Maria Valero is the editorial strategist for HR topics on Workday’s thought leadership team. She loves to develop content that is helpful and relevant to people leaders' pain points, opportunities, and industry moments to help create a consistent drumbeat of conversation and connection.
Before joining Workday, Maria led global integrated marketing campaigns, where she discovered that thought leadership was her favorite part of that work.
She holds a bachelor's degree in business marketing from the University of Washington.
The modern workplace's overwhelming complexity is driving a critical talent gap and threatening organizational resilience. By leveraging technology to automate the mundane, we empower a new archetype of leader who can focus on cultivating a culture of growth and coaching over traditional management styles.
The world of work is changing fast. To succeed, leading organizations and future-ready professionals are making a commitment to upskilling and lifelong learning to prepare for new jobs and skills requirements of the future.
Discover how L&D and HR leaders are architecting a skills-first future of work, focusing on the strategies and challenges involved in this transformation.
Change is happening fast, and organizations must reskill, redesign, and meet the moment—or be at risk of falling behind. With competing priorities running rampant, these three key areas can help build a future-ready workforce of tomorrow.
Today’s workforce is changing in unprecedented ways. Leaders that adapt now can capture opportunities that attract top talent and position their organizations to succeed in the future.
Frontline workers are the closest to customers, and the human personification of organizations. So why are they often overlooked in employee experience programs? In order to harness the potential of a strong frontline, we first need to close the experience gaps at the source.
When organizations debate return-to-office policies, it’s often in response to productivity pressure. Instead of trying to derive instant gratification from RTO mandates, leaders should focus on purpose-first impact.
When competition for talent is fierce, every hiring decision matters. An effective candidate assessment tool delivers precise, skills-focused insights that help teams choose the right people with confidence.
HR is transforming, and one area ripe for a shift is collaboration. HR leaders who invest time and resources into their relationships with these three functions will be uncovering a competitive edge.
The future of work is evolving rapidly, and HR is leading the charge. As skill needs shift with advances in AI and automation, HR leaders are adopting agile strategies to prepare their workforces for what’s next.
Employee engagement drives productivity, retention, and innovation—but it remains invisible without the right metrics. To make engagement an advantage, HR leaders need the right engagement KPI to turn insights into strategic action.
The transformative power of artificial intelligence on the legal profession starts first with changing mindsets. By shifting mindsets and adopting new tools through AI-powered contract intelligence, legal professionals can usher in unprecedented levels of productivity and efficiency gains.
HR plays a pivotal role in the success of AI within its organizations. These three underrated focus areas will create a competitive edge in the race to realizing the full potential of this technology and position HR as the strategic orchestrator of collective intelligence.
Distinguishing between recruiting and talent acquisition unlocks both immediate hiring success and strategic workforce development. Master this balance to plug critical skill gaps and build the relationships that fuel tomorrow’s growth.
Strategic workforce planning turns uncertainty into opportunity by aligning your talent strategy with evolving business objectives. With a structured framework, companies can anticipate gaps and make data-driven workforce decisions with confidence.
In a world of constantly changing priorities and shifting business demands, it can be dizzying to determine what skills HR professionals need to acquire in order to strategically adapt. Before beginning to help employees, though, they first need to help themselves.
The Financial Times recently recognized Aine Lyons, senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Workday, as one of the Top 20 Legal Intrapreneurs of the Past 20 Years. She credits innovation as the propeller for her current and future legal success.
Talent management synchronizes planning, recruitment, development, and evaluation to keep teams agile and engaged. Learn the key roles, frameworks, and metrics that power a robust talent lifecycle.
Five generations. One workplace. In today’s evolving workforce, engaging employees across age groups isn’t just possible—it’s essential for lasting performance and culture.
Hiring is more competitive, more complex, and more consequential in 2025. HR leaders need a clear, flexible, strategic hiring plan to recruit smarter and build a workforce that can stay adaptable.