pete seeks to look into the future and help Workday prepare for what’s ahead.
The Big Quote: “A really exciting thing about the technology world is, we get to make our future.”
