How Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach is pushing employees to get over their fear of AI | Fortune
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How Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach is pushing employees to get over their fear of AI | Fortune
"At the end of it, each of our employees had to write down their own AI training roadmap,"
"So now every manager has a roadmap and an AI plan for every employee to make sure they're embracing it and they're learning about it and they're leveraging it."
"We need to embrace the technology and make sure our employees know it's safe. It's safe to lean in, it's safe to engage and it is what's going to drive a massive change for them in their careers if they embrace it."
"It's all about making sure the human remains in the center of everything we're doing, that AI is just a technology,"
Carl Eschenbach acknowledges widespread employee fear about AI, with roughly half of U.S. workers sharing similar concerns. Workday maintained headcount near 19,500 while positioning itself as an enterprise AI platform for people, money and agents. The company implemented an "everyday AI" training program that required each employee to create a personal AI training roadmap. Managers now hold an AI plan for every employee to ensure learning, adoption and practical use. Follow-up surveys showed increased trust and engagement. Eschenbach emphasizes keeping humans central, assuring employees that AI is a tool that can change careers when embraced.
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