Episode 6: The four-day work week
How shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier.
An episode of the Wow @ Work podcast, hosted by Stephen Dargan, titled "Episode 6: The four-day work week" was published on October 23, 2021 and runs 39 minutes.
October 23, 2021 ·39m · Wow @ Work
Summary
Advancements in technology, productivity, knowledge-work and leadership have yet to address the problems of work-life balance and burnout facing people in modern workplaces. This week, Liliana and Stephen dig into the ways in which shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier. Links Work-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement Parkinson's law Happy Workplaces conference Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace, by Ricardo Semler The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware To learn more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.
Episode Description
Advancements in technology, productivity, knowledge-work and leadership have yet to address the problems of work-life balance and burnout facing people in modern workplaces. This week, Liliana and Stephen dig into the ways in which shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier.
Links
- Work-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement
- Parkinson's law
- Happy Workplaces conference
- Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace, by Ricardo Semler
- The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware
To learn more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.
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