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The Greg McKeown Podcast
223. What Would You Do With an Extra Day Each Week? (Replay)
Aug 22, 2023
18:06
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Increase productivity with a four-day work week, the power of essential conversations, prioritizing tasks, asking for things, and the value of an extra day.
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- Implementing a four-day work week with 100% pay and 80% time resulted in a 20% increase in productivity.
- Initiating breakthrough conversations about essentialism and prioritization can transform work culture and improve task prioritization.
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Achieving More by Doing Less
The podcast episode explores the concept of accomplishing more by doing less, focusing on a 90-day experiment conducted at Uncharted. The CEO, Banks Benitez, decided to implement a four-day work week to increase productivity without pushing 40 hours of work into four days. The experiment aimed for 100% pay with 100% contribution in 80% of the time, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity by the end. The key to their success was initiating the right conversations within the organization, allowing people to prioritize and focus on what truly mattered.
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