What's up with that 4-day week?
Tips on how to approach a 4-day week for your team
Hey you,
The UAE adopted 4.5 day week just recently. This was the first nation-wide move towards a shorter than 5 days work week and thus a HUGE change. While we’ve been talking for shorter than 5 days work weeks for a while now, Scotland, Spain and Iceland have started nation-wide experiments and many companies already adopted a 4-day work week as a benefit.
As the world of work is moving towards a shorter work week, I’ve dug into the different ways companies offer and structure more time off or time for reflection and learning into their busy schedules.
👉 This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently by Michelle Fox at CNBC
Top Takeaways: Short video interview with Bolt’s CEO on their introduction of the 4-day work week; Ryan Breslow shares that Bolt wants to work like lions, not like cows - worth a listen!
👉 A four-day work week: is it really worth it? by Sarah Benstead
Top Takeaways: A reflection on the pro’s and con’s of a 4-day work week, pointing out risks that you should take into account when introducing it (so you can mitigate them)
👉 The Four-Day Work Week is Coming: How to Prepare and Experiment Today by Hunter McKinley
Top Takeaways: A bit of history and a whole lot of stats (useful when you are looking for evidence on why 4-days work week maybe beneficial), also some tips on implementation
👉 A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek by Ashley Whillans and Charlotte Lockhart
Top Takeaways: A pretty comprehensive HBR guide to introducing 4-day work week!
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Have a great start to your week!
Darja
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