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Mat Diab

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Mat Diab is the founder of WorkAxle, the enterprise workforce management platform powering complex operations at companies like Garda, Certis, and AGI. A Concordia-trained software engineer, he founded WorkAxle in 2017 after engineering stints at IBM and Sun Life Financial, and has been active in the crypto and blockchain space for over a decade, including co-founding HathorSwap, one of the first no-gas decentralized exchanges. He lives in the Montreal area with his partner, two kids, and two cats.

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Mat DiabNov 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Meeting Compliance Deadlines with Speed and Precision

In this video, Mat Diab shares how WorkAxle helped an aviation security customer go live in just two months to meet a critical compliance deadline.
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Mat DiabNov 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM

Optimizing WFM in Aviation Scheduling

We outline the key WFM capabilities in aviation companies : dynamic demand updates, precise resource assignment and compliant schedule modifications.
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Mat DiabOct 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM

One Size Fits None: Why the Future of Enterprise Applications Isn’t a Monolith 

Discover why monolithic HR platforms are holding enterprises back, and how composable systems like WorkAxle are redefining workforce management.
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Mat DiabOct 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Why Fundamentals Matter Before Forecasting

This video explains why skipping the foundational steps in WFM, like scheduling, time capture, and compliance, undermines any demand forecasting efforts.
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Mat DiabOct 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM

Pokémon Go Was Fun, but it Exposed a Major WFM Flaw

Mat Diab explains how location spoofing (popularized by Pokémon Go) reveals a critical flaw in traditional GPS and geofencing-based time tracking systems.
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Mat DiabOct 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Why Compliance is the Core of Modern WFM

In this video we explain why features like scheduling and time capture are only part of the equation
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Mat DiabOct 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Why Extensions, Not Customizations, Drive WFM Success

This video talks about the extensions and customizations in WFM systems and outlines why extensions offer a faster, lower-risk, and more scalable approach
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Mat DiabOct 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM

Why Composable Architecture Matters in WFM

Mat Diab explains how composability streamlines demand forecasting, scheduling, labor optimization, and time capture while reducing change management
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Mat DiabOct 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM

5 Must-Have Features for Retail WFM

Mat Diab outlines five core features that should be present in any retail-focused workforce management solution.
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Mat DiabOct 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Why Configuration Simplicity Is a Must in Modern WFM

In this clip, Mat Diab explains why configuration simplicity is no longer a nice-to-have but actually essential, from overtime rules to union logic.
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