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I’m redesigning our new people leader journey and trying to create a comprehensive inventory of everything a people leader can do in Workday. I’m not looking for advice specific to my company, but I’m trying to understand what’s available in Workday more broadly.

Is there a Workday document, implementation guide, or reference that lists all of the manager/people leader tasks and capabilities available in Workday? For example, approvals, hiring, promotions, performance reviews, compensation changes, time off, learning, talent reviews, org changes, reporting, etc.

I know every implementation is configured differently, but I’m looking for a master list of the types of manager tasks Workday supports so I can identify what resources we should include in our people leader journey.

If something like this doesn’t exist, how have your organizations documented or inventoried all of the manager-facing Workday capabilities? Thanks!

I’m redesigning a “New to People Leadership” experience for 2026 at a large, mature organization and would love to hear what others are seeing work well.

We’re not starting from scratch—we already have established leadership programs, AI resources, performance processes, and manager toolkits. The challenge is modernizing the experience so it reflects what first-time managers actually need today.

For those of you in L&D, Talent Development, HR, or leadership enablement:

What topics are absolutely essential for new managers in 2026?

What content do organizations typically overinvest in or underinvest in?

How are you incorporating GenAI into manager development (if at all)?

What skills are becoming more important as organizations become more matrixed, decentralized, and cross-functional?

If you could redesign your new manager curriculum
from the ground up, what would you do differently?

I’m especially interested in perspectives from large organizations and tech companies, but I’d love to hear what’s working (or not working) across industries.

Thanks in advance for any lessons learned, mistakes to avoid, or trends you’re seeing.