The 40-hour workweek is done. It is antiquated, counterproductive and doesn’t fit in the future of work. This arbitrary work week was instituted almost a century ago and hasn’t been altered ever since. What if the most significant workplace issues you face in recruiting, retention, burnout, profitability, productivity, and achieving a healthy work culture all could be solved by removing one day of work? Major companies have implemented the 4-day work week to resounding success. Some countries are considering making it a requirement. The organizations willing to be the first will have the easiest time recruiting and retaining staff because it shows that they prioritize people over profit. Ironically, many companies implementing this have proven more profitable than their counterparts in the long run. ​ This workshop will explore the origins of the 40-hour work week and why it is becoming obsolete. We will dive into the benefits of a 4-day, 32-hour schedule and how to make the case to your leadership team. Finally, we will determine specific action steps you can do right now to test this theory yourself in your workplace. We all know that we should be working smarter, not harder. How far are you willing to go to be at the forefront of the future of work?

2. What Would You Do With Your Time Off
If You Had A 4-Day Work Week?

4. How participants in the 4-day-week trial used their extra time off. Image: 4 Day Week Global

6. Where Does
The 40-Hour
Work Week
Come From?
Why Is The 40-Hour Work
Week Obsolete?
What Are The
Benefits of
4-Day Work
Week?
What Proof Is There
That A 4-Day Work
Week Even Works?
What Action Steps
Can You Take To
Implement A
4-Day Work Week?
Questions We Will Answer

7. Work Sucks…

8. Work Sucks, But It Doesn’t Have To

9. Employees Feel Exploited

10. Employees Feel Exploited

11. How Did We Come Up With
The 40-Hour Work Week?

12. Labor Activist Robert Owen - 1817

18. Why Is The 40-Hour Work
Week Is Obsolete?

24. What Are The Benefits
of 4-Day Work Week?

27. Arguments Against
The 4-Day Work Week

36. Work Culture Is
Defined By The Worst
Behavior Tolerated -
John Amaechi

37. Does Your
Managers
Like People?

38. We Can’t Afford To Implement
A 4-Day Work Week

42. Arguments For
The 4-Day Work Week

49. What Is The Proof That A
4-Day Work Week Works?

61. How Do We Implement
A 4-Day Work Week?

69. Questions To Discuss With
Leadership
• Will Implementing A 4-Day Work Week Address Our Issues?
• What Are We Willing To Sacrifice To Have A 4-Day Work Week?
• What Are The Initial Steps We Can Take To Pilot This Program?
• Whose Buy-In Do You Need To Make This A Reality?
• What Obstacles Will We Face That We Must Prepare For?

70. Let’s Make The 4-Day Work Week A
Reality
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