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I recently wrote an article for Fast Company about companies that have adopted 4-day weeks during the pandemic. They’ve discovered during the lockdown that responding to the demands
My Fast Company article on the pandemic and 4-day week
I've got a new piece in Fast Company about how companies are moving from lockdown to 4-day weeks: Many businesses that moved to remote work in response to
What online and offline chess tournaments can tell us about the impact of lockdowns on cognitive performance
Researchers have been studying the productivity effects of remote work and work from home for years, and generally the results have trended in a positive direction. Stanford
Morrisons UK set to trial a 4-day workweek
UK supermarket giant Morrisons has announced that it will trial a 4-day workweek at its Bradford corporate HQ, in the north of England. The headquarters will actually be
The 4-day week in Liverpool
The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool just published "Transitioning Towards a Four Day Working Week: Evidence Review and Insights From
Joe Ryle on “Why Conservatives should support a four-day week”
Last year during the UK general election, the Labour Party embraced the idea of moving the country to a 4-day week, and Tories did a fabulous job of
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
Guysborough, Nova Scotia trials a 4-day week
In Canada there has been a fair amount of discussion recently about the possibility of moving to a 4-day week, from Justin Trudeau mentioning it briefly during a
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
“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