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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

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,

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 29th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Current Affairs, SHORTER|Comments Off on Sara Al-Mulla: “Can we devise a policy whereby employees can change their working hours to achieve performance goals, while also complementing their lifestyles?”

NPR Marketplace: “Will the workweek shrink in a post-pandemic world?”

NPR's Marketplace has a short segment that asks, "Will the workweek shrink in a post-pandemic world?" Here it is: I'm not in it, though I did talk to

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 27th, 2020|4-day workweek, Pandemic|Comments Off on NPR Marketplace: “Will the workweek shrink in a post-pandemic world?”

Join an all-star cast to discuss “Is a 4-day week the solution for the post-COVID recovery?”

My friends at 4 Day Week have organized an online conference on the subject, "Is a 4-day week the solution for the post-COVID recovery?" It'll happen on June

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 27th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Current Affairs, Events, SHORTER|Comments Off on Join an all-star cast to discuss “Is a 4-day week the solution for the post-COVID recovery?”

Penguin Experts: “What does the future of work look like?”

I recently recorded a short video for Penguin Connect answering the question, "What does the future of work look like?" It's one of a number of appearances or

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 27th, 2020|4-day workweek, Advice, Business and work, Media, SHORTER, Talks|Comments Off on Penguin Experts: “What does the future of work look like?”

Scottish companies talk about the 4-day week and pandemic reopening

The Edinburgh Evening News spoke to the heads of two Scottish companies about the 4-day week and how it could help companies in the wake of the pandemic.

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 27th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Companies, SHORTER|Comments Off on Scottish companies talk about the 4-day week and pandemic reopening

Japanese companies are implementing 4-day weeks as they reopen

Recently I made the case in The Atlantic that companies should adopt a 4-day week in order to make offices and workplaces safer, and to help companies develop

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 26th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Companies, Current Affairs, Politics and Policy, SHORTER|Comments Off on Japanese companies are implementing 4-day weeks as they reopen

Why the “coronavirus is ‘accelerating’… a major shift toward the shorter workweek”

Miriam Berger at The Washington Post asks, "Will the coronavirus pandemic open the door to a four-day workweek?" One interesting point was made by Henley Business School professor

By |2025-04-21T01:30:22-07:00May 25th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Current Affairs, SHORTER, Top post|Comments Off on Why the “coronavirus is ‘accelerating’… a major shift toward the shorter workweek”
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