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Work smarter, not longer

The five-day workweek is a relic of the industrial age, not a business best practice, and a growing number of organizations are proving it.

 

In Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek, Joe O’Connor and Jared Lindzon draw on global pilots, extensive research, and case studies from organizations around the world to make a data-driven case for why companies that move to four days are getting more done, not less.

Do More in Four: Why It's Time for a Shorter Workweek
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