4 Day Week ? How to justify ...
The Case for a Four-Day Work Week
- How much more innovative and exciting would your business be if
every single team member spent one full day each week devoted to
research? What insights, new ideas and energy would be pumped into your
business?
- Such a perk is an amazing draw in the age of recruiting the best in
talent to your team. Like a hit song, your HR department needs a “hook”
to snag the cream of the crop. It will make an incredible difference.
- Tied into No. 2, your employee retention rate literally soars. Who
would ever want to give up three days at home, only commuting four days a
week--and the cerebral exercise of weekly research?
- Even though the team is working 10-hour days, the sense of urgency
brings a high level of energy, and, in my opinion, focused
collaboration. It is a joy to watch and to be sucked up into.
- The extra time for research makes for a well-informed team and the
realization they have something unique. (Plus, meeting a repairman on a
Friday or planning numerous three-day getaways is never taken for
granted ...)
- In our case, Thursday nights after work become an even bigger chance
for team socialization and fun. This also seems to be vital to
retention rates. A recent study indicated the No. 1 reason for a person
not to change jobs is based upon having a close friend at the same
company. Sort of makes sense, right?
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