ReThink Productivity Podcast
Join Simon Hedaux, Co-Founder of ReThink Productivity, alongside a network of industry leaders, innovators, and clients as they share proven strategies to build smarter, leaner, and more profitable organisations.
Whether you lead Operations, Strategy, or HR, this podcast delivers the tactical advice and real-world data you need to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and on-the-ground execution.
What to Expect Every Month:
Early Month: The Productivity Pulse
- Data-Driven Action: Hear directly from our internal experts—Sue, Simon, and James—as they share real-world trends, fresh data findings, and actionable productivity insights emerging straight from live projects.
- Align & Engage: Discover practical ways to connect head office goals with frontline execution, ensuring every team member is pulling in the same direction.
- Real-World Wins: Get tactical advice and success stories from organisations that have successfully unlocked transformative productivity.
Late Month: The Industry Guest Spotlight
- Elevated Insights: We sit down with industry experts, trailblazing leaders, and clients to tackle the macro trends shaping business today.
- Deep-Dive Content: Move beyond surface-level metrics to explore complex, data-driven insights covering customer behaviour, market shifts, and evolving industry standards.
Ready to transform your business? Subscribe today and get the tools to power your organisation's potential.
Episodes
325 episodes
Productivity Pulse Episode 8 - Countdown to the Productivity Forum 2026!
The countdown is officially on. We are just two months away from the annual Productivity Forum on September 10th in Birmingham, and this week on The Productivity Pulse, we’re giving you an exclusive sneak peek at what’s i...
Basket & Barometer June 2026
Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatWe take a look at May’s retail and economic signals, where the mood stay...
Productivity Pulse Episode 7 - ReThink Academy
What separates guesswork from actual, sustainable efficiency? Professional training.In this episode, our resident experts—Sue,
Basket & Barometer May 2026
Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatApril’s numbers look grim on the surface, but Easter timing shifts spend...
Productivity Pulse: Retail Technology Show Live 2026
We recorded our first live ReThink Productivity podcast at the Retail Technology Show after-show party, talking candidly about what retail tech is actually doing for productivity right now.
The ReThink Productivity Retail Report 2026 and NotebookLM
We gave Notebook LM our first ReThink Productivity Retail ReportNotebookLM digs into why shops can look perfectly staffed and still fail you at the checkout or on the shop floor, then trace the problem back to how retail measures efficie...
Basket & Barometer April 2026
Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatWe read the March 2026 retail and economic data against a month shaped b...
Productivity Pulse Future Ready Retail Benchmarking Report SPECIAL
Sue, Simon, & James share the top-line fin...
Productivity Pulse 6
Hear directly from our experts—Sue, Simon, & James...
Basket & Barometer March 2026
Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatThey break down why February 2026 turns into a tough month for UK re...
Productivity Pulse Nov 2025 - Feb 2026 NotebookLM Summary
We gave NotebookLM our Productivity Pulse podcasts from November 2025 to February 2026 with Sue, Simon, & <...
Productivity Pulse Episode 5
Hear directly from our experts—Sue, Simon, & James...
Basket & Barometer Nov 2025 - Jan 2026 NotebookLM Summary
We gave NotebookLM our podcasts from November 2025 to February 2026 with Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and this is what it came up with...We test a h...
Basket & Barometer February 2026
Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatA cautious consumer shows up in January with fewer trips but bigge...
Productivity Pulse Episode 4
Hear directly from our experts—Sue, Simon, & James...
Using MTM To Improve Methods, Not Just Set Time
We explore with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and Ed Thompson how MTM drives method...
Basket & Barometer January 2026
Building on the success of footfall insights we broaden the conversation with the Basket & Barometer podcast. Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights...
How MTM Really Works: From Motions To Time
We dig into how MTM turns micro motions into fair, consistent time standards with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and
Productivity Pulse Episode 3
Hear directly from our experts—Sue, Simon, & James...
What Is MTM And Why It Still Matters
We unpack Method Time Measurement (MTM) with ReThink Productivity’s Simon Woodfield and Ed Thompson<...
Basket & Barometer December 2025
Building on the success of footfall insights we broaden the conversation with the Basket & Barometer podcast. Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights...
Productivity Pulse Episode 2
Hear directly from our experts—Sue, Simon, & James...
The What, When, Why & How Of A Time And Motion Study
We gave NotebookLM our record breaking blog to see what happened when they turned it into a podcast...We examine how modern time and motion studies expose hidden waste, translate seconds into savings, and protect sustainable pace. From T...
