Ep 782: How Smart Teams Stopped Prompting AI and Started Automating Workflows
Ep 782: How Smart Teams Stopped Prompting AI and Started Automating Workflows  
Podcast: Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
Published On: Thu May 21 2026
Description: Want better AI results? The answer isn't to prompt better. (At least, not anymore.) As AI has changed drastically, so too must your company's strategy and implementation plan. Section's Bobby Isaacson joins Everyday AI to lay out the roadmap: helping guide organizations from running like hamsters on the AI treadmill to actually redefining workflows toward agentic automation. How Smart Teams Stopped Prompting AI and Started Automating Workflows -- An Everyday AI chat with Jordan Wilson and Section's Bobby IsaacsonNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageToday's Episode on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:AI Success Metrics in Modern OrganizationsShift from Prompting to Workflow AutomationAdopting Autonomous Agents in EnterprisesImportance of Context Engineering with AITop-Down Leadership for AI TransformationBuilding AI Manifestos vs. AI PoliciesTraining Challenges: Chatbots to Agents EraClosing Skill Gaps: Elite vs. General AI UsersOvercoming Change Management in AI AdoptionFostering Curiosity and Experimentation in AI TeamsTimestamps:00:00 Defining AI success metrics05:19 The shift to context engineering08:16 Leadership setting AI adoption example11:58 CEO commitment to AI integration14:17 Setting clear AI goals19:06 Discussing automation and its challenges20:48 Enterprise AI usage challenges26:00 Leveraging AI for learning27:45 Closing and contact informationKeywords: AI workflow automation, autonomous agents, automating workflows, AI agents, enterprise AI transformation, custom GPTs, prompting AI, context engineering, AI proficiency, AI training, leadership in AI adoption, change management, AI strategy, employee enablement, AI integration, top-down AI approach, organization-wide AI, business process automation, AI-powered briefs, sales automation with AI, agent-based automation, workflow optimization, context sharing, repeatable AI workflows, AI change management strategy, AI use cases, AI in finance, ROI calculator with AI, personalized AI training, skill gap in AI, scaling AI solutions, technology adoption, digital transformation, AI challenges in enterprises, curiosity-driven learning, creative freedom in AI, AI enablement, AI policy vs manifesto, fostering innovation with AI, learning and development AI, AI champions, process innovationSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.