In this episode of How Work Works, Kat and Alex talk about what “AI ready work” actually means before you ever touch a tool: clean job architecture, tidy HR data, and clear governance. They unpack the difference between generative and agentic AI using a simple kitchen analogy, and dig into why shadow AI, unowned decisions, and mismatched organisational tone are quietly creating risk inside businesses right now.
They also cover the case for an AI governance council, the ongoing debate over who actually owns AI strategy, which roles are most likely to change in the next five years, and why Alex thinks the biggest surprise about AI won’t be how much it changes work, but how much it doesn’t.
If you’re trying to figure out where AI actually fits in your organisation, and who should be making that call, this conversation is for you.