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Sign Up Today 2020 has been an uncertain time for businesses as they and their HR teams navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout. For some leaders, however, it’s also been a time of opportunity to pivot their organizations and embrace continuous innovation, including technologies such as digital assistants, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. At Oracle, we’ve been privy to these transformations over the past six months, helping numerous...

The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted wide-ranging impacts on how we learn over the past few months, forcing leaders to adopt new business strategies. Institutions of higher learning have been among those impacted the greatest, especially since they’ve long relied on in-person instruction and student engagement as a part of their vibrant campus cultures.  Many college campuses were affected by COVID-19 in the first three months of this year as the pandemic spread, causing...

What’s on your mind as September begins and summer almost at its end? With a combination of the holiday season, 2021, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic all at once, there’s no doubt a long to-do list as you navigate your workforce and organization’s future.  We’re here to engage you in your journey and have a calendar of virtual events planned for the month ahead. Take a look and we’ll see you online!  Featured Event: Oracle Live | September 29 | 9am PTJoin Steve Miranda,...

Do you run PeopleSoft or E-Business Suite? While both serve your business, you may also be interested in what the cloud provides in today’s unpredictable world. As the COVID-19 pandemic brings HR teams to the forefront and requires businesses to be agile, you want to be best prepared for what lies ahead. We understand these challenges and in response, have organized two Cloud Virtual Summits for August 19th and 20th where you’ll hear from key Oracle leadership including Chris...

Are you looking to move your HR technology workloads to the cloud?  Do the upcoming months look uncertain as a higher education executive?  Is organizational agility an ongoing concern?  No matter what questions you’re asking in your virtual boardrooms these days, we’ve likely got the answer. Join us for these upcoming webinars as we help you navigate the uncertainty of these times.  Building Resiliency in Higher Education’s New Normal | August 12 | 11am PT: Join us for the first...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change how companies conduct business. Undoubtedly as a leader, you’re looking for the best resources to help guide you through uncertain times. Check out some of the events we’ve planned this summer, no matter where you might be.  Prepare for the New Workplace with Oracle’s Employee Care Package | July 14 | 11:30 am PST: Learn how Oracle customer and leading global manufacturer, marketer, and distributor Bimeda Holdings is using our Oracle...

If you’re a business leader, the effects of events over the last few months may have left you with an unparalleled level of exhaustion and uncertainty. What’s more, these events have yet to conclude, continuing to place the prospect of layoffs and furloughs atop business concerns. Speak to any other leader and the conclusions are clear—what’s happening now isn’t going away any time soon.  Today’s business disruptions however, don’t need to bring your organization’s operations...

The workplace has never been more diverse. Just a generation or two ago, the idea of working across truly global businesses with flexible working hours and no default retirement age, would have been unimaginable. Now, that’s just standard practice. With the addition of Gen Z to the workforce and the rise of Generation R, a large group of individuals who, during the COVID-19 lockdown, have developed new skills, embraced new paradigms, and have re-adjusted their worldview, the...

Sign up for the webinar Society is hoping for some return to normalcy as COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders begin to lift. However, with pre-pandemic life unlikely to return until a vaccine is found, new adjustments and approaches are necessary to ensure safety, especially as people venture out of their homes to shop, socialize with friends, or eat out. New adjustments and approaches are also on the minds of HR leaders as they reopen their offices to their workforce. Beyond re-bo...