In this episode we talk to Chris Miran, Hub Leader, Human Potential at Medibank, an Australian private health insurer and health company. In a slightly longer episode than usual, we discuss how a company the size of Medibank goes about implementing a 4 day week trial, and some of the rigourous measurement and evaluation they have in place. Chris ta…

In this episode we talk to Gemma Lewis, APAC Managing Director at Resources Group, a recruitment company specialising in the market research, insights and analytics, data and strategy space. Gemma shares some of the trends they are seeing in today's recruitment market in terms of the benefits companies are offering, and what candidates are looking …

In this episode we talk to Alyssa Shaw, Co-Founder and Campaign Director at 4 Day Week Australia, which was set up to help champion the shorter working week cause. As well as discussing some of the broader benefits, Alyssa talks to some of the many ways that 4 day weeks could help with gender equity, including ensuring those who aren't able to work…

In this episode we talk to Elena Kerrigan, Managing Director of Think Productive, a global training consultancy that adopted a 4 day work week all the way back in 2011. Elena shares her experiences from over a decade of working shorter work weeks, how they've evolved their approach over time, and what it was like implementing it back before anyone …

In this episode we talk to Lucie Holliday, a Director here at House of Brand, about the benefits of a 4 day week to a working parent of school aged kids. She discusses how it allows her to engage more in her children's education, and be more present for her family at weekends, having had a day to get stuff done or just take time out for herself on …

In this episode we talk to Phil McParlane, Founder of 4dayweek.io, a job board connecting companies offering roles with shortened work weeks to people who are looking for them. Phil talks about why he initially set it up, who it's for and how it all works, as well as some of the trends he is seeing. We talk about some of the cultural differences in…

In this episode we talk to Chris Gunn, Co-Founder + Managing Director of LoveGunn, a London-based marketing agency. We discuss the mindset change needed to disrupt the agency-land norm of long hours and presenteeism, and the productivity benefits of people feeling rejuvenated and refreshed - as Chris says, "you will achieve more" with 4 day weeks i…

In this episode we talk to Steve Hunt, founder and CEO of Music Health, a company set up to transform healthcare with music. We talk to him about using 4 day weeks to help attract talent in a startup environment where you can't afford to offer lots of other benefits or offer top salaries, and convincing investors that by helping hiring better peopl…

In this first full episode, we talk to Debbie Bailey, who has recently taken on a role as Head of Growth at the not for profit organisation 4 Day Week Global. 4 Day Week Global was set up in 2019 to reshape the way we think about work, by moving the conversation away from hours, and onto productivity and output. In this discussion we talk about the…

Been hearing all this talk about 4 day work weeks and want to know what all the fuss is about? Maybe you want to implement it in your own business and want to know how it could work for an organisation like yours or in your sector. Or maybe you’ve been pushing your boss to think about it, but need some more evidence or ammunition to help convince t…