Friday #dayweekly roundup, 14 January 2022
Here are the companies that have announced moves to a 4-day week (or back from it, in a couple cases) this week. (You can read the previous post
Talking about the 4-day week on Better Life Lab’s “Crisis Conversations”
Last Friday I joined panel featuring Brigid Schulte, Manar Morales (Diversity and Flexibility Alliance President & CEO), Richard Gegick (leader of the Restaurant Opportunities Center), and Kendra Goodenough
Lynda Gratton: “we’ve inevitably broken the norm of working eight hours a day, five days a week”
Last year, when we could all still travel, I went to London do a Guardian Live event on the 4-day week. One of my fellow panelists was Lynda
The 4-day week and the shape of post-pandemic work in Asia
Recently in a number of countries, politicians have raised the idea of post-pandemic economies adopting a 4-day workweek as a way of boosting tourism and leisure spending, making
Harris Poll on the popularity of the 4-day week
The Harris Poll's CV19 Tracker recently included some questions about the 4-day week, and they provide a snapshot of American attitudes toward the idea of a shorter week:
“A shorter workweek could provide specific benefits during our economic recovery.”
Recently Justin Trudeau joined the chorus of national leaders who have spoken favorably about the 4-day week. Now, British Columbia Green Party politician Sonia Furstenau argues that "A
Talking about the 4-day week on TVO’s The Agenda
I’m on today’s broadcast of The Agenda, the Toronto news show, talking about the 4-day week. Sorry that the video is so small-- I wasn't able to
Justin Trudeau talks about a 4-day week
Add Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to the ever-growing list of politicians who've been asked about a 4-day workweek: When asked by a reporter about the 4-day week,
On BBC Radio 5 “Wake Up to Money”
On Wake Up to Money on BBC5 Radio, I talk with host Felicity Hannah about the 4-day week and my new book, SHORTER. The segment is the last
Sara Al-Mulla: “Can we devise a policy whereby employees can change their working hours to achieve performance goals, while also complementing their lifestyles?” GallerySara Al-Mulla: “Can we devise a policy whereby employees can change their working hours to achieve performance goals, while also complementing their lifestyles?”
Sara Al-Mulla: “Can we devise a policy whereby employees can change their working hours to achieve performance goals, while also complementing their lifestyles?”
In Arab News, writer and Emirati civil servant Sara Al-Mulla makes the argument that we should use the reopening of businesses and government to reconsider how we work,