Shorter workweek and Singapore
A new episode of the Singapore Straits Times' Work Talk Podcast takes on the 4-day week. I talk about it along with "Ms Louisa Lee, CEO of DP
A note on Emily Peck’s “The needle isn’t moving on four-day workweeks”
In Axios, Emily Peck makes the case that "The needle isn’t moving on four-day workweeks." Despite the press that it's getting, she argues, the number of postings of
Talking about the 4-day week on “Where We Live”
This morning I was on Connecticut Public Radio's "Where We Live" with Lucy Nalpathanchil, talking about the 4-day week and the future of work. Mike Melillo, founder and
Landmark London restaurant trials a 4-day week
The Landmark London, a high-end hotel in London, is trialing a 4-day week for its chefs, according to City AM: The scheme has been devised by Executive Head
Alter Endeavors Digital Creative and SHORTER
In a LinkedIn post announcing their move to a 4-day week, Alter Endeavors Digital Creative COO Teylor Schiefelbein talks about giving out copies of Shorter to everyone as part of its
Dealbook on the 4-day workweek
In the New York Times Dealbook, Kevin Delaney asks, “Is the Four-Day Workweek Finally Within Our Grasp?” Driven by the flexible work arrangements and bonus days off that
A week of talking about the 4-day week on the radio
Today I was on WAMU news show 1A, talking about (of course) the 4-day week. You can listen here, though the embed might work too: This follows a
How 4-day week companies are innovating technology use in knowledge work
Tim Harford as a piece in the Financial Times arguing that “Technology has turned back the clock on productivity.” It’s always good to see Harford writing about work
Talking to Harvard Business Review Korea
For some reason I never posted this when the video first appeared, but a few weeks ago I gave a talk (remote, alas) sponsored by the Korean edition
Unilever NZ’s 1-year trial of a 4-day week
Unilever is one of the world’s biggest consumer package goods companies, with brands like Lipton’s Tea and Dove soap and revenues in the tens of billions of dollars.