Workforce Management and Employee Engagement Strategy Tips

Get Your Shift Together

Written by Mat Diab | Nov 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM

In this episode, Mat Diab dives into a small detail with major impact: metadata on shifts. Most enterprise WFM systems only capture basic shift info like start time, end time, and who’s working...but that’s not enough for AI to do its job.

He explains how adding contextual information like tags, cost groups, subgroups, work packages, even floor or tool data can transform your shift data from static to strategic.

You’ll learn:

  • Why AI requires well-labeled data to deliver value
  • What kinds of tags and metadata modern WFM systems should support
  • How WorkAxle enables granular shift labeling without rigid structures
  • How this approach powers stronger reporting and future-ready AI agents

Agents are only getting more powerful week over week. So imagine a year from now, two years from now...You want to make sure that by the time you incorporate AI tooling into your stack, you have your shift together.

Watch the full clip to see how tagging your shifts now can unlock serious AI leverage down the line.