The Workforce Management Podcast
The Workforce Management Podcast discusses the technologies, strategies and everything you need to know about workforce management, including time and attendance, employee scheduling, labour demand forecasting, workforce analytics and much more. We pay particular attention to AI and how that is changing the landscape.
We aim to help you navigate through the complex Workforce Management world, tackle the most pressing questions and give you a complete understanding of all the aspects involved in the subject.
The Workforce Management Podcast
AI Value Track - Episode 1
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Welcome to the first episode of our brand new podcast series: The AI Value Track.
In Episode 1, host Simon Hedaux (Co-Founder at ReThink ReThink Productivity) is joined by our very own, Ian Hogg (CEO at ShopWorks) and Ed Hogg (CEO at SolvedBy.AI) for a no-nonsense conversation about:
- Clear definition of AI and human‑in‑the‑loop
- Where AI adds value across knowledge work
- Culture over tech as the main blocker
- Data readiness and training data basics
- Governance to reduce shadow AI risks
- Leaders modelling tools and setting objectives
- Selecting first three use cases aligned to KPIs
- Measuring adherence to AI recommendations
- Balancing efficiency vs productivity for trust and ROI
- Practical rollout: owners, feedback loops, training
This isn’t about hype — it’s about making AI useful and accessible. If you’re just getting started or thinking “we should probably be doing something with AI”, this one’s for you.
The Workforce Management Podcast is delivered to you by ShopWorks Workforce Solutions, provider of cloud-based Workforce Management Software, Time and Attendance Software, Employee Scheduling Software and Labour Demand Forecasting for the modern workforce manager.